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authorTom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>2010-03-08 19:20:38 +0000
committerTom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>2010-03-08 19:20:38 +0000
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PR cli/9591: * NEWS: Update. * utils.c: Include main.h. (fputs_maybe_filtered): Don't paginate if `batch_flag'. (defaulted_query): Use default answer if `batch_flag'. * main.h (batch_flag): Declare. * main.c (batch_flag): New global. (captured_main): Remove 'batch'. Update. gdb/doc PR cli/9591: * gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Mention lack of pagination and confirmation with --batch. (Screen Size): Mention --batch. (Messages/Warnings): Likewise.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb')
-rw-r--r--gdb/ChangeLog11
-rw-r--r--gdb/NEWS2
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/ChangeLog8
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo12
-rw-r--r--gdb/main.c34
-rw-r--r--gdb/main.h1
-rw-r--r--gdb/utils.c3
7 files changed, 51 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 1683731..4fed3ff 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2010-03-08 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+ PR cli/9591:
+ * NEWS: Update.
+ * utils.c: Include main.h.
+ (fputs_maybe_filtered): Don't paginate if `batch_flag'.
+ (defaulted_query): Use default answer if `batch_flag'.
+ * main.h (batch_flag): Declare.
+ * main.c (batch_flag): New global.
+ (captured_main): Remove 'batch'. Update.
+
2010-03-08 Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
From Richard Sandiford, Martin M. Hunt, Corinna Vinschen,
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 7e33caa..64c48f6 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
*** Changes since GDB 7.1
+* The --batch flag now disables pagination and queries.
+
* X86 general purpose registers
GDB now supports reading/writing byte, word and double-word x86
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index bbd7895..285ec9d 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2010-03-08 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+ PR cli/9591:
+ * gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Mention lack of pagination and
+ confirmation with --batch.
+ (Screen Size): Mention --batch.
+ (Messages/Warnings): Likewise.
+
2010-03-05 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Basic Python): Document target_charset and
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 41b11b6..a1f3a78 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -1028,7 +1028,9 @@ Run in batch mode. Exit with status @code{0} after processing all the
command files specified with @samp{-x} (and all commands from
initialization files, if not inhibited with @samp{-n}). Exit with
nonzero status if an error occurs in executing the @value{GDBN} commands
-in the command files.
+in the command files. Batch mode also disables pagination;
+@pxref{Screen Size} and acts as if @kbd{set confirm off} were in
+effect (@pxref{Messages/Warnings}).
Batch mode may be useful for running @value{GDBN} as a filter, for
example to download and run a program on another computer; in order to
@@ -18494,7 +18496,9 @@ from wrapping its output.
@itemx set pagination off
@kindex set pagination
Turn the output pagination on or off; the default is on. Turning
-pagination off is the alternative to @code{set height 0}.
+pagination off is the alternative to @code{set height 0}. Note that
+running @value{GDBN} with the @option{--batch} option (@pxref{Mode
+Options, -batch}) also automatically disables pagination.
@item show pagination
@kindex show pagination
@@ -18717,7 +18721,9 @@ commands, you can disable this ``feature'':
@cindex confirmation
@cindex stupid questions
@item set confirm off
-Disables confirmation requests.
+Disables confirmation requests. Note that running @value{GDBN} with
+the @option{--batch} option (@pxref{Mode Options, -batch}) also
+automatically disables confirmation requests.
