gdb

	PR python/13281:
	* gdbtypes.h (TYPE_FLAG_ENUM): New macro.
	(struct main_type) <flag_flag_enum>: New field.
	* dwarf2read.c (process_enumeration_scope): Detect "flag" enums.
	* NEWS: Add entries.
	* c-valprint.c (c_val_print) <TYPE_CODE_ENUM>: Handle "flag"
	enums.
	* python/lib/gdb/printing.py (_EnumInstance): New class.
	(FlagEnumerationPrinter): Likewise.
gdb/doc
	* gdb.texinfo (gdb.printing): Document FlagEnumerationPrinter.
gdb/testsuite
	* gdb.base/printcmds.c (enum flag_enum): New.
	(three): New global.
	* gdb.base/printcmds.exp (test_print_enums): Add test for flag
	enum printing.
	* gdb.python/py-pp-maint.py (build_pretty_printer): Instantiate
	FlagEnumerationPrinter.
	* gdb.python/py-pp-maint.exp: Add tests for FlagEnumerationPrinter.
	* gdb.python/py-pp-maint.c (enum flag_enum): New.
	(fval): New global.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index c5ceccc..02082a3 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@
 * The binary "gdbtui" can no longer be built or installed.
   Use "gdb -tui" instead.
 
+* GDB will now print "flag" enums specially.  A flag enum is one where
+  all the enumerator values have no bits in common when pairwise
+  "and"ed.  When printing a value whose type is a flag enum, GDB will
+  show all the constants, e.g., for enum E { ONE = 1, TWO = 2}:
+  (gdb) print (enum E) 3
+  $1 = (ONE | TWO)
+
+* Python scripting
+
+  ** A new class, gdb.printing.FlagEnumerationPrinter, can be used to
+     apply "flag enum"-style pretty-printing to any enum.
+
 *** Changes in GDB 7.4
 
 * GDB now handles ambiguous linespecs more consistently; the existing