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2019-08-27gdb: Add new -n flag to some info commandsAndrew Burgess1-0/+5
The 'info variables', its alias 'whereis', and 'info functions' all include non-debug symbols in the output by default. The list of non-debug symbols can sometimes be quite long, resulting in the debug symbol based results being scrolled off the screen. This commit adds a '-n' flag to all of the commands listed above that excludes the non-debug symbols from the results, leaving just the debug symbol based results. gdb/ChangeLog: * cli/cli-utils.c (info_print_options_defs): Delete. (make_info_print_options_def_group): Delete. (extract_info_print_options): Delete. (info_print_command_completer): Delete. (info_print_args_help): Add extra parameter, and optionally include text about -n flag. * cli/cli-utils.h (struct info_print_options): Delete. (extract_info_print_options): Delete declaration. (info_print_command_completer): Delete declaration. (info_print_args_help): Add extra parameter, extend header comment. * python/python.c (gdbpy_rbreak): Pass additional parameter to search_symbols. * stack.c (struct info_print_options): New type. (info_print_options_defs): New file scoped variable. (make_info_print_options_def_group): New static function. (info_print_command_completer): New static function. (info_locals_command): Update to use new local functions. (info_args_command): Likewise. (_initialize_stack): Add extra parameter to calls to info_print_args_help. * symtab.c (search_symbols): Add extra parameter, use this to possibly excluse non-debug symbols. (symtab_symbol_info): Add extra parameter, which is passed on to search_symbols. (struct info_print_options): New type. (info_print_options_defs): New file scoped variable. (make_info_print_options_def_group): New static function. (info_print_command_completer): New static function. (info_variables_command): Update to use local functions, and pass extra parameter through to symtab_symbol_info. (info_functions_command): Likewise. (info_types_command): Pass additional argument through to symtab_symbol_info. (rbreak_command): Pass extra argument to search_symbols. (_initialize_symtab): Add extra arguments for calls to info_print_args_help, and update help text for 'info variables', 'whereis', and 'info functions' commands. * symtab.h (search_symbols): Add extra argument to declaration. * NEWS: Mention new flags. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Add information about the -n flag to "info variables" and "info functions". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.base/info-fun.exp: Extend to test the -n flag for 'info functions'. Reindent as needed. * gdb.base/info-var-f1.c: New file. * gdb.base/info-var-f2.c: New file. * gdb.base/info-var.exp: New file. * gdb.base/info-var.h: New file.
2019-08-25Convert the RX target to make use of target descriptions.Yoshinori Sato1-0/+2
gdb/ChangeLog 2019-08-25 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp> * gdb/rx-tdep.c (rx_register_names): New. (rx_register_name): Delete. (rx_psw_type): Delete. (rx_fpsw_type): Delete. (rx_register_type): Delete. (rx_gdbarch_init): Convert target-descriptions. (_initialize_rx_tdep): Add initialize_tdesc_rx. * gdb/features/Makefile: Add rx.xml. * gdb/features/rx.xml: New. * gdb/features/rx.c: Generated. * gdb/NEWS: Mention target description support. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-08-25 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp> * gdb.texinfo (Standard Target Features): Add RX Features sub-section.
2019-08-16Move [PAC] into a new MI field addr_flagsAlan Hayward1-0/+7
Add a new print_pc which prints both the PC and a new field addr_flags. Call this wherever the PC is printed in stack.c. Add a new gdbarch method get_pc_address_flags to obtain the addr_flag contents. By default returns an empty string, on AArch64 this returns PAC if the address has been masked in the frame. Document this in the manual and NEWS file. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS (Other MI changes): New subsection. * aarch64-tdep.c (aarch64_get_pc_address_flags): New function. (aarch64_gdbarch_init): Add aarch64_get_pc_address_flags. * arch-utils.c (default_get_pc_address_flags): New function. * arch-utils.h (default_get_pc_address_flags): New declaration. * gdbarch.sh: Add get_pc_address_flags. * gdbarch.c: Regenerate. * gdbarch.h: Likewise. * stack.c (print_pc): New function. (print_frame_info) (print_frame): Call print_pc. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (AArch64 Pointer Authentication) (GDB/MI Breakpoint Information) (Frame Information): Document addr_field.
