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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 403675e..2001e0c 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-10-27 Kevin Pouget <kevin.pouget@st.com> + + * gdb.texinfo ((Frames In Python): Document + gdb.FRAME_UNWIND_FIRST_ERROR contant. + 2011-10-26 Paul Koning <paul_koning@dell.com> * gdb.texinfo (gdb.types): Document new deepitems function. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index b451a6a..3e78832 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -23473,6 +23473,19 @@ stack corruption. @item gdb.FRAME_UNWIND_NO_SAVED_PC The frame unwinder did not find any saved PC, but we needed one to unwind further. + +@item gdb.FRAME_UNWIND_FIRST_ERROR +Any stop reason greater or equal to this value indicates some kind +of error. This special value facilitates writing code that tests +for errors in unwinding in a way that will work correctly even if +the list of the other values is modified in future @value{GDBN} +versions. Using it, you could write: +@smallexample +reason = gdb.selected_frame().unwind_stop_reason () +reason_str = gdb.frame_stop_reason_string (reason) +if reason >= gdb.FRAME_UNWIND_FIRST_ERROR: + print "An error occured: %s" % reason_str +@end smallexample @end table @end defun |