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authorTom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>2013-04-15 18:09:02 +0000
committerTom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>2013-04-15 18:09:02 +0000
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PR c++/15176:
* NEWS: Update. * break-catch-throw.c (compute_exception): New function. (exception_funcs): New global. (_initialize_break_catch_throw): Create $_exception. * cp-abi.c (cplus_type_from_type_info): New function. * cp-abi.h (cplus_type_from_type_info): Declare. (struct cp_abi_ops) <get_type_from_type_info>: New field. * gnu-v3-abi.c (gnuv3_get_typename_from_type_info) (gnuv3_get_type_from_type_info): New functions. (init_gnuv3_ops): Set get_type_from_type_info ABI field. gdb/doc * gdb.texinfo (Set Catchpoints): Document $_exception. (Convenience Vars): Mention $_exception. gdb/testsuite * gdb.base/default.exp: Update for $_exception. * gdb.cp/exceptprint.cc: New file. * gdb.cp/exceptprint.exp: New file. * lib/gdb.exp (skip_libstdcxx_probe_tests): New proc.
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@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ Tilera TILE-Gx GNU/Linux tilegx*-*-linux
* 'info proc' now works on some core files.
+* The new convenience variable $_exception holds the exception being
+ thrown or caught at an exception-related catchpoint.
+
* Python scripting
** Vectors can be created with gdb.Type.vector.