2019-08-12Require readline 7 or newerTom Tromey1-0/+5
This changes gdb to require readline 7 or newer at build time. gdb/ChangeLog 2019-08-12 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * configure: Rebuild. * configure.ac: Check for readline 7. * NEWS: Mention readline 7 requirement. * README: Update. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-08-12 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * gdb.texinfo (Configure Options): Document minimum version of readline.
2019-08-07AArch64 pauth: Indicate unmasked addresses in backtraceAlan Hayward1-1/+3
Armv8.3-a Pointer Authentication causes the function return address to be obfuscated on entry to some functions. GDB must unmask the link register in order to produce a backtrace. The following patch adds markers of [PAC] to the bracktrace, to indicate which addresses needed unmasking. This includes the backtrace when using MI. For example, consider the following backtrace: (gdb) bt 0 0x0000000000400490 in puts@plt () 1 0x00000000004005dc in foo ("hello") at cbreak-lib.c:6 2 0x0000000000400604 [PAC] in bar () at cbreak-lib.c:12 3 0x0000000000400620 [PAC] in main2 () at cbreak.c:17 4 0x00000000004005b4 in main () at cbreak-3.c:10 The functions in cbreak-lib use pointer auth, which masks the return address to the previous function, causing the addresses of bar (in the library) and main2 (in the main binary) to require unmasking in order to unwind the backtrace. An extra bool is added alongside the prev_pc in the frame structure. At the point at which the link register is unmasked, the AArch64 port calls into frame to sets the bool. This is the most efficient way of doing it. The marker is also added to the python frame printer, which is always printed if set. The marker is not explicitly exposed to the python code. I expect this will potentially cause issues with some tests in the testsuite when Armv8.3 pointer authentication is used. This should be fixed up in the the future once real hardware is available for full testsuite testing. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Expand the Pointer Authentication entry. * aarch64-tdep.c (aarch64_frame_unmask_address): Rename from this. (aarch64_frame_unmask_lr): ... to this. (aarch64_prologue_prev_register, aarch64_dwarf2_prev_register): Call aarch64_frame_unmask_lr. * frame.c (struct frame_info): Add "masked" variable. (frame_set_previous_pc_masked) (frame_get_pc_masked): New functions. (fprint_frame): Check for masked pc. * frame.h (frame_set_previous_pc_masked) (frame_get_pc_masked): New declarations. * python/py-framefilter.c (py_print_frame): Check for masked pc. * stack.c (print_frame): Check for masked pc. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (AArch64 Pointer Authentication): New subsection.
2019-08-05Add block['var'] accessorChristian Biesinger1-0/+3
Currently we support iteration on blocks; this patch extends that to make subscript access work as well. gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-08-05 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * NEWS: Mention dictionary access on blocks. * python/py-block.c (blpy_getitem): New function. (block_object_as_mapping): New struct. (block_object_type): Use new struct for tp_as_mapping field. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-08-05 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * python.texi (Blocks In Python): Document dictionary access on blocks. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-08-05 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * gdb.python/py-block.exp: Test dictionary access on blocks.
2019-08-03NEWS and documentation for info sources [-dirname | -basename] [--] [REGEXP].Philippe Waroquiers1-0/+9
gdb/ChangeLog 2019-08-03 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * NEWS: Mention changes to "info sources" command. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-08-03 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Document new args -dirname and -basename of "info sources" command.
2019-08-01Require GNU make 3.82Alan Hayward1-0/+5
Gdbserver has failed to build with GNU make 3.81 since commit 08f10e02be. Update the NEWS file to state that versions earlier than 3.82 are not supported. 3.82 was released in 2010, 3.81 was released 2006. A quick investigation of the default GNU make version provided across various distros found the earliest provided version to be 3.82: *RHEL 7, Centos 6 - make 3.82 *Fedora 27 - make 4.2.1 *OpenSuse 42.2, SLES11 - make 4.2.1 *Ubuntu 16.04/18.04 - make 4.1 *Debian Jessie - make 4.0 Note that Glibc requires at least 4.0, whereas GCC still allows 3.81. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Require GNU make 3.82.
