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authorSergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>2013-10-07 05:34:11 +0000
committerSergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>2013-10-07 05:34:11 +0000
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This patch adds a new convenience variable called "$_exitsignal", which
will hold the signal number when the inferior terminates due to the uncaught signal. I've made modifications on infrun.c:handle_inferior_event such that $_exitcode gets cleared when the inferior signalled, and vice-versa. This assumption was made because the variables are mutually exclusive, i.e., when the inferior terminates because of an uncaught signal it is not possible for it to return. I have also made modifications such that when a corefile is loaded, $_exitsignal gets set to the uncaught signal that "killed" the inferior, and $_exitcode is cleared. The patch also adds a NEWS entry, documentation bits, and a testcase. The documentation entry explains how to use $_exitsignal and $_exitcode in a GDB script, by making use of the new $_isvoid convenience function. gdb/ 2013-10-06 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * NEWS: Mention new convenience variable $_exitsignal. * corelow.c (core_open): Reset exit convenience variables. Set $_exitsignal to the uncaught signal which generated the corefile. * infrun.c (handle_inferior_event): Reset exit convenience variables. Set $_exitsignal for TARGET_WAITKIND_SIGNALLED. (clear_exit_convenience_vars): New function. * inferior.h (clear_exit_convenience_vars): New prototype. gdb/testsuite/ 2013-10-06 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.base/corefile.exp: Test whether $_exitsignal is set and $_exitcode is void when opening a corefile. * gdb.base/exitsignal.exp: New file. * gdb.base/segv.c: Likewise. * gdb.base/normal.c: Likewise. gdb/doc/ 2013-10-06 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Convenience Variables): Document $_exitsignal. Update entry for $_exitcode.
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* The exception-related catchpoints, like "catch throw", now accept a
regular expression which can be used to filter exceptions by type.
+* The new convenience variable $_exitsignal is automatically set to
+ the terminating signal number when the program being debugged dies
+ due to an uncaught signal.
+
* MI changes
** The -trace-save MI command can optionally save trace buffer in Common