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-rw-r--r--gdb/ChangeLog15
-rw-r--r--gdb/NEWS3
-rw-r--r--gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c9
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/ChangeLog10
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo20
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/py-cmd.c5
-rw-r--r--gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-cmd.exp17
-rw-r--r--gdb/top.c3
9 files changed, 77 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index bccff36..0fe7178 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2012-03-01 Scott J. Goldman <scottjg@vmware.com>
+
+ * NEWS: Mention new python command class gdb.COMMAND_USER.
+ * cli/cli-cmds.c (show_user): Print error when used on a python
+ command.
+ (init_cli_cmds): Update documentation strings for "show user" and
+ "set/show max-user-call-depth" to clarify that it does not apply to
+ python commands.
+ * python/py-cmd.c (cmdpy_init): Treat class_user as a valid class in
+ error check.
+ (gdbpy_initialize_commands): Add COMMAND_USER as a constant in
+ gdb python api.
+ * top.c (execute_command): Only execute a user-defined command as a
+ legacy macro if c->user_commands is set.
+
2012-03-01 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* valprint.h (struct generic_val_print_decorations): New.
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 7a4812b..4b2c819 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
* Python scripting
+ ** GDB commands implemented in Python can now be put in command class
+ "gdb.COMMAND_USER".
+
** The "maint set python print-stack on|off" is now deleted.
** A new class, gdb.printing.FlagEnumerationPrinter, can be used to
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index 983f017..7513ee4 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -1241,7 +1241,8 @@ show_user (char *args, int from_tty)
char *comname = args;
c = lookup_cmd (&comname, cmdlist, "", 0, 1);
- if (c->class != class_user)
+ /* c->user_commands would be NULL if it's a python command. */
+ if (c->class != class_user || !c->user_commands)
error (_("Not a user command."));
show_user_1 (c, "", args, gdb_stdout);
}
@@ -1912,7 +1913,7 @@ Two arguments (separated by a comma) are taken as a range of memory to dump,\n\
Run the ``make'' program using the rest of the line as arguments."));
set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer);
add_cmd ("user", no_class, show_user, _("\
-Show definitions of user defined commands.\n\
+Show definitions of non-python user defined commands.\n\
Argument is the name of the user defined command.\n\
With no argument, show definitions of all user defined commands."), &showlist);
add_com ("apropos", class_support, apropos_command,
@@ -1920,8 +1921,8 @@ With no argument, show definitions of all user defined commands."), &showlist);
add_setshow_integer_cmd ("max-user-call-depth", no_class,
&max_user_call_depth, _("\
-Set the max call depth for user-defined commands."), _("\
-Show the max call depth for user-defined commands."), NULL,
+Set the max call depth for non-python user-defined commands."), _("\
+Show the max call depth for non-python user-defined commands."), NULL,
NULL,
show_max_user_call_depth,
&setlist, &showlist);
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 59bb285..18f47bd 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2012-03-01 Scott J. Goldman <scottjg@vmware.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Commands In Python): Put example python macro in
+ COMMAND_USER category rather than COMMAND_OBSCURE.
+ Document gdb.COMMAND_USER.
+ (User-defined Commands): Update documentation to clarify
+ "set/show max-user-call-depth" and "show user" don't apply to python
+ commands. Update documentation to clarify "help user-defined" may
+ also include python commands defined as COMMAND_USER.
+
2012-02-25 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Startup): Add option -ex description to the option -x
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 88dcec1..6fd6158 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -21133,8 +21133,9 @@ command should not be repeated when the user hits @key{RET}
@kindex help user-defined
@item help user-defined
-List all user-defined commands, with the first line of the documentation
-(if any) for each.
+List all user-defined commands and all python commands defined in class
+COMAND_USER. The first line of the documentation or docstring is
+included (if any).
@kindex show user
@item show user
@@ -21142,6 +21143,7 @@ List all user-defined commands, with the first line of the documentation
Display the @value{GDBN} commands used to define @var{commandname} (but
not its documentation). If no @var{commandname} is given, display the
definitions for all user-defined commands.
+This does not work for user-defined python commands.
@cindex infinite recursion in user-defined commands
@kindex show max-user-call-depth
@@ -21151,6 +21153,7 @@ definitions for all user-defined commands.
The value of @code{max-user-call-depth} controls how many recursion
levels are allowed in user-defined commands before @value{GDBN} suspects an
infinite recursion and aborts the command.
+This does not apply to user-defined python commands.
@end table
In addition to the above commands, user-defined commands frequently
@@ -21951,7 +21954,7 @@ to handle this case. Example:
>class HelloWorld (gdb.Command):
> """Greet the whole world."""
