Initial python support.

gdb/
2008-08-06  Vladimir Prus  <vladimir@codesourcery.com>
	    Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
	    Thiago Jung Bauermann  <bauerman@br.ibm.com>
	    Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>

	* Makefile.in (SUBDIR_PYTHON_OBS, SUBDIR_PYTHON_SRCS,
	SUBDIR_PYTHON_DEPS, SUBDIR_PYTHON_LDFLAGS, SUBDIR_PYTHON_CFLAGS,
	PYTHON_CFLAGS): New.
	(python_h, python_internal_h): New.
	(cli-script.o): Depend on python.h
	(python.o, python-utils.o): New.
	* cli/cli-script.c (print_command_lines): Handle python_control.
	(execute_control_command): Handle python_control.
	(execute_control_command_untraced): New function.
	(while_command): Call execute_control_command_untraced.
	(if_command): Likewise.
	(get_command_line): Remove static attribute.
	(read_next_line): Handle "python".
	(recurse_read_control_structure): Handle python_control.
	(read_command_lines): Handle python_control.
	Include python.h.
	* cli/cli-script.h (get_command_line): Add prototype.
	(execute_control_command_untraced): Likewise.
	* configure.ac: Add --with-python.
	* defs.h (enum command_control_type) <python_control>: New
	constant.
	* python/python-internal.h: New file.
	* python/python.c: New file.
	* python/python.h: New file.
	* python/python-utils.c: New file.
	* NEWS: Mention Python scripting support and its new commands.

gdb/doc/
2008-08-06  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Extending GDB): New chapter.
	(Sequences): Demoted chapter, now a section under the new
	Extending GDB chapter.
	(Python): New section.

gdb/testsuite/
2008-08-06  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>

	* gdb.python/python.exp: New file.

