gdb/python: add gdb.host_charset function

We already have gdb.target_charset and gdb.target_wide_charset.  This
commit adds gdb.host_charset along the same lines.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi
index 6bd5f6b..38fce5b 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/python.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi
@@ -518,6 +518,14 @@ Return the name of the current target wide character set
 never returned.
 @end defun
 
+@findex gdb.host_charset
+@defun gdb.host_charset ()
+Return a string, the name of the current host character set
+(@pxref{Character Sets}).  This differs from
+@code{gdb.parameter('host-charset')} in that @samp{auto} is never
+returned.
+@end defun
+
 @findex gdb.solib_name
 @defun gdb.solib_name (address)
 Return the name of the shared library holding the given @var{address}