skip "attach" tests when testing against stub-like targets

We already skip "attach" tests if the target board is remote, in
dejagnu's sense, as we use TCL's exec to spawn the program on the
build machine.  We should also skip these tests if testing with
"target remote" or other stub-like targets where "attach" doesn't make
sense.

Add a helper procedure that centralizes the checks a test that needs
to spawn a program for testing "attach" and make all test files that
use spawn_wait_for_attach check it.

gdb/testsuite/
2015-01-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* lib/gdb.exp (can_spawn_for_attach): New procedure.
	(spawn_wait_for_attach): Error out if can_spawn_for_attach returns
	false.
	* gdb.base/attach.exp: Use can_spawn_for_attach instead of
	checking whether the target board is remote.
	* gdb.multi/multi-attach.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.python/py-sync-interp.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.server/ext-attach.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.python/py-prompt.exp: Use can_spawn_for_attach before the
	tests that need to attach, instead of checking whether the target
	board is remote at the top of the file.

8 files changed, 50 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 2154036..1a67640 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2015-01-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
+
+	* lib/gdb.exp (can_spawn_for_attach): New procedure.
+	(spawn_wait_for_attach): Error out if can_spawn_for_attach returns
+	false.
+	* gdb.base/attach.exp: Use can_spawn_for_attach instead of
+	checking whether the target board is remote.
+	* gdb.multi/multi-attach.exp: Likewise.
+	* gdb.python/py-sync-interp.exp: Likewise.
+	* gdb.server/ext-attach.exp: Likewise.
+	* gdb.python/py-prompt.exp: Use can_spawn_for_attach before the
+	tests that need to attach, instead of checking whether the target
+	board is remote at the top of the file.
+
 2015-01-08  Yao Qi  <yao@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb.trace/entry-values.exp: Set call_insn for MIPS target.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/attach.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/attach.exp
index 7253bad..38b19b5 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/attach.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/attach.exp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ if { [istarget "hppa*-*-hpux*"] } {
     return 0
 }
 
-# are we on a target board
-if [is_remote target] then {
+if {![can_spawn_for_attach]} {
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-overlap.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-overlap.exp
index fbe4b85..ad96d02 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-overlap.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-overlap.exp
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ if [skip_shlib_tests] {
     return 0
 }
 
-# Are we on a target board?  It is required for attaching to a process.
-if [is_remote target] {
+if {![can_spawn_for_attach]} {
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-attach.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-attach.exp
index 28b7fbe..8a7bb08 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-attach.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-attach.exp
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 standard_testfile
 
-# We need to use TCL's exec to get the pid.
-if [is_remote target] then {
+if {![can_spawn_for_attach]} {
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-prompt.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-prompt.exp
index 28f5e9a..55f0f59 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-prompt.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-prompt.exp
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@
 
 standard_testfile
 
-# We need to use TCL's exec to get the pid.
-if [is_remote target] then {
-    return 0
-}
-
 load_lib gdb-python.exp
 load_lib prompt.exp
 
@@ -80,6 +75,10 @@ gdb_test "python print (\"'\" + str(p\[0\]) + \"'\")" "'$gdb_prompt_fail '" \
 	 "prompt_hook argument is default prompt. 2"
 gdb_exit
 
+if {![can_spawn_for_attach]} {
+    return 0
+}
+
 set testpid [spawn_wait_for_attach $binfile]
 
 set GDBFLAGS [concat $tmp_gdbflags " -ex \"set pagination off\""]
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-sync-interp.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-sync-interp.exp
index 595db3d..0ea3110 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-sync-interp.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-sync-interp.exp
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 standard_testfile
 
-# We need to use TCL's exec to get the pid.
-if [is_remote target] then {
+if {![can_spawn_for_attach]} {
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.server/ext-attach.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.server/ext-attach.exp
index a1beb6c..f3cbcf6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.server/ext-attach.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.server/ext-attach.exp
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ if { [skip_gdbserver_tests] } {
     return 0
 }
 
-# We need to use TCL's exec to get the pid.
-if [is_remote target] then {
+if {![can_spawn_for_attach]} {
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
index dcc2f94..fc6bc83 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
@@ -3413,12 +3413,39 @@ proc gdb_exit { } {
     catch default_gdb_exit
 }
 
+# Return true if we can spawn a program on the target and attach to
+# it.
+
+proc can_spawn_for_attach { } {
+    # We use TCL's exec to get the inferior's pid.
+    if [is_remote target] then {
+	return 0
+    }
+
+    # The "attach" command doesn't make sense when the target is
+    # stub-like, where GDB finds the program already started on
+    # initial connection.
+    if {[target_info exists use_gdb_stub]} {
+	return 0
+    }
+
+    # Assume yes.
+    return 1
+}
+
 # Start a set of programs running and then wait for a bit, to be sure
 # that they can be attached to.  Return a list of the processes' PIDs.
+# It's a test error to call this when [can_spawn_for_attach] is false.
 
 proc spawn_wait_for_attach { executable_list } {
     set pid_list {}
 
+    if ![can_spawn_for_attach] {
+	# The caller should have checked can_spawn_for_attach itself
+	# before getting here.
+	error "can't spawn for attach with this target/board"
+    }
+
     foreach {executable} $executable_list {
 	lappend pid_list [eval exec $executable &]
     }