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diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi index 1315ddc..7c3a3cc 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/python.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ currently active connection (@pxref{Connections In Python}). The connection objects are in no particular order in the returned list. @end defun -@defun gdb.format_address (@var{address} @r{[}, @var{progspace}, @var{architecture}@r{]}) +@defun gdb.format_address (address @r{[}, progspace, architecture@r{]}) Return a string in the format @samp{@var{addr} <@var{symbol}+@var{offset}>}, where @var{addr} is @var{address} formatted in hexadecimal, @var{symbol} is the symbol whose address is @@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ method is invoked. The following methods are provided: -@defun Value.__init__ (@var{val}) +@defun Value.__init__ (val) Many Python values can be converted directly to a @code{gdb.Value} via this object initializer. Specifically: @@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ its result is used. @end table @end defun -@defun Value.__init__ (@var{val}, @var{type}) +@defun Value.__init__ (val, type) This second form of the @code{gdb.Value} constructor returns a @code{gdb.Value} of type @var{type} where the value contents are taken from the Python buffer object specified by @var{val}. The number of @@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ The type which contains this field. This is an instance of @end table @end defun -@defun Type.array (@var{n1} @r{[}, @var{n2}@r{]}) +@defun Type.array (n1 @r{[}, n2@r{]}) Return a new @code{gdb.Type} object which represents an array of this type. If one argument is given, it is the inclusive upper bound of the array; in this case the lower bound is zero. If two arguments are @@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ second argument is the upper bound of the array. An array's length must not be negative, but the bounds can be. @end defun -@defun Type.vector (@var{n1} @r{[}, @var{n2}@r{]}) +@defun Type.vector (n1 @r{[}, n2@r{]}) Return a new @code{gdb.Type} object which represents a vector of this type. If one argument is given, it is the inclusive upper bound of the vector; in this case the lower bound is zero. If two arguments are @@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ unwinders can derive, though it is not required that unwinders derive from this class, so long as any user created unwinder has the required @code{name} and @code{enabled} attributes. -@defun gdb.unwinder.Unwinder.__init__(@var{name}) +@defun gdb.unwinder.Unwinder.__init__(name) The @var{name} is a string used to reference this unwinder within some @value{GDBN} commands (@pxref{Managing Registered Unwinders}). @end defun @@ -2925,7 +2925,7 @@ most cases this class will be sufficient. @code{gdb.unwinder.FrameId} has the following method: -@defun gdb.unwinder.FrameId.__init__(@var{sp}, @var{pc}, @var{special} = @code{None}) +@defun gdb.unwinder.FrameId.__init__(sp, pc, special = @code{None}) The @var{sp} and @var{pc} arguments are required and should be either a @code{gdb.Value} object, or an integer. @@ -4160,7 +4160,7 @@ You can implement new @value{GDBN} CLI commands in Python. A CLI command is implemented using an instance of the @code{gdb.Command} class, most commonly using a subclass. -@defun Command.__init__ (name, @var{command_class} @r{[}, @var{completer_class} @r{[}, @var{prefix}@r{]]}) +@defun Command.__init__ (name, command_class @r{[}, completer_class @r{[}, prefix@r{]]}) The object initializer for @code{Command} registers the new command with @value{GDBN}. This initializer is normally invoked from the subclass' own @code{__init__} method. @@ -4604,7 +4604,7 @@ There are many parameters that already exist and can be set in behavior in @value{GDBN}. Similarly, you can define parameters that can be used to influence behavior in custom Python scripts and commands. -@defun Parameter.__init__ (name, @var{command-class}, @var{parameter-class} @r{[}, @var{enum-sequence}@r{]}) +@defun Parameter.__init__ (name, command_class, parameter_class @r{[}, enum_sequence@r{]}) The object initializer for @code{Parameter} registers the new parameter with @value{GDBN}. This initializer is normally invoked from the subclass' own @code{__init__} method. @@ -4620,20 +4620,20 @@ parameter. In this case the parameter can subsequently be accessed in If @var{name} consists of multiple words, and no prefix parameter group can be found, an exception is raised. -@var{command-class} should be one of the @samp{COMMAND_} constants +@var{command_class} should be one of the @samp{COMMAND_} constants (@pxref{CLI Commands In Python}). This argument tells @value{GDBN} how to categorize the new parameter in the help system. -@var{parameter-class} should be one of the @samp{PARAM_} constants +@var{parameter_class} should be one of the @samp{PARAM_} constants defined below. This argument tells @value{GDBN} the type of the new parameter; this information is used for input validation and completion. -If @var{parameter-class} is @code{PARAM_ENUM}, then -@var{enum-sequence} must be a sequence of strings. These strings +If @var{parameter_class} is @code{PARAM_ENUM}, then +@var{enum_sequence} must be a sequence of strings. These strings