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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/ChangeLog | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/NEWS | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdbinit-history.exp | 151 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/top.c | 51 |
9 files changed, 259 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index c997c35..e303a81 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,21 @@ +2020-03-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> + + * NEWS: Mention new behaviour of the history filename. + * top.c (write_history_p): Add comment. + (show_write_history_p): Add header comment, give a different + message when history writing is on, but the history filename is + empty. + (history_filename): Add comment. + (history_filename_empty): New function. + (show_history_filename): Add header comment, give a different + message when the filename is empty. + (init_history): Compare history_filename against nullptr, and only + read history if the filename is not empty. + (set_history_filename): Add header comment, and only make + non-empty filenames absolute. + (init_main): Make the filename argument to 'set history filename' + optional. + 2020-03-02 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * arm-nbsd-nat.c (arm_supply_fparegset): Rename to... @@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ * TUI windows can now be arranged horizontally. +* The command history filename can now be set to the empty string + either using 'set history filename' or by setting 'GDBHISTFILE=' in + the environment. The effect of setting this filename to the empty + string is that GDB will not try to load any previous command + history. + * New commands set exec-file-mismatch -- Set exec-file-mismatch handling (ask|warn|off). diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index c7f0243..95b6843 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2020-03-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (Command History): Extend description for + GDBHISTFILE and GDBHISTSIZE, add detail about the filename for + 'set history filename' being optional. Describe the effect of an + empty history filename on 'set history save on'. + 2020-02-24 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> * gdb.texinfo (Threads): Fix alignment in 'info threads' example diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index b947c5d..32e419e 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -25306,7 +25306,7 @@ history. @cindex history file @kindex set history filename @cindex @env{GDBHISTFILE}, environment variable -@item set history filename @var{fname} +@item set history filename @r{[}@var{fname}@r{]} Set the name of the @value{GDBN} command history file to @var{fname}. This is the file where @value{GDBN} reads an initial command history list, and where it writes the command history from this session when it @@ -25316,15 +25316,29 @@ to the value of the environment variable @code{GDBHISTFILE}, or to @file{./.gdb_history} (@file{./_gdb_history} on MS-DOS) if this variable is not set. +The @code{GDBHISTFILE} environment variable is read after processing +any @value{GDBN} initialization files (@pxref{Startup}) and after +processing any commands passed using command line options (for +example, @code{-ex}). + +If the @var{fname} argument is not given, or if the @code{GDBHISTFILE} +is the empty string then @value{GDBN} will neither try to load an +existing history file, nor will it try to save the history on exit. + @cindex save command history @kindex set history save @item set history save @itemx set history save on Record command history in a file, whose name may be specified with the -@code{set history filename} command. By default, this option is disabled. +@code{set history filename} command. By default, this option is +disabled. The command history will be recorded when @value{GDBN} +exits. If @code{set history filename} is set to the empty string then +history saving is disabled, even when @code{set history save} is +@code{on}. @item set history save off -Stop recording command history in a file. +Don't record the command history into the file specified by @code{set +history filename} when @value{GDBN} exits. @cindex history size @kindex set history size @@ -25338,6 +25352,11 @@ are ignored. If @var{size} is @code{unlimited} or if @env{GDBHISTSIZE} is either a negative number or the empty string, then the number of commands @value{GDBN} keeps in the history list is unlimited. +The @code{GDBHISTSIZE} environment variable is read after processing +any @value{GDBN} initialization files (@pxref{Startup}) and after +processing any commands passed using command line options (for +example, @code{-ex}). + @cindex remove duplicate history @kindex set history remove-duplicates @item set history remove-duplicates @var{count} diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog index 488a328..55c0a3e 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ 2020-03-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> + * gdb.base/default.exp: Remove test of 'set history filename'. + * gdb.base/gdbinit-history.exp: Add tests for setting the history + filename to the empty string. + * lib/gdb.exp (gdb_init): Unset environment variables GDBHISTFILE + and GDBHISTSIZE. + +2020-03-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> + * gdb.server/stop-reply-no-thread.exp: Add test where T packet is disabled. diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp index 097619d..c51ec63 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/default.exp @@ -497,8 +497,6 @@ gdb_test "set environment" "Argument required .environment variable and value.