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authorPedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>2017-11-29 19:33:24 +0000
committerPedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>2017-11-29 19:46:41 +0000
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Breakpoints in symbols with ABI tags (PR c++/19436)
Trying to set a breakpoint in a function with an ABI tag does not work currently. E.g., debugging gdb itself, we see this with the "string_printf" function: (top-gdb) b string_print [TAB] (top-gdb) b string_printf[abi:cxx11](char const*, ...) [RET] No source file named string_printf[abi. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) Quoting doesn't help: (top-gdb) b 'string_printf[abi:cxx11]'(char const*, ...) malformed linespec error: unexpected string, "(char const*, ...)" (top-gdb) b 'string_printf[abi:cxx11](char const*, ...)' No source file named string_printf[abi. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) n This patch fixes this, and takes it a bit further. The actual symbol name as demangled by libiberty's demangler is really string_printf[abi:cxx11](char const*, ...) however, this patch makes it possible to set the breakpoint with string_printf(char const*, ...) too. I.e., ignoring the ABI tag. And to match, it teaches the completer to complete the symbol name without the ABI tag, i.e., "string_pri<TAB>" -> "string_printf(char const*, ...)" If however, you really want to break on a symbol with the tag, then you simply start writing the tag, and GDB will preserve it, like: "string_printf[a<TAB>" -> "string_printf[abi:cxx11](char const*, ...)" Grows the gdb.linespec/ tests like this: -# of expected passes 8977 +# of expected passes 9176 gdb/ChangeLog: 2017-11-29 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> PR c++/19436 * NEWS: Mention setting breakpoints on functions with C++ ABI tags. * completer.h (completion_match_for_lcd) <match, mark_ignored_range>: New methods. <finish>: Consider ignored ranges. <clear>: Clear ignored ranges. <m_ignored_ranges, m_finished_storage>: New fields. * cp-support.c (cp_search_name_hash): Ignore ABI tags. (cp_symbol_name_matches_1, cp_fq_symbol_name_matches): Pass the completion_match_for_lcd pointer to strncmp_iw_with_mode. (test_cp_symbol_name_cmp): Add [abi:...] tags unit tests. * language.c (default_symbol_name_matcher): Pass the completion_match_for_lcd pointer to strncmp_iw_with_mode. * linespec.c (linespec_lexer_lex_string): Don't tokenize ABI tags. * utils.c (skip_abi_tag): New function. (strncmp_iw_with_mode): Add completion_match_for_lcd parameter. Handle ABI tags. * utils.h (strncmp_iw_with_mode): Add completion_match_for_lcd parameter. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2017-11-29 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> PR c++/19436 * gdb.linespec/cpls-abi-tag.cc: New file. * gdb.linespec/cpls-abi-tag.exp: New file. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2017-11-29 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> PR c++/19436 * gdb.texinfo (Debugging C Plus Plus): Document setting breakpoints in functions with ABI tags.
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program, the "break -q B::func" command sets a breakpoint on
"B::func", only.
+* Breakpoints on functions marked with C++ ABI tags
+
+ GDB can now set breakpoints on functions marked with C++ ABI tags
+ (e.g., [abi:cxx11]). See here for a description of ABI tags:
+ https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2015/02/05/gcc5-and-the-c11-abi/
+
+ Functions with a C++11 abi tag are demangled/displayed like this:
+
+ function[abi:cxx11](int)
+ ^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+ You can now set a breakpoint on such functions simply as if they had
+ no tag, like:
+
+ (gdb) b function(int)
+
+ Or if you need to disambiguate between tags, like:
+
+ (gdb) b function[abi:other_tag](int)
+
+ Tab completion was adjusted accordingly as well.
+
* Python Scripting
** New events gdb.new_inferior, gdb.inferior_deleted, and