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diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
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+/* General python/gdb code
+
+   Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "command.h"
+#include "ui-out.h"
+#include "cli/cli-script.h"
+#include "gdbcmd.h"
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+/* True if we should print the stack when catching a Python error,
+   false otherwise.  */
+static int gdbpy_should_print_stack = 1;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
+
+#include "python.h"
+#include "libiberty.h"
+#include "cli/cli-decode.h"
+#include "charset.h"
+#include "top.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
+#include "python-internal.h"
+#include "version.h"
+#include "target.h"
+#include "gdbthread.h"
+
+
+PyObject *gdb_module;
+
+static PyObject *get_parameter (PyObject *, PyObject *);
+static PyObject *execute_gdb_command (PyObject *, PyObject *);
+static PyObject *gdbpy_write (PyObject *, PyObject *);
+static PyObject *gdbpy_flush (PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+static PyMethodDef GdbMethods[] =
+{
+  { "execute", execute_gdb_command, METH_VARARGS,
+    "Execute a gdb command" },
+  { "get_parameter", get_parameter, METH_VARARGS,
+    "Return a gdb parameter's value" },
+
+  { "write", gdbpy_write, METH_VARARGS,
+    "Write a string using gdb's filtered stream." },
+  { "flush", gdbpy_flush, METH_NOARGS,
+    "Flush gdb's filtered stdout stream." },
+
+  {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
+};
+
+/* Given a command_line, return a command string suitable for passing
+   to Python.  Lines in the string are separated by newlines.  The
+   return value is allocated using xmalloc and the caller is
+   responsible for freeing it.  */
+
+static char *
+compute_python_string (struct command_line *l)
+{
+  struct command_line *iter;
+  char *script = NULL;
+  int size = 0;
+  int here;
+
+  for (iter = l; iter; iter = iter->next)
+    size += strlen (iter->line) + 1;
+
+  script = xmalloc (size + 1);
+  here = 0;
+  for (iter = l; iter; iter = iter->next)
+    {
+      int len = strlen (iter->line);
+      strcpy (&script[here], iter->line);
+      here += len;
+      script[here++] = '\n';
+    }
+  script[here] = '\0';
+  return script;
+}
+
+/* Take a command line structure representing a 'python' command, and
+   evaluate its body using the Python interpreter.  */
+
+void
+eval_python_from_control_command (struct command_line *cmd)
+{
+  char *script;
+
+  if (cmd->body_count != 1)
+    error (_("Invalid \"python\" block structure."));
+
+  script = compute_python_string (cmd->body_list[0]);
+  PyRun_SimpleString (script);
+  xfree (script);
+  if (PyErr_Occurred ())
+    {
+      gdbpy_print_stack ();
+      error (_("error while executing Python code"));
+    }
+}
+
+/* Implementation of the gdb "python" command.  */
+
+static void
+python_command (char *arg, int from_tty)
+{
+  while (arg && *arg && isspace (*arg))
+    ++arg;
+  if (arg && *arg)
+    {
+      PyRun_SimpleString (arg);
+      if (PyErr_Occurred ())
+	{
+	  gdbpy_print_stack ();
+	  error (_("error while executing Python code"));
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      struct command_line *l = get_command_line (python_control, "");
+      struct cleanup *cleanups = make_cleanup_free_command_lines (&l);
+      execute_control_command_untraced (l);
+      do_cleanups (cleanups);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+/* Transform a gdb parameters's value into a Python value.  May return
+   NULL (and set a Python exception) on error.  Helper function for
+   get_parameter.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+parameter_to_python (struct cmd_list_element *cmd)
+{
+  switch (cmd->var_type)
+    {
+    case var_string:
+    case var_string_noescape:
+    case var_optional_filename:
+    case var_filename:
+    case var_enum:
+      {
+	char *str = * (char **) cmd->var;
+	if (! str)
+	  str = "";
+	return PyString_Decode (str, strlen (str), host_charset (), NULL);
+      }
+
+    case var_boolean:
+      {
+	if (* (int *) cmd->var)
+	  Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+	else
+	  Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+      }
+
+    case var_auto_boolean:
+      {
+	enum auto_boolean ab = * (enum auto_boolean *) cmd->var;
+	if (ab == AUTO_BOOLEAN_TRUE)
+	  Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+	else if (ab == AUTO_BOOLEAN_FALSE)
+	  Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+	else
+	  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+      }
+
+    case var_integer:
+      if ((* (int *) cmd->var) == INT_MAX)
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+      /* Fall through.  */
+    case var_zinteger:
+      return PyLong_FromLong (* (int *) cmd->var);
+
+    case var_uinteger:
+      {
+	unsigned int val = * (unsigned int *) cmd->var;
+	if (val == UINT_MAX)
+	  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong (val);
+      }
+    }
+
+  return PyErr_Format (PyExc_RuntimeError, "programmer error: unhandled type");
+}
+
+/* A Python function which returns a gdb parameter's value as a Python
+   value.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+get_parameter (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  struct cmd_list_element *alias, *prefix, *cmd;
+  char *arg, *newarg;
+  volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+  if (! PyArg_ParseTuple (args, "s", &arg))
+    return NULL;
+
+  newarg = concat ("show ", arg, (char *) NULL);
+
+  TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+    {
+      if (! lookup_cmd_composition (newarg, &alias, &prefix, &cmd))
+	{
+	  xfree (newarg);
+	  return PyErr_Format (PyExc_RuntimeError,
+			       "could not find variable `%s'", arg);
+	}
+    }
+  xfree (newarg);
