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| author | Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> | 2018-09-08 09:39:41 -0600 |
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| committer | Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> | 2018-09-10 07:44:25 -0600 |
| commit | 4a5a194ae8a871a781d4cdc73c7ba3ae7deafbaa (patch) | |
| tree | d30011bf7504bdfd4fb3db943e291be8aa105e32 /gdb | |
| parent | f5a476a7b19f43dce8d15ae3e5deb7027f71ab7b (diff) | |
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Reword gdb.GdbError text
PR python/23108 points out that the gdb.GdbError documentation is
somewhat difficult to find. The exception is apparently just
mentioned in passing. This patch introduces a new table and adds a
bit more text to try to make it more obvious.
gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
PR python/23108:
* python.texi (Exception Handling): Rearrange gdb.GdbError text
and add a table.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/python.texi | 21 |
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index dfbb154..a4971ce 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ 2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> + PR python/23108: + * python.texi (Exception Handling): Rearrange gdb.GdbError text + and add a table. + +2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> + * gdb.texinfo (Compilation): Use "gcc", not "gcc.info", in @xref. (Machine Code): Use "binutils", not "binutils.info", in @pxref. (Separate Debug Files): Use "ld", not "ld.info", in @ref. diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi index 8c4dd8d..59b6b3b 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/python.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi @@ -528,12 +528,20 @@ message as its value and the Python call stack backtrace at the Python statement closest to where the @value{GDBN} error occured as the traceback. -@findex gdb.GdbError -When implementing @value{GDBN} commands in Python via @code{gdb.Command}, -it is useful to be able to throw an exception that doesn't cause a -traceback to be printed. For example, the user may have invoked the -command incorrectly. Use the @code{gdb.GdbError} exception -to handle this case. Example: + +When implementing @value{GDBN} commands in Python via +@code{gdb.Command}, or functions via @code{gdb.Function}, it is useful +to be able to throw an exception that doesn't cause a traceback to be +printed. For example, the user may have invoked the command +incorrectly. @value{GDBN} provides a special exception class that can +be used for this purpose. + +@ftable @code +@item gdb.GdbError +When thrown from a command or function, this exception will cause the +command or function to fail, but the Python stack will not be +displayed. @value{GDBN} does not throw this exception itself, but +rather recognizes it when thrown from user Python code. Example: @smallexample (gdb) python @@ -551,6 +559,7 @@ to handle this case. Example: (gdb) hello-world 42 hello-world takes no arguments @end smallexample +@end ftable @node Values From Inferior @subsubsection Values From Inferior |