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authorJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2012-04-17 15:51:48 +0000
committerJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2012-04-17 15:51:48 +0000
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auto-load: Implementation. * NEWS: New descriptions for "info auto-load", "info auto-load gdb-scripts", "info auto-load python-scripts", "info auto-load local-gdbinit" and "info auto-load libthread-db". Deprecate "info auto-load-scripts", "set auto-load-scripts on|off" and "show auto-load-scripts". New description for "set auto-load", "show auto-load", "set auto-load gdb-scripts", "show auto-load gdb-scripts", "set auto-load python-scripts", "show auto-load python-scripts", "set auto-load local-gdbinit", "show auto-load local-gdbinit", "set auto-load libthread-db" and "show auto-load libthread-db". * auto-load.c: Remove include python/python-internal.h. Add includes exceptions.h, cli/cli-script.h, gdbcmd.h, cli/cli-decode.h and cli/cli-setshow.h. (GDB_AUTO_FILE_NAME, source_gdb_script_for_objfile) (auto_load_gdb_scripts, show_auto_load_gdb_scripts): New. (gdbpy_global_auto_load): Rename to ... (global_auto_load): ... here. (auto_load_local_gdbinit, auto_load_local_gdbinit_pathname) (auto_load_local_gdbinit_loaded, show_auto_load_local_gdbinit) (script_language_gdb, source_gdb_script_for_objfile): New. (struct loaded_script): New field language. (hash_loaded_script_entry, eq_loaded_script_entry): Calculate also LANGUAGE. (maybe_add_script): Add parameter language. Drop redundant entry.full_path initialization. Initialize entry.language and (*slot)->language. (auto_load_objfile_script): Change parameter suffix to language. Remove the call of maybe_add_script. Call language->source_script_for_objfile. (load_auto_scripts_for_objfile, struct collect_matching_scripts_data): New. (collect_matching_scripts): Adjust it for struct collect_matching_scripts_data. (auto_load_info_scripts_pattern_nl): New variable. (info_auto_load_scripts): Rename to ... (auto_load_info_scripts): ... here, add parameter language. Adjust it for struct collect_matching_scripts_data. (info_auto_load_gdb_scripts, info_auto_load_local_gdbinit) (set_auto_load_cmd, auto_load_set_cmdlist_get, show_auto_load_cmd) (auto_load_show_cmdlist_get, info_auto_load_cmd) (auto_load_info_cmdlist_get): New. (_initialize_auto_load): Move add_info of "auto-load-scripts" to python/py-auto-load.c. New installment for "set auto-load gdb-scripts", "info auto-load gdb-scripts", "set auto-load local-gdbinit" and "info auto-load local-gdbinit". * auto-load.h (struct script_language): New. (gdbpy_global_auto_load): Rename to ... (global_auto_load): ... here. (auto_load_local_gdbinit, auto_load_local_gdbinit_pathname) (auto_load_local_gdbinit_loaded): New declarations. (maybe_add_script): New parameter language. (auto_load_objfile_script): Change parameter suffix to language. (load_auto_scripts_for_objfile, auto_load_info_scripts_pattern_nl) (auto_load_info_scripts, auto_load_set_cmdlist_get) (auto_load_show_cmdlist_get, auto_load_info_cmdlist_get): New declarations. * linux-thread-db.c: Include auto-load.h and ctype.h. (auto_load_thread_db, show_auto_load_thread_db): New. (struct thread_db_info): New field filename. (delete_thread_db_info): Call xfree for FILENAME. (try_thread_db_load): Initialize FILENAME. (try_thread_db_load_from_pdir, try_thread_db_load_from_dir): Return if !AUTO_LOAD_THREAD_DB. (info_auto_load_libthread_db_compare, info_auto_load_libthread_db): New. (_initialize_thread_db): Install auto_load_thread_db as "set auto-load libthread-db" and install info_auto_load_libthread_db as "info auto-load libthread-db". * main.c (captured_main): Rename gdbpy_global_auto_load to global_auto_load. Initialize AUTO_LOAD_LOCAL_GDBINIT_PATHNAME and AUTO_LOAD_LOCAL_GDBINIT_LOADED. (print_gdb_help): Extend the help for 'local init file'. * python/py-auto-load.c: Remove a comment about gdb scripts extension. (GDBPY_AUTO_SECTION_NAME): Extend the comment it is Python specific. (auto_load_scripts): Rename to ... (auto_load_python_scripts): ... here, update the comment. (gdbpy_load_auto_script_for_objfile): New