@item set confirm on
Enables confirmation requests (the default).
diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index e261348..170a5b4 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ struct ui_file *gdb_stdtargin;
struct ui_file *gdb_stdtarg;
struct ui_file *gdb_stdtargerr;
+/* True if --batch or --batch-silent was seen. */
+int batch_flag = 0;
+
/* Support for the --batch-silent option. */
int batch_silent = 0;
@@ -247,7 +250,6 @@ captured_main (void *data)
int argc = context->argc;
char **argv = context->argv;
static int quiet = 0;
- static int batch = 0;
static int set_args = 0;
/* Pointers to various arguments from command line. */
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ captured_main (void *data)
{"nx", no_argument, &inhibit_gdbinit, 1},
{"n", no_argument, &inhibit_gdbinit, 1},
{"batch-silent", no_argument, 0, 'B'},
- {"batch", no_argument, &batch, 1},
+ {"batch", no_argument, &batch_flag, 1},
{"epoch", no_argument, &epoch_interface, 1},
/* This is a synonym for "--annotate=1". --annotate is now preferred,
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ captured_main (void *data)
}
break;
case 'B':
- batch = batch_silent = 1;
+ batch_flag = batch_silent = 1;
gdb_stdout = ui_file_new();
break;
#ifdef GDBTK
@@ -631,7 +633,7 @@ extern int gdbtk_test (char *);
use_windows = 0;
}
- if (batch)
+ if (batch_flag)
quiet = 1;
}
@@ -803,15 +805,15 @@ Excess command line arguments ignored. (%s%s)\n"),
/* The exec file and the symbol-file are the same. If we can't
open it, better only print one error message.
catch_command_errors returns non-zero on success! */
- if (catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg, !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL))
- catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main, symarg, !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ if (catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg, !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL))
+ catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main, symarg, !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
}
else
{
if (execarg != NULL)
- catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg, !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg, !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
if (symarg != NULL)
- catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main, symarg, !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main, symarg, !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
}
if (corearg && pidarg)
@@ -820,10 +822,10 @@ Can't attach to process and specify a core file at the same time."));
if (corearg != NULL)
catch_command_errors (core_file_command, corearg,
- !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
else if (pidarg != NULL)
catch_command_errors (attach_command, pidarg,
- !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
else if (pid_or_core_arg)
{
/* The user specified 'gdb program pid' or gdb program core'.
@@ -833,13 +835,13 @@ Can't attach to process and specify a core file at the same time."));
if (isdigit (pid_or_core_arg[0]))
{
if (catch_command_errors (attach_command, pid_or_core_arg,
- !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL) == 0)
+ !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL) == 0)
catch_command_errors (core_file_command, pid_or_core_arg,
- !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
}
else /* Can't be a pid, better be a corefile. */
catch_command_errors (core_file_command, pid_or_core_arg,
- !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
}
if (ttyarg != NULL)
@@ -859,17 +861,17 @@ Can't attach to process and specify a core file at the same time."));
{
if (cmdarg[i].type == CMDARG_FILE)
catch_command_errors (source_script, cmdarg[i].string,
- !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
else /* cmdarg[i].type == CMDARG_COMMAND */
catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg[i].string,
- !batch, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
+ !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL);
}
xfree (cmdarg);
/* Read in the old history after all the command files have been read. */
init_history ();
- if (batch)
+ if (batch_flag)
{
/* We have hit the end of the batch file. */
quit_force (NULL, 0);
diff --git a/gdb/main.h b/gdb/main.h
index 5e45724..4b27c1a 100644
--- a/gdb/main.h
+++ b/gdb/main.h
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ extern int gdb_main (struct captured_main_args *);
extern int return_child_result;
extern int return_child_result_value;
extern int batch_silent;
+extern int batch_flag;
#endif
diff --git a/gdb/utils.c b/gdb/utils.c
index 8054f03..e225a3f 100644
--- a/gdb/utils.c
+++ b/gdb/utils.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
#include "gdb_obstack.h"
#include "gdbcore.h"
#include "top.h"
+#include "main.h"
#include "inferior.h" /* for signed_pointer_to_address */
@@ -1496,7 +1497,7 @@ defaulted_query (const char *ctlstr, const char defchar, va_list args)
question we're asking, and then answer the default automatically. This
way, important error messages don't get lost when talking to GDB
over a pipe. */
- if (! input_from_terminal_p ())
+ if (batch_flag || ! input_from_terminal_p ())
{
wrap_here ("");
vfprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, ctlstr, args);