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authorPedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>2016-12-02 19:17:13 +0000
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Fix PR 20559 - "eval" command and $arg0...$arg9/$argc substitution
It'd be handy to be able to iterate over command arguments in user-defined commands, in order to support optional arguments ($arg0..$argN). I thought I could make it work with "eval", but alas, it doesn't work currently. E.g., with: define test set $i = 0 while $i < $argc eval "print $arg%d", $i set $i = $i + 1 end end we get: (gdb) test 1 $1 = void (gdb) test 1 2 3 $2 = void $3 = void $4 = void (gdb) The problem is that "eval" doesn't do user-defined command arguments substitution after expanding its own argument. This patch fixes that, which makes the example above work: (gdb) test 1 $1 = 1 (gdb) test 1 2 3 $2 = 1 $3 = 2 $4 = 3 (gdb) New test included, similar the above, but also exercises expanding $argc. I think this is likely to simplify many scripts out there, so I'm adding an example to the manual and mentioning it in NEWS as well. gdb/ChangeLog: 2016-12-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> PR cli/20559 * NEWS: Mention "eval" expands user-defined command arguments. * cli/cli-script.c (execute_control_command): Adjust to rename. (insert_args): Rename to ... (insert_user_defined_cmd_args): ... this, and make extern. * cli/cli-script.h (insert_user_defined_cmd_args): New declaration. * printcmd.c: Include "cli/cli-script.h". (eval_command): Call insert_user_defined_cmd_args. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2016-12-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> PR cli/20559 * gdb.texinfo (Define): Add example of using "eval" to process a variable number of arguments. (Output) <eval>: Add anchor. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2016-12-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> PR cli/20559 * gdb.base/commands.exp (user_defined_command_args_eval): New procedure. (top level): Call it.
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@@ -24096,6 +24096,21 @@ define adder
end
@end smallexample
+Combining with the @code{eval} command (@pxref{eval}) makes it easier
+to process a variable number of arguments:
+
+@smallexample
+define adder
+ set $i = 0
+ set $sum = 0
+ while $i < $argc
+ eval "set $sum = $sum + $arg%d", $i
+ set $i = $i + 1
+ end
+ print $sum
+end
+@end smallexample
+
@table @code
@kindex define
@@ -24526,6 +24541,7 @@ Here's an example of printing DFP types using the above conversion letters:
printf "D32: %Hf - D64: %Df - D128: %DDf\n",1.2345df,1.2E10dd,1.2E1dl
@end smallexample
+@anchor{eval}
@kindex eval
@item eval @var{template}, @var{expressions}@dots{}
Convert the values of one or more @var{expressions} under the control of