represent the possible values for the parameter. -If @var{parameter-class} is not @code{PARAM_ENUM}, then the presence +If @var{parameter_class} is not @code{PARAM_ENUM}, then the presence of a fourth argument will cause an exception to be thrown. The help text for the new parameter includes the Python documentation @@ -4838,7 +4838,7 @@ The documentation for the new function is taken from the documentation string for the new class. @end defun -@defun Function.invoke (@var{*args}) +@defun Function.invoke (*args) When a convenience function is evaluated, its arguments are converted to instances of @code{gdb.Value}, and then the function's @code{invoke} method is called. Note that @value{GDBN} does not @@ -6489,7 +6489,7 @@ A @code{gdb.Architecture} class has the following methods: Return the name (string value) of the architecture. @end defun -@defun Architecture.disassemble (@var{start_pc} @r{[}, @var{end_pc} @r{[}, @var{count}@r{]]}) +@defun Architecture.disassemble (start_pc @r{[}, end_pc @r{[}, count@r{]]}) Return a list of disassembled instructions starting from the memory address @var{start_pc}. The optional arguments @var{end_pc} and @var{count} determine the number of instructions in the returned list. @@ -6541,7 +6541,7 @@ If the indicated type cannot be found, this function will throw a @end defun @anchor{gdbpy_architecture_registers} -@defun Architecture.registers (@r{[} @var{reggroup} @r{]}) +@defun Architecture.registers (@r{[} reggroup @r{]}) Return a @code{gdb.RegisterDescriptorIterator} (@pxref{Registers In Python}) for all of the registers in @var{reggroup}, a string that is the name of a register group. If @var{reggroup} is omitted, or is the @@ -6581,7 +6581,7 @@ The name of this register. It is also possible to lookup a register descriptor based on its name using the following @code{gdb.RegisterDescriptorIterator} function: -@defun RegisterDescriptorIterator.find (@var{name}) +@defun RegisterDescriptorIterator.find (name) Takes @var{name} as an argument, which must be a string, and returns a @code{gdb.RegisterDescriptor} for the register with that name, or @code{None} if there is no register with that name. @@ -6704,7 +6704,7 @@ and methods available from the @code{gdb.TargetConnection} base class, a @code{gdb.RemoteTargetConnection} has the following method: @kindex maint packet -@defun RemoteTargetConnection.send_packet (@var{packet}) +@defun RemoteTargetConnection.send_packet (packet) This method sends @var{packet} to the remote target and returns the response. The @var{packet} should either be a @code{bytes} object, or a @code{Unicode} string. @@ -6747,7 +6747,7 @@ This is equivalent to the @code{maintenance packet} command New TUI (@pxref{TUI}) windows can be implemented in Python. @findex gdb.register_window_type -@defun gdb.register_window_type (@var{name}, @var{factory}) +@defun gdb.register_window_type (name, factory) Because TUI windows are created and destroyed depending on the layout the user chooses, new window types are implemented by registering a factory function with @value{GDBN}. @@ -6798,7 +6798,7 @@ displayed above the window. This attribute can be modified. Remove all the contents of the window. @end defun -@defun TuiWindow.write (@var{string} @r{[}, @var{full_window}@r{]}) +@defun TuiWindow.write (string @r{[}, full_window@r{]}) Write @var{string} to the window. @var{string} can contain ANSI terminal escape styling sequences; @value{GDBN} will translate these as appropriate for the terminal. @@ -6839,7 +6839,7 @@ inferior, you will probably also want to register event listeners and send output to the @code{gdb.TuiWindow}. @end defun -@defun Window.hscroll (@var{num}) +@defun Window.hscroll (num) This is a request to scroll the window horizontally. @var{num} is the amount by which to scroll, with negative numbers meaning to scroll right. In the TUI model, it is the viewport that moves, not the @@ -6847,7 +6847,7 @@ contents. A positive argument should cause the viewport to move right, and so the content should appear to move to the left. @end defun -@defun Window.vscroll (@var{num}) +@defun Window.vscroll (num) This is a request to scroll the window vertically. @var{num} is the amount by which to scroll, with negative numbers meaning to scroll backward. In the TUI model, it is the viewport that moves, not the @@ -6855,7 +6855,7 @@ contents. A positive argument should cause the viewport to move down, and so the content should appear to move up. @end defun -@defun Window.click (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{button}) +@defun Window.click (x, y, button) This is called on a mouse click in this window. @var{x} and @var{y} are the mouse coordinates inside the window (0-based, from the top left corner), and @var{button} specifies which mouse button was used, whose @@ -7028,7 +7028,7 @@ This class is used to hold the result of calling @w{@code{Disassembler.__call__}}, and represents a single disassembled instruction. This class has the following properties and methods: -@defun DisassemblerResult.__init__ (@var{length}, @var{string}) +@defun DisassemblerResult.__init__ (length, string) Initialize an instance of this class, @var{length} is the length of the disassembled instruction in bytes, which must be greater than zero, and @var{string} is a non-empty string that represents the |