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authorAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2003-08-09 15:10:09 +0000
committerAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2003-08-09 15:10:09 +0000
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2003-08-09 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>
Fix GDB PR cli/926. * cli/cli-decode.c (add_setshow_uinteger_cmd): New function. * command.h (add_setshow_uinteger_cmd): Declare. * frame.c (set_backtrace_cmd): New function. (show_backtrace_cmd): New function. * frame.c (_initialize_frame): Replace "set/show backtrace-below-main" with "set/show backtrace past-main". Add command "set/show backtrace limit". (backtrace_past_main): Rename "backtrace_below_main". (backtrace_limit): New variable. (get_prev_frame): Update. Check the backtrace_limit. 2003-08-09 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Backtrace): Replace "set/show backtrace-below-main" with "set/show backtrace past-main" and "set/show backtrace limit". Index: doc/gdb.texinfo =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v retrieving revision 1.174 diff -u -r1.174 gdb.texinfo --- doc/gdb.texinfo 8 Aug 2003 01:58:00 -0000 1.174 +++ doc/gdb.texinfo 9 Aug 2003 14:57:10 -0000 @@ -3922,27 +3922,40 @@ value, indicating that your program has stopped at the beginning of the code for line @code{993} of @code{builtin.c}. -@kindex set backtrace-below-main -@kindex show backtrace-below-main +@kindex set backtrace past-main +@kindex show backtrace past-main +@kindex set backtrace limit +@kindex show backtrace limit -Most programs have a standard entry point---a place where system libraries -and startup code transition into user code. For C this is @code{main}. -When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace it will terminate -the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly system-specific (and generally -uninteresting) code. If you need to examine the startup code, then you can -change this behavior. +Most programs have a standard user entry point---a place where system +libraries and startup code transition into user code. For C this is +@code{main}. When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace +it will terminate the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly +system-specific (and generally uninteresting) code. + +If you need to examine the startup code, or limit the number of levels +in a backtrace, you can change this behavior: @table @code -@item set backtrace-below-main off +@item set backtrace past-main +@itemx set backtrace past-main on +Backtraces will continue past the user entry point. + +@item set backtrace past-main off Backtraces will stop when they encounter the user entry point. This is the default. -@item set backtrace-below-main -@itemx set backtrace-below-main on -Backtraces will continue past the user entry point to the top of the stack. +@item show backtrace past-main +Display the current user entry point backtrace policy. + +@item set backtrace limit @var{n} +@itemx set backtrace limit 0 +@cindex backtrace limit +Limit the backtrace to @var{n} levels. A value of zero means +unlimited. -@item show backtrace-below-main -Display the current backtrace policy. +@item show backtrace limit +Display the current limit on backtrace levels. @end table @node Selection
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-08-09 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Backtrace): Replace "set/show backtrace-below-main"
+ with "set/show backtrace past-main" and "set/show backtrace
+ limit".
+
2003-08-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
* Makefile.in (install-info): Support DESTDIR.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index ae10478..cf69fd3 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -3922,27 +3922,40 @@ The display for frame zero does not begin with a program counter
value, indicating that your program has stopped at the beginning of the
code for line @code{993} of @code{builtin.c}.
-@kindex set backtrace-below-main
-@kindex show backtrace-below-main
+@kindex set backtrace past-main
+@kindex show backtrace past-main
+@kindex set backtrace limit
+@kindex show backtrace limit
-Most programs have a standard entry point---a place where system libraries
-and startup code transition into user code. For C this is @code{main}.
-When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace it will terminate
-the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly system-specific (and generally
-uninteresting) code. If you need to examine the startup code, then you can
-change this behavior.
+Most programs have a standard user entry point---a place where system
+libraries and startup code transition into user code. For C this is
+@code{main}. When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace
+it will terminate the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly
+system-specific (and generally uninteresting) code.
+
+If you need to examine the startup code, or limit the number of levels
+in a backtrace, you can change this behavior:
@table @code
-@item set backtrace-below-main off
+@item set backtrace past-main
+@itemx set backtrace past-main on
+Backtraces will continue past the user entry point.
+
+@item set backtrace past-main off
Backtraces will stop when they encounter the user entry point. This is the
default.
-@item set backtrace-below-main
-@itemx set backtrace-below-main on
-Backtraces will continue past the user entry point to the top of the stack.
+@item show backtrace past-main
+Display the current user entry point backtrace policy.
+
+@item set backtrace limit @var{n}
+@itemx set backtrace limit 0
+@cindex backtrace limit
+Limit the backtrace to @var{n} levels. A value of zero means
+unlimited.
-@item show backtrace-below-main
-Display the current backtrace policy.
+@item show backtrace limit
+Display the current limit on backtrace levels.
@end table
@node Selection