*" gdb_test "set height" "Argument required .integer to set it to.*" #test set history expansion gdb_test_no_output "set history expansion" "set history expansion" -#test set history filename -gdb_test "set history filename" "Argument required .filename to set it to.*" # Make sure the history ends up in the right place. gdb_test_no_output "set history filename [standard_output_file .gdb_history]" \ "set the history filename" diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdbinit-history.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdbinit-history.exp index 528c07d..baa1b49 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdbinit-history.exp +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdbinit-history.exp @@ -128,6 +128,154 @@ proc test_no_truncation_of_unlimited_history_file { } { } } +# Check that the current command history matches HIST, which is a list +# of commands, oldest fist. +proc check_history { hist } { + + # The show commands we issue here always appears last in the + # commands list. + lappend hist "show commands" + + # Number all of the entries in the HIST list and convert the list + # into a pattern to match against GDB. + set hist_lines [list] + set idx 1 + foreach h $hist { + lappend hist_lines " $idx $h" + incr idx + } + set pattern [eval multi_line $hist_lines] + + # Check the history. + gdb_test "show commands" "$pattern.*" +} + +# Run 'show history filename' and check the output contains the +# filename matching PATTERN, unless, PATTERN is the empty string, in +# which case match a different output that GDB will give if the +# history filename is the empty string. +# +# TESTNAME is the name for the test, which defaults to the command run +# in the test. +proc check_history_filename { pattern {testname ""} } { + + set cmd "show history filename" + if { $testname == "" } { + set testname $cmd + } + + if { $pattern == "" } { + gdb_test $cmd \ + "There is no filename currently set for recording the command history in." \ + $testname + } else { + gdb_test $cmd \ + "The filename in which to record the command history is \"$pattern\"\." \ + $testname + } +} + +# Tests for how GDB handles setting the history filename to the empty +# string. +proc test_empty_history_filename { } { + global env + global gdb_prompt + + set common_history [list "set height 0" "set width 0"] + + set test_dir [standard_output_file history_test] + remote_exec host "mkdir -p $test_dir" + foreach entry { { ".gdb_history" "xxxxx" } \ + { "_gdb_history" "xxxxx" } \ + { "alt_history" "yyyyy" } } { + set fn [lindex $entry 0] + set content [lindex $entry 1] + set fd [open [standard_output_file "$test_dir/$fn"] w] + puts $fd "$content" + close $fd + } + + with_cwd "$test_dir" { + with_test_prefix "load default history file" { + # Start GDB and see that the history file was loaded + # correctly. + gdb_exit + gdb_start + check_history [concat "xxxxx" $common_history] + check_history_filename ".*/.gdb_history" + } + + with_test_prefix "load GDBHISTFILE history file" { + # Now restart GDB with GDBHISTFILE set to see that the + # "other" history file is loaded. + save_vars { env(GDBHISTFILE) } { + setenv GDBHISTFILE \ + "$test_dir/alt_history" + gdb_exit + gdb_start + check_history [concat "yyyyy" $common_history] + check_history_filename ".*/alt_history" + } + } + + with_test_prefix "GDBHISTFILE is empty" { + # Now restart GDB with GDBHISTFILE set to indicate don't + # load any history file, check none was loaded. + save_vars { env(GDBHISTFILE) } { + setenv GDBHISTFILE "" + gdb_exit + gdb_start + check_history $common_history + check_history_filename "" + } + + # Check that 'show history save' does the right thing when + # the history filename is the empty string. + gdb_test_no_output "set history save off" \ + "ensure history save is off initially" + gdb_test "show history save" \ + "Saving of the history record on exit is off." \ + "Check history save is off" + gdb_test_no_output "set history save on" + gdb_test "show history save" \ + "Saving of the history is disabled due to the value of 'history filename'." \ + "Check history save is off due to filename" + gdb_test_no_output \ + "set history filename $test_dir/alt_history" \ + "set history filename at the command line" + check_history_filename ".*/alt_history" \ + "check filename after setting at the command line" + gdb_test "show history save" \ + "Saving of the history record on exit is on." \ + "Check history save is on" + gdb_test_no_output "set history filename" + gdb_test "show history save" \ + "Saving of the history is disabled due to the value of 'history filename'." \ + "Check history save is off due to filename again" + gdb_test_no_output "set history save off" + } + + with_test_prefix "Use -ex to clear history file" { + # Now restart GDB with the command line '-ex' to indicate + # no history file should be loaded. + gdb_exit + if {[gdb_spawn_with_cmdline_opts \ + "-ex \"set history filename\""] != 0} { + fail "spawn" + return + } + set test "initial prompt" + gdb_test_multiple "" $test { + -re ".