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-rw-r--r--gdb/blockframe.c9
-rw-r--r--gdb/c-exp.y7
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo45
-rw-r--r--gdb/m2-exp.y7
-rw-r--r--gdb/objc-exp.y7
7 files changed, 85 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 1ac2510..29f2d1e 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2012-01-11 Paul Hilfinger <hilfingr@adacore.com>
+
+ * blockframe.c (block_innermost_frame): Start search from selected
+ frame, if present, or otherwise the current frame.
+
+ * c-exp.y (variable): Update innermost_block for
+ 'block COLONCOLON NAME' clause.
+ * m2-exp.y (variable): Ditto.
+ * objc-exp.y (variable): Ditto.
+
2012-01-10 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
PR python/13199:
diff --git a/gdb/blockframe.c b/gdb/blockframe.c
index 3897366..cb61cf3 100644
--- a/gdb/blockframe.c
+++ b/gdb/blockframe.c
@@ -352,8 +352,9 @@ find_pc_partial_function (CORE_ADDR pc, char **name, CORE_ADDR *address,
return find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (pc, name, address, endaddr, NULL);
}
-/* Return the innermost stack frame executing inside of BLOCK, or NULL
- if there is no such frame. If BLOCK is NULL, just return NULL. */
+/* Return the innermost stack frame that is executing inside of BLOCK and is
+ at least as old as the selected frame. Return NULL if there is no
+ such frame. If BLOCK is NULL, just return NULL. */
struct frame_info *
block_innermost_frame (const struct block *block)
@@ -368,7 +369,9 @@ block_innermost_frame (const struct block *block)
start = BLOCK_START (block);
end = BLOCK_END (block);
- frame = get_current_frame ();
+ frame = get_selected_frame_if_set ();
+ if (frame == NULL)
+ frame = get_current_frame ();
while (frame != NULL)
{
struct block *frame_block = get_frame_block (frame, NULL);
diff --git a/gdb/c-exp.y b/gdb/c-exp.y
index 24a4761..bf4f4bc 100644
--- a/gdb/c-exp.y
+++ b/gdb/c-exp.y
@@ -778,6 +778,13 @@ variable: block COLONCOLON name
if (sym == 0)
error (_("No symbol \"%s\" in specified context."),
copy_name ($3));
+ if (symbol_read_needs_frame (sym))
+ {
+ if (innermost_block == 0
+ || contained_in (block_found,
+ innermost_block))
+ innermost_block = block_found;
+ }
write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_VAR_VALUE);
/* block_found is set by lookup_symbol. */
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 5a9d2ff..2914190 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-01-11 Paul Hilfinger <hilfingr@adacore.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Variables): Document use of :: for non-static
+ variables.
+
2012-01-05 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
* gdbint.texinfo (Start of New Year Procedure): Update
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 2f4aa4f..4a8ff7b 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -7306,7 +7306,7 @@ scope is a single source file even if the current execution point is not
in this file. But it is possible to have more than one such variable or
function with the same name (in different source files). If that
happens, referring to that name has unpredictable effects. If you wish,
-you can specify a static variable in a particular function or file,
+you can specify a static variable in a particular function or file by
using the colon-colon (@code{::}) notation:
@cindex colon-colon, context for variables/functions
@@ -7329,8 +7329,49 @@ to print a global value of @code{x} defined in @file{f2.c}:
(@value{GDBP}) p 'f2.c'::x
@end smallexample
+The @code{::} notation is normally used for referring to
+static variables, since you typically disambiguate uses of local variables
+in functions by selecting the appropriate frame and using the
+simple name of the variable. However, you may also use this notation
+to refer to local variables in frames enclosing the selected frame:
+
+@smallexample
+void
+foo (int a)
+@{
+ if (a < 10)
+ bar (a);
+ else
+ process (a); /* Stop here */
+@}
+
+int
+bar (int a)
+@{
+ foo (a + 5);
+@}
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+For example, if there is a breakpoint at the commented line,
+here is what you might see
+when the program stops after executing the call @code{bar(0)}:
+
+@smallexample
+(@value{GDBP}) p a
+$1 = 10
+(@value{GDBP}) p bar::a
+$2 = 5
+(@value{GDBP}) up 2
+#2 0x080483d0 in foo (a=5) at foobar.c:12
+(@value{GDBP}) p a
+$3 = 5
+(@value{GDBP}) p bar::a
+$4 = 0
+@end smallexample
+
@cindex C@t{++} scope resolution
-This use of @samp{::} is very rarely in conflict with the very similar
+These uses of @samp{::} are very rarely in conflict with the very similar
use of the same notation in C@t{++}. @value{GDBN} also supports use of the C@t{++}
scope resolution operator in @value{GDBN} expressions.
@c FIXME: Um, so what happens in one of those rare cases where it's in
diff --git a/gdb/m2-exp.y b/gdb/m2-exp.y
index 1e3e3cb..ef9ec8e 100644
--- a/gdb/m2-exp.y
+++ b/gdb/m2-exp.y
@@ -588,6 +588,13 @@ variable: block COLONCOLON NAME
if (sym == 0)
error (_("No symbol \"%s\" in specified context."),
copy_name ($3));
+ if (symbol_read_needs_frame (sym))
+ {
+ if (innermost_block == 0
+ || contained_in (block_found,
+ innermost_block))
+ innermost_block = block_found;
+ }
write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_VAR_VALUE);
/* block_found is set by lookup_symbol. */
diff --git a/gdb/objc-exp.y b/gdb/objc-exp.y
index 346b404..b43ba66 100644
--- a/gdb/objc-exp.y
+++ b/gdb/objc-exp.y
@@ -648,6 +648,13 @@ variable: block COLONCOLON name
if (sym == 0)
error (_("No symbol \"%s\" in specified context."),
copy_name ($3));
+ if (symbol_read_needs_frame (sym))
+ {
+ if (innermost_block == 0
+ || contained_in (block_found,
+ innermost_block))
+ innermost_block = block_found;
+ }
write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_VAR_VALUE);
/* block_found is set by lookup_symbol. */