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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 7f0fc66..801f21d 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2013-01-02 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Output Records): Update menu. + (GDB/MI Breakpoint Information): New node. + (GDB/MI Breakpoint Commands) <-break-info>: Link to new node. + <-break-insert>: Likewise. + 2012-12-31 Yao Qi <yao@codesourcery.com> * gdb.texinfo (Remote Non-Stop): Move paragraphs to ... diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index a858831..dbd0c77 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -27688,6 +27688,7 @@ follow development on @email{gdb@@sourceware.org} and * GDB/MI Result Records:: * GDB/MI Stream Records:: * GDB/MI Async Records:: +* GDB/MI Breakpoint Information:: * GDB/MI Frame Information:: * GDB/MI Thread Information:: * GDB/MI Ada Exception Information:: @@ -27964,6 +27965,126 @@ thread group corresponding to the affected inferior. The optional executable code. @end table +@node GDB/MI Breakpoint Information +@subsection @sc{gdb/mi} Breakpoint Information + +When @value{GDBN} reports information about a breakpoint, a +tracepoint, a watchpoint, or a catchpoint, it uses a tuple with the +following fields: + +@table @code +@item number +The breakpoint number. For a breakpoint that represents one location +of a multi-location breakpoint, this will be a dotted pair, like +@samp{1.2}. + +@item type +The type of the breakpoint. For ordinary breakpoints this will be +@samp{breakpoint}, but many values are possible. + +@item disp +This is the breakpoint disposition---either @samp{del}, meaning that +the breakpoint will be deleted at the next stop, or @samp{keep}, +meaning that the breakpoint will not be deleted. + +@item enabled +This indicates whether the breakpoint is enabled, in which case the +value is @samp{y}, or disabled, in which case the value is @samp{n}. +Note that this is not the same as the field @code{enable}. + +@item addr +The address of the breakpoint. This may be a hexidecimal number, +giving the address; or the string @samp{<PENDING>}, for a pending +breakpoint; or the string @samp{<MULTIPLE>}, for a breakpoint with +multiple locations. This field will not be present if no address can +be determined. For example, a watchpoint does not have an address. + +@item func +If known, the function in which the breakpoint appears. +If not known, this field is not present. + +@item filename +The name of the source file which contains this function, if known. +If not known, this field is not present. + +@item fullname +The full file name of the source file which contains this function, if +known. If not known, this field is not present. + +@item line +The line number at which this breakpoint appears, if known. +If not known, this field is not present. + +@item at +If the source file is not known, this field may be provided. If +provided, this holds the address of the breakpoint, possibly followed +by a symbol name. + +@item pending +If this breakpoint is pending, this field is present and holds the +text used to set the breakpoint, as entered by the user. + +@item evaluated-by +Where this breakpoint's condition is evaluated, either @samp{host} or +@samp{target}. + +@item thread +If this is a thread-specific breakpoint, then this identifies the +thread in which the breakpoint can trigger. + +@item task +If this breakpoint is restricted to a particular Ada task, then this +field will hold the task identifier. + +@item cond +If the breakpoint is conditional, this is the condition expression. + +@item ignore +The ignore count of the breakpoint. + +@item enable +The enable count of the breakpoint. + +@item traceframe-usage +FIXME. + +@item static-tracepoint-marker-string-id +For a static tracepoint, the name of the static tracepoint marker. + +@item mask +For a masked watchpoint, this is the mask. + +@item pass +A tracepoint's pass count. + +@item original-location +The location of the breakpoint as originally specified by the user. +This field is optional. + +@item times +The number of times the breakpoint has been hit. + +@item installed +This field is only given for tracepoints. This is either @samp{y}, +meaning that the tracepoint is installed, or @samp{n}, meaning that it +is not. + +@item what +Some extra data, the exact contents of which are type-dependent. + +@end table + +For example, here is what the output of @code{-break-insert} +(@pxref{GDB/MI Breakpoint Commands}) might be: + +@smallexample +-> -break-insert main +<- ^done,bkpt=@{number="1",type="breakpoint",disp="keep", + enabled="y",addr="0x08048564",func="main",file="myprog.c", + fullname="/home/nickrob/myprog.c",line="68",times="0"@} +<- (gdb) +@end smallexample + @node GDB/MI Frame Information @subsection @sc{gdb/mi} Frame Information @@ -28397,6 +28518,10 @@ line="5",times="0"@}]@} @c REDUNDANT??? Get information about a single breakpoint. +The result is a table of breakpoints. @xref{GDB/MI Breakpoint +Information}, for details on the format of each breakpoint in the +table. + @subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{info break @var{breakpoint}}. @@ -28456,25 +28581,8 @@ Restrict the breakpoint to the specified @var{thread-id}. @subsubheading Result -The result is in the form: - -@smallexample -^done,bkpt=@{number="@var{number}",type="@var{type}",disp="del"|"keep", -enabled="y"|"n",addr="@var{hex}",func="@var{funcname}",file="@var{filename}", -fullname="@var{full_filename}",line="@var{lineno}",[thread="@var{threadno},] -times="@var{times}"[,installed="@var{installed}"]@} -@end smallexample - -@noindent -where @var{number} is the @value{GDBN} number for this breakpoint, -@var{funcname} is the name of the function where the breakpoint was -inserted, @var{filename} is the name of the source file which contains -this function, @var{lineno} is the source line number within that file, -@var{times} the number of times that the breakpoint has been hit -(always 0 for -break-insert but may be greater for -break-info or -break-list -which use the same output), and @var{installed}, which is an optional -boolean, is about the state of each non-pending tracepoint location -installed on target or not. +@xref{GDB/MI Breakpoint Information}, for details on the format of the +resulting breakpoint. Note: this format is open to change. @c An out-of-band breakpoint instead of part of the result? |