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authorSiva Chandra Reddy <sivachandra@sourceware.org>2012-04-11 05:50:44 +0000
committerSiva Chandra Reddy <sivachandra@sourceware.org>2012-04-11 05:50:44 +0000
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2012-04-02 Siva Chandra Reddy <sivachandra@google.com>
New command 'explore' which helps explore values and types in scope. * NEWS: Add an entry about the new 'explore' command. * data-directory/Makefile.in: Add gdb/command/explore.py * python/lib/gdb/command/explore.py: Implemention of the 'explore' command using the GDB Python API. * doc/gdb.texinfo (Examining Data): Document the 'explore' command. * testsuite/gdb.python/Makefile.in: Add py-explore to EXECUTABLES. * testsuite/gdb.python/py-explore.c: C program used for testing the new 'explore' command on C constructs. * testsuite/gdb.python/py-explore.cc: C++ program used for testing the new 'explore' command on C++ constructs. * testsuite/gdb-python/py-explore.exp: Tests for the new 'explore' command on C constructs. * testsuite/gdb-python/py-explore-cc.exp: Tests for the new 'explore' command on C++ constructs.
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** "info vtbl" can be used to show the virtual method tables for
C++ and Java objects.
+ ** "explore" and its sub commands "explore value" and "explore type"
+ can be used to reccursively explore values and types of
+ expressions. These commands are available only if GDB is
+ configured with '--with-python'.
+
* New targets
Renesas RL78 rl78-*-elf