declaration. (show_auto_load_python_scripts, script_language_python) (gdbpy_load_auto_script_for_objfile): New. (source_section_scripts): Refactor the code. (load_auto_scripts_for_objfile): Rename to ... (gdbpy_load_auto_scripts_for_objfile): ... here, update the auto_load_objfile_script caller, drop GDBPY_GLOBAL_AUTO_LOAD checking. (info_auto_load_python_scripts): New. (gdbpy_initialize_auto_load): New variables cmd and cmd_name. Rename "set auto-load-scripts" to "set auto-load python-scripts". Register "set auto-load-scripts" as its deprecated alias. Register "info auto-load python-scripts". Register "info auto-load-scripts" as its deprecated alias. (load_auto_scripts_for_objfile): Rename to ... (gdbpy_load_auto_scripts_for_objfile): ... here. * python/python.h (load_auto_scripts_for_objfile): Rename to ... (gdbpy_load_auto_scripts_for_objfile): ... here. gdb/doc/ auto-load: Implementation. * gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): New anchor for -nx. (Startup): New anchors for Option -init-eval-command, Home Directory Init File and Init File in the Current Directory during Startup. Mention set auto-load local-gdbinit with a reference. Change the sample code to "set auto-load python-scripts". (Threads): New anchor set libthread-db-search-path. Provide references to libthread_db.so.1 file. (Controlling GDB): New menu item for Auto-loading. (Auto-loading, Init File in the Current Directory) (libthread_db.so.1 file, objfile-gdb.gdb file): New nodes. (Python): Rename the menu item Auto-loading to Python Auto-loading. (Writing a Pretty-Printer, Objfiles In Python): Update the renamed reference. (Auto-loading): Rename to ... (Python Auto-loading): ... here. Change "set auto-load-scripts" to "set auto-load python-scripts", new anchor for it. Change "show auto-load-scripts" to "show auto-load python-scripts", new anchor for it. Change "info auto-load-scripts" to "info auto-load python-scripts", new anchor for it. Change "scripts" to "Python scripts". gdb/testsuite/ auto-load: Implementation. * gdb.base/help.exp (test set height): Increase the height. * gdb.python/py-objfile-script.exp (info auto-load-scripts): Change to ... (info auto-load python-scripts): ... here. * gdb.python/py-section-script.exp (info auto-load-scripts *): Change to ... (info auto-load python-scripts *): ... here.
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@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@
expressions. These commands are available only if GDB is
configured with '--with-python'.
+ ** "info auto-load" shows status of all kinds of auto-loaded files,
+ "info auto-load gdb-scripts" shows status of auto-loading GDB canned
+ sequences of commands files, "info auto-load python-scripts"
+ shows status of auto-loading Python script files,
+ "info auto-load local-gdbinit" shows status of loading init file
+ (.gdbinit) from current directory and "info auto-load libthread-db" shows
+ status of inferior specific thread debugging shared library loading.
+
+ ** "info auto-load-scripts", "set auto-load-scripts on|off"
+ and "show auto-load-scripts" commands have been deprecated, use their
+ "info auto-load python-scripts", "set auto-load python-scripts on|off"
+ and "show auto-load python-scripts" counterparts instead.
+
* New targets
Renesas RL78 rl78-*-elf
@@ -119,6 +132,28 @@ show breakpoint condition-evaluation
This option can improve debugger efficiency depending on the speed of the
target.
+set auto-load off
+ Disable auto-loading globally.
+
+show auto-load
+ Show auto-loading setting of all kinds of auto-loaded files.
+
+set auto-load gdb-scripts on|off
+show auto-load gdb-scripts
+ Control auto-loading of GDB canned sequences of commands files.
+
+set auto-load python-scripts on|off
+show auto-load python-scripts
+ Control auto-loading of Python script files.
+
+set auto-load local-gdbinit on|off
+show auto-load local-gdbinit
+ Control loading of init file (.gdbinit) from current directory.
+
+set auto-load libthread-db on|off
+show auto-load libthread-db
+ Control auto-loading of inferior specific thread debugging shared library.
+
* New remote packets
z0/z1 conditional breakpoints extension