+  GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+  if (! cmd->var)
+    return PyErr_Format (PyExc_RuntimeError, "`%s' is not a variable", arg);
+  return parameter_to_python (cmd);
+}
+
+/* A Python function which evaluates a string using the gdb CLI.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+execute_gdb_command (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  struct cmd_list_element *alias, *prefix, *cmd;
+  char *arg, *newarg;
+  volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+  struct cleanup *old_chain;
+
+  if (! PyArg_ParseTuple (args, "s", &arg))
+    return NULL;
+
+  old_chain = make_cleanup (null_cleanup, 0);
+
+  TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+    {
+      execute_command (arg, 0);
+    }
+  GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+  /* Do any commands attached to breakpoint we stopped at. Only if we
+     are always running synchronously. Or if we have just executed a
+     command that doesn't start the target. */
+  if (!target_can_async_p () || !is_running (inferior_ptid))
+    {
+      bpstat_do_actions (&stop_bpstat);
+      do_cleanups (old_chain);
+    }
+
+  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+
+
+/* Printing.  */
+
+/* A python function to write a single string using gdb's filtered
+   output stream.  */
+static PyObject *
+gdbpy_write (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  char *arg;
+  if (! PyArg_ParseTuple (args, "s", &arg))
+    return NULL;
+  printf_filtered ("%s", arg);
+  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+/* A python function to flush gdb's filtered output stream.  */
+static PyObject *
+gdbpy_flush (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  gdb_flush (gdb_stdout);
+  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+/* Print a python exception trace, or print nothing and clear the
+   python exception, depending on gdbpy_should_print_stack.  Only call
+   this if a python exception is set.  */
+void
+gdbpy_print_stack (void)
+{
+  if (gdbpy_should_print_stack)
+    PyErr_Print ();
+  else
+    PyErr_Clear ();
+}
+
+#else /* HAVE_PYTHON */
+
+/* Dummy implementation of the gdb "python" command.  */
+
+static void
+python_command (char *arg, int from_tty)
+{
+  while (arg && *arg && isspace (*arg))
+    ++arg;
+  if (arg && *arg)
+    error (_("Python scripting is not supported in this copy of GDB."));
+  else
+    {
+      struct command_line *l = get_command_line (python_control, "");
+      struct cleanup *cleanups = make_cleanup_free_command_lines (&l);
+      execute_control_command_untraced (l);
+      do_cleanups (cleanups);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+eval_python_from_control_command (struct command_line *cmd)
+{
+  error (_("Python scripting is not supported in this copy of GDB."));
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_PYTHON */
+
+
+
+/* Lists for 'maint set python' commands.  */
+
+static struct cmd_list_element *set_python_list;
+static struct cmd_list_element *show_python_list;
+
+/* Function for use by 'maint set python' prefix command.  */
+
+static void
+set_python (char *args, int from_tty)
+{
+  help_list (set_python_list, "maintenance set python ", -1, gdb_stdout);
+}
+
+/* Function for use by 'maint show python' prefix command.  */
+
+static void
+show_python (char *args, int from_tty)
+{
+  cmd_show_list (show_python_list, from_tty, "");
+}
+
+/* Initialize the Python code.  */
+
+void
+_initialize_python (void)
+{
+  add_com ("python", class_obscure, python_command,
+#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
+	   _("\
+Evaluate a Python command.\n\
+\n\
+The command can be given as an argument, for instance:\n\
+\n\
+    python print 23\n\
+\n\
+If no argument is given, the following lines are read and used\n\
+as the Python commands.  Type a line containing \"end\" to indicate\n\
+the end of the command.")
+#else /* HAVE_PYTHON */
+	   _("\
+Evaluate a Python command.\n\
+\n\
+Python scripting is not supported in this copy of GDB.\n\
+This command is only a placeholder.")
+#endif /* HAVE_PYTHON */
+	   );
+
+  add_prefix_cmd ("python", no_class, show_python,
+		  _("Prefix command for python maintenance settings."),
+		  &show_python_list, "maint show python ", 0,
+		  &maintenance_show_cmdlist);
+  add_prefix_cmd ("python", no_class, set_python,
+		  _("Prefix command for python maintenance settings."),
+		  &set_python_list, "maint set python ", 0,
+		  &maintenance_set_cmdlist);
+
+  add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("print-stack", class_maintenance,
+			   &gdbpy_should_print_stack, _("\
+Enable or disable printing of Python stack dump on error."), _("\
+Show whether Python stack will be printed on error."), _("\
+Enables or disables printing of Python stack traces."),
+			   NULL, NULL,
+			   &set_python_list,
+			   &show_python_list);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
+  Py_Initialize ();
+
+  gdb_module = Py_InitModule ("gdb", GdbMethods);
+
+  /* The casts to (char*) are for python 2.4.  */
+  PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "VERSION", (char*) version);
+  PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "HOST_CONFIG", (char*) host_name);
+  PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "TARGET_CONFIG", (char*) target_name);
+
+  PyRun_SimpleString ("import gdb");
+
+  /* Create a couple objects which are used for Python's stdout and
+     stderr.  */
+  PyRun_SimpleString ("\
+import sys\n\
+class GdbOutputFile:\n\
+  def close(self):\n\
+    # Do nothing.\n\
+    return None\n\
+\n\
+  def isatty(self):\n\
+    return False\n\
+\n\
+  def write(self, s):\n\
+    gdb.write(s)\n\
+\n\
+  def writelines(self, iterable):\n\
+    for line in iterable:\n\
+      self.write(line)\n\
+\n\
+  def flush(self):\n\
+    gdb.flush()\n\
+\n\
+sys.stderr = GdbOutputFile()\n\
+sys.stdout = GdbOutputFile()\n\
+");
+#endif /* HAVE_PYTHON */
+}