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-rw-r--r--gdb/ChangeLog8
-rw-r--r--gdb/NEWS3
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo5
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/py-frame.c20
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/python-internal.h1
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/python.c3
-rw-r--r--gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-frame.exp7
9 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index bed9bce..b1edadf 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2011-01-06 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+ PR python/12367:
+ * NEWS: Add item.
+ * python/python.c (GdbMethods): Add "newest_frame" method.
+ * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_newest_frame): Declare.
+ * python/py-frame.c (gdbpy_newest_frame): New function.
+
2010-01-06 Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov@google.com>
* jit.h (struct jit_code_entry): use ULONGEST for symfile_size.
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 7c2b494..1f02dfc 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
** gdb.parameter("directories") is now available.
+ ** New function gdb.newest_frame returns the newest frame in the
+ selected thread.
+
* C++ Improvements:
** GDB now puts template parameters in scope when debugging in an
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 9924768..8835a31 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-01-06 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Frames In Python): Document gdb.newest_thread.
+
2010-01-06 Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov@google.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Debugging Output): Document "set debug jit".
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index a16cf83..d47a484 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -22519,6 +22519,11 @@ The following frame-related functions are available in the @code{gdb} module:
Return the selected frame object. (@pxref{Selection,,Selecting a Frame}).
@end defun
+@findex gdb.newest_frame
+@defun newest_frame
+Return the newest frame object for the selected thread.
+@end defun
+
@defun frame_stop_reason_string reason
Return a string explaining the reason why @value{GDBN} stopped unwinding
frames, as expressed by the given @var{reason} code (an integer, see the
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-frame.c b/gdb/python/py-frame.c
index 3e11db1..a52c8c7 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-frame.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-frame.c
@@ -498,6 +498,26 @@ frapy_select (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
Py_RETURN_NONE;
}
+/* Implementation of gdb.newest_frame () -> gdb.Frame.
+ Returns the newest frame object. */
+
+PyObject *
+gdbpy_newest_frame (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+ struct frame_info *frame;
+ PyObject *frame_obj = NULL; /* Initialize to appease gcc warning. */
+ volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+ TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+ {
+ frame = get_current_frame ();
+ frame_obj = frame_info_to_frame_object (frame);
+ }
+ GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+ return frame_obj;
+}
+
/* Implementation of gdb.selected_frame () -> gdb.Frame.
Returns the selected frame object. */
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-internal.h b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
index c9630c3..80d0763 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ PyObject *gdbpy_history (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
PyObject *gdbpy_breakpoints (PyObject *, PyObject *);
PyObject *gdbpy_frame_stop_reason_string (PyObject *, PyObject *);
PyObject *gdbpy_lookup_symbol (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw);
+PyObject *gdbpy_newest_frame (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
PyObject *gdbpy_selected_frame (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
PyObject *gdbpy_block_for_pc (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
PyObject *gdbpy_lookup_type (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw);
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 770744e..375042c 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,9 @@ static PyMethodDef GdbMethods[] =
{ "objfiles", gdbpy_objfiles, METH_NOARGS,
"Return a sequence of all loaded objfiles." },
+ { "newest_frame", gdbpy_newest_frame, METH_NOARGS,
+ "newest_frame () -> gdb.Frame.\n\
+Return the newest frame object." },
{ "selected_frame", gdbpy_selected_frame, METH_NOARGS,
"selected_frame () -> gdb.Frame.\n\
Return the selected frame object." },
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 3675e27..7ba15ac 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-01-06 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+ * gdb.python/py-frame.exp: Test gdb.newest_frame.
+
2011-01-06 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
* gdb.ada/array_bounds.exp, gdb.ada/array_return.exp,
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-frame.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-frame.exp
index 0956398..e3b5629 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-frame.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-frame.exp
@@ -73,11 +73,18 @@ gdb_test "python print bf1.read_var(\"i\", sb).type" "int" "test int i"
gdb_breakpoint "f2"
gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "breakpoint at f2"
+gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python bframe = gdb.selected_frame()" \
+ "get bottommost frame" 0
gdb_test "up" ".*" ""
gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python f1 = gdb.selected_frame ()" "get second frame" 0
gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python f0 = f1.newer ()" "get first frame" 0
+gdb_test "python print f1 == gdb.newest_frame()" False \
+ "selected frame -vs- newest frame"
+gdb_test "python print bframe == gdb.newest_frame()" True \
+ "newest frame -vs- newest frame"
+
gdb_test "python print 'result =', f0 == f1" " = False" "test equality comparison (false)"
gdb_test "python print 'result =', f0 == f0" " = True" "test equality comparison (true)"
gdb_test "python print 'result =', f0 != f1" " = True" "test inequality comparison (true)"