> def __init__ (self):
-> super (HelloWorld, self).__init__ ("hello-world", gdb.COMMAND_OBSCURE)
+> super (HelloWorld, self).__init__ ("hello-world", gdb.COMMAND_USER)
> def invoke (self, args, from_tty):
> argv = gdb.string_to_argv (args)
> if len (argv) != 0:
@@ -23330,6 +23333,15 @@ The command has to do with tracepoints. For example, @code{trace},
@kbd{help tracepoints} at the @value{GDBN} prompt to see a list of
commands in this category.
+@findex COMMAND_USER
+@findex gdb.COMMAND_USER
+@item gdb.COMMAND_USER
+The command is a general purpose command for the user, and typically
+does not fit in one of the other categories.
+Type @kbd{help user-defined} at the @value{GDBN} prompt to see
+a list of commands in this category, as well as the list of gdb macros
+(@pxref{Sequences}).
+
@findex COMMAND_OBSCURE
@findex gdb.COMMAND_OBSCURE
@item gdb.COMMAND_OBSCURE
@@ -23391,7 +23403,7 @@ class HelloWorld (gdb.Command):
"""Greet the whole world."""
def __init__ (self):
- super (HelloWorld, self).__init__ ("hello-world", gdb.COMMAND_OBSCURE)
+ super (HelloWorld, self).__init__ ("hello-world", gdb.COMMAND_USER)
def invoke (self, arg, from_tty):
print "Hello, World!"
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-cmd.c b/gdb/python/py-cmd.c
index aad1ab4..04476db 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-cmd.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-cmd.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ cmdpy_init (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
&& cmdtype != class_files && cmdtype != class_support
&& cmdtype != class_info && cmdtype != class_breakpoint
&& cmdtype != class_trace && cmdtype != class_obscure
- && cmdtype != class_maintenance)
+ && cmdtype != class_maintenance && cmdtype != class_user)
{
PyErr_Format (PyExc_RuntimeError, _("Invalid command class argument."));
return -1;
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ gdbpy_initialize_commands (void)
|| PyModule_AddIntConstant (gdb_module, "COMMAND_OBSCURE",
class_obscure) < 0
|| PyModule_AddIntConstant (gdb_module, "COMMAND_MAINTENANCE",
- class_maintenance) < 0)
+ class_maintenance) < 0
+ || PyModule_AddIntConstant (gdb_module, "COMMAND_USER", class_user) < 0)
return;
for (i = 0; i < N_COMPLETERS; ++i)
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 9d6beea..2e450bf 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-03-01 Scott J. Goldman <scottjg@vmware.com>
+
+ * gdb.python/py-cmd.exp: Add test to verify that python commands can
+ be put in the user-defined category and that the commands appear in
+ "help user-defined".
+
2012-02-29 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
* gdb.ada/tagged_not_init: New testcase.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-cmd.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-cmd.exp
index fc7cac0..36fa343 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-cmd.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-cmd.exp
@@ -138,3 +138,20 @@ gdb_test "python print gdb.string_to_argv ('\"1 2\" 3')" \
gdb_test "python print gdb.string_to_argv ('1\\ 2 3')" \
{\['1 2', '3'\]} \
"string_to_argv ('1\\ 2 3')"
+
+# Test user-defined python commands.
+gdb_py_test_multiple "input simple user-defined command" \
+ "python" "" \
+ "class test_help (gdb.Command):" "" \
+ " \"\"\"Docstring\"\"\"" "" \
+ " def __init__ (self):" "" \
+ " super (test_help, self).__init__ (\"test_help\", gdb.COMMAND_USER)" "" \
+ " def invoke (self, arg, from_tty):" "" \
+ " print \"test_cmd output, arg = %s\" % arg" "" \
+ "test_help ()" "" \
+ "end" ""
+
+gdb_test "test_help ugh" "test_cmd output, arg = ugh" "call simple user-defined command"
+
+# Make sure the command shows up in `help user-defined`.
+gdb_test "help user-defined" "User-defined commands.\[\r\n\]+The commands in this class are those defined by the user.\[\r\n\]+Use the \"define\" command to define a command.\[\r\n\]+\[\r\n\]+List of commands:\[\r\n\]+\[\r\n\]+test_help -- Docstring\[\r\n\]+\[\r\n\]+Type \"help\" followed by command name for full documentation.\[\r\n\]+Type \"apropos word\" to search for commands related to \"word\".\[\r\n\]+Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.\[\r\n\]+" "see user-defined command in `help user-defined`"
diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
index e41f56c..55e4504 100644
--- a/gdb/top.c
+++ b/gdb/top.c
@@ -470,7 +470,8 @@ execute_command (char *p, int from_tty)
if (c->flags & DEPRECATED_WARN_USER)
deprecated_cmd_warning (&line);
- if (c->class == class_user)
+ /* c->user_commands would be NULL in the case of a python command. */
+ if (c->class == class_user && c->user_commands)
execute_user_command (c, arg);
else if (c->type == set_cmd || c->type == show_cmd)
do_setshow_command (arg, from_tty, c);