2005-11-15 Andrew Stubbs <andrew.stubbs@st.com>

	* cli/cli-script.c: Include gdb_assert.h.
	(locate_arg): Detect $argc.
	(insert_args): Substitute $argc.
	* Makefile.in (cli-script.o): Add dependency on gdb_assert.h.

doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (User-defined commands): Add $argc. Add missing 'end'.
	Change @var{$arg0 to @code{$arg0.

5 files changed, 61 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 2680473..1be547c 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2005-11-15  Andrew Stubbs  <andrew.stubbs@st.com>
+
+	* cli/cli-script.c: Include gdb_assert.h.
+	(locate_arg): Detect $argc.
+	(insert_args): Substitute $argc.
+	* Makefile.in (cli-script.o): Add dependency on gdb_assert.h.
+
 2005-11-14  James E Wilson  <wilson@specifix.com>
 
 	PR 2024
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index 64c6b22..8d8a79e 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -2807,7 +2807,7 @@ cli-logging.o: $(srcdir)/cli/cli-logging.c $(defs_h) $(gdbcmd_h) $(ui_out_h) \
 	$(CC) -c $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/cli/cli-logging.c
 cli-script.o: $(srcdir)/cli/cli-script.c $(defs_h) $(value_h) $(language_h) \
 	$(ui_out_h) $(gdb_string_h) $(exceptions_h) $(top_h) $(cli_cmds_h) \
-	$(cli_decode_h) $(cli_script_h)
+	$(cli_decode_h) $(cli_script_h) $(gdb_assert_h)
 	$(CC) -c $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/cli/cli-script.c
 cli-setshow.o: $(srcdir)/cli/cli-setshow.c $(defs_h) $(readline_tilde_h) \
 	$(value_h) $(gdb_string_h) $(ui_out_h) $(cli_decode_h) $(cli_cmds_h) \
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-script.c b/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
index a4da9c5..1a91d2d 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "cli/cli-cmds.h"
 #include "cli/cli-decode.h"
 #include "cli/cli-script.h"
+#include "gdb_assert.h"
 
 /* Prototypes for local functions */
 
@@ -572,7 +573,8 @@ locate_arg (char *p)
 {
   while ((p = strchr (p, '$')))
     {
-      if (strncmp (p, "$arg", 4) == 0 && isdigit (p[4]))
+      if (strncmp (p, "$arg", 4) == 0
+	  && (isdigit (p[4]) || p[4] == 'c'))
 	return p;
       p++;
     }
@@ -596,12 +598,20 @@ insert_args (char *line)
       len += p - line;
       i = p[4] - '0';
 
-      if (i >= user_args->count)
+      if (p[4] == 'c')
+	{
+	  /* $argc.  Number will be <=10.  */
+	  len += user_args->count == 10 ? 2 : 1;
+	}
+      else if (i >= user_args->count)
 	{
 	  error (_("Missing argument %d in user function."), i);
 	  return NULL;
 	}
-      len += user_args->a[i].len;
+      else
+	{
+	  len += user_args->a[i].len;
+	}
       line = p + 5;
     }
 
@@ -625,13 +635,27 @@ insert_args (char *line)
 
       memcpy (new_line, line, p - line);
       new_line += p - line;
-      i = p[4] - '0';
 
-      len = user_args->a[i].len;
-      if (len)
+      if (p[4] == 'c')
+	{
+	  gdb_assert (user_args->count >= 0 && user_args->count <= 10);
+	  if (user_args->count == 10)
+	    {
+	      *(new_line++) = '1';
+	      *(new_line++) = '0';
+	    }
+	  else
+	    *(new_line++) = user_args->count + '0';
+	}
+      else
 	{
-	  memcpy (new_line, user_args->a[i].arg, len);
-	  new_line += len;
+	  i = p[4] - '0';
+	  len = user_args->a[i].len;
+	  if (len)
+	  {
+	    memcpy (new_line, user_args->a[i].arg, len);
+	    new_line += len;
+	  }
 	}
       line = p + 5;
     }
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 7343e2a..ab7873b 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-11-15  Andrew Stubbs  <andrew.stubbs@st.com>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (User-defined commands): Add $argc. Add missing 'end'.
+	Change @var{$arg0 to @code{$arg0.
+
 2005-11-14  Wu Zhou  <woodzltc@cn.ibm.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Fortran): Add some words about Fortran debugging.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 1f0dbd1..21feb2c 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -15708,11 +15708,12 @@ A @dfn{user-defined command} is a sequence of @value{GDBN} commands to
 which you assign a new name as a command.  This is done with the
 @code{define} command.  User commands may accept up to 10 arguments
 separated by whitespace.  Arguments are accessed within the user command
-via @var{$arg0@dots{}$arg9}.  A trivial example:
+via @code{$arg0@dots{}$arg9}.  A trivial example:
 
 @smallexample
 define adder
   print $arg0 + $arg1 + $arg2
+end
 @end smallexample
 
 @noindent
@@ -15728,6 +15729,20 @@ its three arguments.  Note the arguments are text substitutions, so they may
 reference variables, use complex expressions, or even perform inferior
 functions calls.
 
+In addition, @code{$argc} may be used to find out how many arguments have
+been passed.  This expands to a number in the range 0@dots{}10.
+
+@smallexample
+define adder
+  if $argc == 2
+    print $arg0 + $arg1
+  end
+  if $argc == 3
+    print $arg0 + $arg1 + $arg2
+  end
+end
+@end smallexample
+
 @table @code
 
 @kindex define