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authorPedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>2013-04-10 15:11:12 +0000
committerPedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>2013-04-10 15:11:12 +0000
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Accept "set foo unlimited" in integer/uinteger/zuinteger_unlimited commands.
Currently, several commands take "0" or "-1" to mean "unlimited". "show" knows when to print "unlimited": (gdb) show height Number of lines gdb thinks are in a page is 45. (gdb) set height 0 (gdb) show height Number of lines gdb thinks are in a page is unlimited. However, the user can't herself specify "unlimited" directly: (gdb) set height unlimited No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command. (gdb) This patch addresses that, by adjusting the set handler for all integer/uinteger/zuinteger_unlimited commands to accept literal "unlimited". It also installs a completer. Presently, we complete on symbols by default, and at <http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-03/msg00864.html> I've shown a WIP prototype that tried to keep that half working in these commands. In the end, it turned out to be more complicated than justifiable, IMO. It's super rare to want to pass the value of a variable/symbol in the program to a GDB set/show knob. That'll still work, it's just that we won't assist with completion anymore. This patch just sticks with the simple, and completes on "unlimited", and nothing else. This simplification means that "set he<tab><tab>" is all it takes to get to: "set height unlimited" The patch then goes through all integer/uinteger/zuinteger_unlimited commands in the tree, and updates both the online help and the manual to mention that "unlimited" is accepted in addition to 0/-1. In the cases where the command had no online help text at all, this adds it. I've tried to make the texts read in a way that "unlimited" is suggested before "0" or "-1" is. Tested on x86_64 Fedora 17. gdb/ 2013-04-10 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * cli/cli-decode.c (integer_unlimited_completer): New function. (add_setshow_integer_cmd, add_setshow_uinteger_cmd) (add_setshow_zuinteger_unlimited_cmd): Install the "unlimited" completer. * cli/cli-setshow.c: Include "cli/cli-utils.h". (is_unlimited_literal): New function. (do_set_command): Handle literal "unlimited" arguments. * frame.c (_initialize_frame) <set backtrace limit>: Document "unlimited". * printcmd.c (_initialize_printcmd) <set print max-symbolic-offset>: Add help text. * record-full.c (_initialize_record_full) <set record full insn-number-max>: Likewise. * record.c (_initialize_record) <set record instruction-history-size, set record function-call-history-size>: Add help text. * ser-tcp.c (_initialize_ser_tcp) <set tcp connect-timeout>: Add help text. * tracepoint.c (_initialize_tracepoint) <set trace-buffer-size>: Likewise. * source.c (_initialize_source) <set listsize>: Add help text. * utils.c (initialize_utils) <set height, set width>: Likewise. <set pagination>: Mention "set height unlimited". * valprint.c (_initialize_valprint) <set print elements, set print repeats>: Document "unlimited". gdb/doc/ 2013-04-10 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Process Record and Replay): Document that "set record full insn-number-max", "set record instruction-history-size" and "set record function-call-history-size" accept "unlimited". (Backtrace): Document that "set backtrace limit" accepts "unlimited". (List): Document that "set listsize" accepts "unlimited". (Print Settings)" Document that "set print max-symbolic-offset", "set print elements" and "set print repeats" accept "unlimited". (Starting and Stopping Trace Experiments): Document that "set trace-buffer-size" accepts "unlimited". (Remote Configuration): Document that "set tcp connect-timeout" accepts "unlimited". (Command History): Document that "set history size" accepts "unlimited". (Screen Size): Document that "set height" and "set width" accepts "unlimited". Adjust "set pagination"'s description to suggest "set height unlimited" instead of "set height 0". gdb/testsuite/ 2013-04-10 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.base/completion.exp: Test "set height", "set listsize" and "set trace-buffer-size" completion. * gdb.base/setshow.exp: Test "set height unlimited". * gdb.trace/trace-buffer-size.exp: Test "set trace-buffer-size unlimited".
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diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
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@@ -1670,7 +1670,10 @@ Without an argument, saving is enabled."),
add_setshow_uinteger_cmd ("size", no_class, &history_size_setshow_var, _("\
Set the size of the command history,"), _("\
Show the size of the command history,"), _("\
-ie. the number of previous commands to keep a record of."),
+ie. the number of previous commands to keep a record of.\n\
+If set to \"unlimited\", the number of commands kept in the history\n\
+list is unlimited. This defaults to the value of the environment\n\
+variable \"HISTSIZE\", or to 256 if this variable is not set."),
set_history_size_command,
show_history_size,
&sethistlist, &showhistlist);