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author | Doug Evans <xdje42@gmail.com> | 2014-06-04 19:44:30 -0700 |
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committer | Doug Evans <xdje42@gmail.com> | 2014-06-04 19:44:30 -0700 |
commit | 16f691fb2ebac790fccf04c29a7027cfab50589b (patch) | |
tree | 56097a5188b65db1c2deefcc6c6889faf98475cf /gdb/doc/guile.texi | |
parent | c5cad97c384b81c6b492007a75fd330058c110f6 (diff) | |
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Split create-breakpoint! into make-breakpoint, register-breakpoint!.
Rename breakpoint-delete! to delete-breakpoint!.
* guile/scm-breakpoint.c (struct gdbscm_breakpoint_object): New members
is_scheme_bkpt, spec.
(bpscm_make_breakpoint_smob): Initialize new members.
(gdbscm_create_breakpoint_x): Split into two ...
(gdbscm_make_breakpoint, gdbscm_register_breakpoint_x): New functions.
(bpscm_breakpoint_deleted): Reset breakpoint number and stop function.
(scheme_function breakpoint_functions): Update.
* guile/lib/gdb.scm: Delete create-breakpoint!. Rename
breakpoint-delete! to delete-breakpoint!. Add make-breakpoint,
register-breakpoint!.
testsuite/
* gdb.guile/scm-breakpoint.exp: Update.
Add tests for breakpoint registration.
doc/
* guile.texi (Breakpoints In Guile): Update.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/doc/guile.texi')
-rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/guile.texi | 47 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/guile.texi b/gdb/doc/guile.texi index 3f8c4e4..bd1040c 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/guile.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/guile.texi @@ -2899,18 +2899,30 @@ object will be @code{#f} and 0 respectively. @tindex <gdb:breakpoint> Breakpoints in Guile are represented by objects of type -@code{<gdb:breakpoint>}. +@code{<gdb:breakpoint>}. New breakpoints can be created with the +@code{make-breakpoint} Guile function, and then added to @value{GDBN} with the +@code{register-breakpoint!} Guile function. +This two-step approach is taken to separate out the side-effect of adding +the breakpoint to @value{GDBN} from @code{make-breakpoint}. + +Support is also provided to view and manipulate breakpoints created +outside of Guile. The following breakpoint-related procedures are provided by the @code{(gdb)} module: @c TODO: line length -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} create-breakpoint! location @r{[}#:type type@r{]} @r{[}#:wp-class wp-class@r{]} @r{[}#:internal internal@r{]} -Create a new breakpoint according to @var{spec}, a string naming the +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-breakpoint location @r{[}#:type type@r{]} @r{[}#:wp-class wp-class@r{]} @r{[}#:internal internal@r{]} +Create a new breakpoint at @var{location}, a string naming the location of the breakpoint, or an expression that defines a watchpoint. The contents can be any location recognized by the @code{break} command, or in the case of a watchpoint, by the @code{watch} command. +The breakpoint is initially marked as @samp{invalid}. +The breakpoint is not usable until it has been registered with @value{GDBN} +with @code{register-breakpoint!}, at which point it becomes @samp{valid}. +The result is the @code{<gdb:breakpoint>} object representing the breakpoint. + The optional @var{type} denotes the breakpoint to create. This argument can be either @code{BP_BREAKPOINT} or @code{BP_WATCHPOINT}, and defaults to @code{BP_BREAKPOINT}. @@ -2921,7 +2933,7 @@ not provided, it is assumed to be a @code{WP_WRITE} class. The optional @var{internal} argument allows the breakpoint to become invisible to the user. The breakpoint will neither be reported when -created, nor will it be listed in the output from @code{info breakpoints} +registered, nor will it be listed in the output from @code{info breakpoints} (but will be listed with the @code{maint info breakpoints} command). If an internal flag is not provided, the breakpoint is visible (non-internal). @@ -2972,10 +2984,24 @@ Read/Write watchpoint. @end deffn -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} breakpoint-delete! breakpoint -Permanently delete @var{breakpoint}. This also invalidates the -Guile @var{breakpoint} object. Any further attempt to access the -object will throw an exception. +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} register-breakpoint! breakpoint +Add @var{breakpoint}, a @code{<gdb:breakpoint>} object, to @value{GDBN}'s +list of breakpoints. The breakpoint must have been created with +@code{make-breakpoint}. One cannot register breakpoints that have been +created outside of Guile. Once a breakpoint is registered it becomes +@samp{valid}. +It is an error to register an already registered breakpoint. +The result is unspecified. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} delete-breakpoint! breakpoint +Remove @var{breakpoint} from @value{GDBN}'s list of breakpoints. +This also invalidates the Guile @var{breakpoint} object. +Any further attempt to access the object will throw an exception. + +If @var{breakpoint} was created from Guile with @code{make-breakpoint} +it may be re-registered with @value{GDBN}, in which case the breakpoint +becomes valid again. @end deffn @deffn {Scheme Procedure} breakpoints @@ -2990,6 +3016,8 @@ and @code{#f} otherwise. @deffn {Scheme Procedure} breakpoint-valid? breakpoint Return @code{#t} if @var{breakpoint} is valid, @code{#f} otherwise. +Breakpoints created with @code{make-breakpoint} are marked as invalid +until they are registered with @value{GDBN} with @code{register-breakpoint!}. A @code{<gdb:breakpoint>} object can become invalid if the user deletes the breakpoint. In this case, the object still exists, but the underlying breakpoint does not. In the cases of @@ -3129,7 +3157,8 @@ Example @code{stop} implementation: (define (my-stop? bkpt) (let ((int-val (parse-and-eval "foo"))) (value=? int-val 3))) -(define bkpt (create-breakpoint! "main.c:42")) +(define bkpt (make-breakpoint "main.c:42")) +(register-breakpoint! bkpt) (set-breakpoint-stop! bkpt my-stop?) @end smallexample @end deffn |