*$gdb_prompt $" { + pass "$test" + } + } + check_history [list] + check_history_filename "" + } + } +} + test_gdbinit_history_setting "gdbinit-history/unlimited" "unlimited" test_gdbinit_history_setting "gdbinit-history/zero" "0" @@ -138,3 +286,6 @@ test_no_truncation_of_unlimited_history_file # .gdbinit file. test_gdbinit_history_setting "gdbinit-history/unlimited" "1000" "1000" test_gdbinit_history_setting "gdbinit-history/unlimited" "unlimited" "foo" + +# Check handling of empty history filename. +test_empty_history_filename diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp index ab22f24..f8f404f 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp @@ -5097,6 +5097,12 @@ proc gdb_init { test_file_name } { # tests. setenv TERM "dumb" + # Ensure that GDBHISTFILE and GDBHISTSIZE are removed from the + # environment, we don't want these modifications to the history + # settings. + unset -nocomplain ::env(GDBHISTFILE) + unset -nocomplain ::env(GDBHISTSIZE) + # Initialize GDB's pty with a fixed size, to make sure we avoid pagination # during startup. See "man expect" for details about stty_init. global stty_init @@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ extern void initialize_all_files (void); +static bool history_filename_empty (void); + #define PROMPT(X) the_prompts.prompt_stack[the_prompts.top + X].prompt #define PREFIX(X) the_prompts.prompt_stack[the_prompts.top + X].prefix #define SUFFIX(X) the_prompts.prompt_stack[the_prompts.top + X].suffix @@ -884,13 +886,22 @@ static bool command_editing_p; /* static */ bool history_expansion_p; +/* Should we write out the command history on exit? In order to write out + the history both this flag must be true, and the history_filename + variable must be set to something sensible. */ static bool write_history_p; + +/* Implement 'show history save'. */ static void show_write_history_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty, struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value) { - fprintf_filtered (file, _("Saving of the history record on exit is %s.\n"), - value); + if (!write_history_p || !history_filename_empty ()) + fprintf_filtered (file, _("Saving of the history record on exit is %s.\n"), + value); + else + fprintf_filtered (file, _("Saving of the history is disabled due to " + "the value of 'history filename'.\n")); } /* The variable associated with the "set/show history size" @@ -919,14 +930,30 @@ show_history_remove_duplicates (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty, value); } +/* The name of the file in which GDB history will be written. If this is + set to NULL, of the empty string then history will not be written. */ static char *history_filename; + +/* Return true if the history_filename is either NULL or the empty string, + indicating that we should not try to read, nor write out the history. */ +static bool +history_filename_empty (void) +{ + return (history_filename == nullptr || *history_filename == '\0'); +} + +/* Implement 'show history filename'. */ static void show_history_filename (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty, struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value) { - fprintf_filtered (file, _("The filename in which to record " - "the command history is \"%ps\".\n"), - styled_string (file_name_style.style (), value)); + if (!history_filename_empty ()) + fprintf_filtered (file, _("The filename in which to record " + "the command history is \"%ps\".\n"), + styled_string (file_name_style.style (), value)); + else + fprintf_filtered (file, _("There is no filename currently set for " + "recording the command history in.\n")); } /* This is like readline(), but it has some gdb-specific behavior. @@ -2017,9 +2044,9 @@ init_history (void) set_readline_history_size (history_size_setshow_var); tmpenv = getenv ("GDBHISTFILE"); - if (tmpenv) + if (tmpenv != nullptr) history_filename = xstrdup (tmpenv); - else if (!history_filename) + else if (history_filename == nullptr) { /* We include the current directory so that if the user changes directories the file written will be the same as the one @@ -2034,7 +2061,9 @@ init_history (void) gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> temp (gdb_abspath (fname)); history_filename = temp.release (); } - read_history (history_filename); + + if (!history_filename_empty ()) + read_history (history_filename); } static void @@ -2103,6 +2132,8 @@ show_gdb_datadir (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty, gdb_datadir.c_str ())); } +/* Implement 'set history filename'. */ + static void set_history_filename (const char *args, int from_tty, struct cmd_list_element *c) @@ -2110,7 +2141,7 @@ set_history_filename (const char *args, /* We include the current directory so that if the user changes directories the file written will be the same as the one that was read. */ - if (!IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (history_filename)) + if (!history_filename_empty () && !IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (history_filename)) { gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> temp (gdb_abspath (history_filename)); @@ -2217,7 +2248,7 @@ By default this option is set to 0."), show_history_remove_duplicates, &sethistlist, &showhistlist); - add_setshow_filename_cmd ("filename", no_class, &history_filename, _("\ + add_setshow_optional_filename_cmd ("filename", no_class, &history_filename, _("\ Set the filename in which to record the command history."), _("\ Show the filename in which to record the command history."), _("\ (the list of previous commands of which a record is kept)."), |