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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo | 9 |
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index e8e75d8..70bf1f8 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2007-04-11 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com> + + * gdbint.texinfo (Writing Tests): Mention gdb_test_multiple + and tab expansion. + 2007-04-10 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com> * gdbint.texinfo (SOM): Correct location of the SOM reader. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo index b981e80..8e6720f 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo @@ -7144,7 +7144,14 @@ instance, @file{gdb.base/exprs.exp} defines a @code{test_expr} that calls @code{gdb_test} multiple times. Only use @code{send_gdb} and @code{gdb_expect} when absolutely -necessary, such as when @value{GDBN} has several valid responses to a command. +necessary. Even if @value{GDBN} has several valid responses to +a command, you can use @code{gdb_test_multiple}. Like @code{gdb_test}, +@code{gdb_test_multiple} recognizes internal errors and unexpected +prompts. + +Do not write tests which expect a literal tab character from @value{GDBN}. +On some operating systems (e.g.@: OpenBSD) the TTY layer expands tabs to +spaces, so by the time @value{GDBN}'s output reaches expect the tab is gone. The source language programs do @emph{not} need to be in a consistent style. Since @value{GDBN} is used to debug programs written in many different |