gdb/ChangeLog

2008-04-09  Marc Khouzam  <marc.khouzam@ericsson.com>

        * mi/mi-cmd-var.c: Include "mi-getopt.h".
        (mi_parse_format): New.  Factored out from mi_cmd_var_set_format.
        (mi_cmd_var_set_format): Use new mi_parse_format.
        (mi_cmd_var_evaluate_expression): Support for -f option to specify
        format.
        * Makefile.in (mi-cmd-var.o): Update dependencies.

        * varobj.h (varobj_get_formatted_value): Declare.
        * varobj.c (my_value_of_variable): Added format parameter.
        (cplus_value_of_variable): Likewise.
        (java_value_of_variable): Likewise.
        (c_value_of_variable): Likewise.  Evaluate expression based
        on format parameter.
        (struct language_specific): Add format parameter to function member
        *value_of_variable.
        (varobj_get_formatted_value): New.
        (varobj_get_value): Added format parameter to method call.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2008-04-09  Marc Khouzam  <marc.khouzam@ericsson.com>

        * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Variable Objects): Add anchor to
        -var-set-format.  Add -f option to -var-evaluate-expression.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2008-04-09  Marc Khouzam  <marc.khouzam@ericsson.com>

        * gdb.mi/mi2-var-display.exp: Added tests for the new -f
        option of -var-evaluate-expression.
        * gdb.mi/mi2-var-display.exp: Likewise.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 2cf219e..5e27b37 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-04-09  Marc Khouzam  <marc.khouzam@ericsson.com>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Variable Objects): Add anchor to 
+	-var-set-format.  Add -f option to -var-evaluate-expression.
+
 2008-04-03  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Breakpoint Menus): Delete. Contents moved inside
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 080e42f..9355d47 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -20034,6 +20034,7 @@ Returns an error if the object @var{name} is not found.
 Sets the output format for the value of the object @var{name} to be
 @var{format-spec}.
 
+@anchor{-var-set-format}
 The syntax for the @var{format-spec} is as follows:
 
 @smallexample
@@ -20210,12 +20211,16 @@ where @var{attr} is @code{@{ @{ editable | noneditable @} | TBD @}}.
 @subsubheading Synopsis
 
 @smallexample
- -var-evaluate-expression @var{name}
+ -var-evaluate-expression [-f @var{format-spec}] @var{name}
 @end smallexample
 
 Evaluates the expression that is represented by the specified variable
-object and returns its value as a string.  The format of the
-string can be changed using the @code{-var-set-format} command.
+object and returns its value as a string.  The format of the string
+can be specified with the @samp{-f} option.  The possible values of 
+this option are the same as for @code{-var-set-format} 
+(@pxref{-var-set-format}).  If the @samp{-f} option is not specified,
+the current display format will be used.  The current display format 
+can be changed using the @code{-var-set-format} command.
 
 @smallexample
  value=@var{value}
@@ -20268,7 +20273,7 @@ be a root variable object.  Here, ``changed'' means that the result of
 object names, all existing variable objects are updated, except
 for frozen ones (@pxref{-var-set-frozen}).  The option
 @var{print-values} determines whether both names and values, or just
-names are printed.  The possible values of this options are the same
+names are printed.  The possible values of this option are the same
 as for @code{-var-list-children} (@pxref{-var-list-children}).  It is
 recommended to use the @samp{--all-values} option, to reduce the
 number of MI commands needed on each program stop.