2019-07-30[PR/24474] Add gdb.lookup_static_symbol to the python APIChristian Biesinger1-0/+3
Similar to lookup_global_symbol, except that it checks the STATIC_SCOPE. gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-07-30 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> PR/24474: Add a function to lookup static variables. * NEWS: Mention this new function. * python/py-symbol.c (gdbpy_lookup_static_symbol): New function. * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_lookup_static_symbol): New function. * python/python.c (python_GdbMethods): Add new function. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-07-30 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * python.texi (Symbols In Python): Document new function gdb.lookup_static_symbol. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-07-30 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * gdb.python/py-symbol.c: Add a static variable and one in an anonymous namespace. * gdb.python/py-symbol.exp: Test gdb.lookup_static_symbol.
2019-07-29Add Objfile.lookup_{global,static}_symbol functionsChristian Biesinger1-0/+3
This is essentially the inverse of Symbol.objfile. This allows handling different symbols with the same name (but from different objfiles) and can also be faster if the objfile is known. gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-07-29 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * NEWS: Mention new functions Objfile.lookup_{global,static}_symbol. * python/py-objfile.c (objfpy_lookup_global_symbol): New function. (objfpy_lookup_static_symbol): New function. (objfile_object_methods): Add new functions. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-07-29 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * python.texi (Objfiles In Python): Document new functions Objfile.lookup_{global,static}_symbol. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-07-29 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * gdb.python/py-objfile.c: Add global and static vars. * gdb.python/py-objfile.exp: Test new functions Objfile. lookup_global_symbol and lookup_static_symbol.
2019-07-29Document 'set print frame-info|frame-arguments presence'.Philippe Waroquiers1-0/+19
gdb/ChangeLog 2019-06-19 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * NEWS: Mention 'set|show print frame-info'. Mention new 'presence' value for 'frame-arguments'. Mention new '-frame-info' backtrace argument. Mention that python frame filtering code is now consistent with what 'backtrace' command prints. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-07-29 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * gdb.texinfo (Backtrace): Document the new '-frame-info' backtrace option. Reference 'set print frame-info'. (Print Settings): Document 'set|show print frame-info'. Document new 'presence' value for 'set print frame-arguments.
2019-07-22gdb: Switch "info types" over to use the gdb::options frameworkAndrew Burgess1-0/+4
Adds a new -q flag to "info types" using the gdb::option framework. This -q flag is similar to the -q flag already present for "info variables" and "info functions". gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention adding -q option to "info types". * symtab.c (struct info_types_options): New struct. (info_types_options_defs): New variable. (make_info_types_options_def_group): New function. (info_types_command): Use gdb::option framework to parse options. (info_types_command_completer): New function. (_initialize_symtab): Extend the help text on "info types" and register command completer. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Add information about -q flag to "info types".
2019-07-11gdb: Add command completers for some info commandsAndrew Burgess1-1/+3
Add command completion for info variables, functions, args, and locals. This completer only completes the command line options as these commands all take a regexp which GDB can't really offer completions for. gdb/ChangeLog: * cli/cli-utils.c (info_print_command_completer): New function. * cli/cli-utils.h: Add 'completer.h' include, and forward declaration for 'struct cmd_list_element'. (info_print_command_completer): Declare. * stack.c (_initialize_stack): Add completer for 'info locals' and 'info args'. * symtab.c (_initialize_symtab): Add completer for 'info variables' and 'info functions'. * NEWS: Mention completion for additional info commands.
2019-07-08Ensure GDB printf command can print convenience var strings without a target.Philippe Waroquiers1-0/+7
Without this patch, GDB printf command calls malloc on the target, writes the convenience var content to the target, re-reads the content from the target, and then locally printf the string. This implies inferior calls, and does not work when there is no running inferior, or when the inferior is a core dump. With this patch, printf command can printf string convenience variables without inferior function calls. Ada string convenience variables can also be printed. gdb/ChangeLog 2019-07-08 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * NEWS: Mention that GDB printf and eval commands can now print C-style and Ada-style convenience var strings without calling the inferior. * printcmd.c (printf_c_string): Locally print GDB internal var instead of transiting via the inferior. (printf_wide_c_string): Likewise. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2019-07-08 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * gdb.base/printcmds.exp: Test printing C string and C wide string convenience vars without transiting via the inferior. Also make test names unique.
2019-07-03Introduce the "with" commandPedro Alves1-0/+15
( See original discussion and prototype here: https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2019-05/msg00570.html ) (gdb) help with Temporarily set SETTING to VALUE, run COMMAND, and restore SETTING. Usage: with SETTING [VALUE] [-- COMMAND] Usage: w SETTING [VALUE] [-- COMMAND] With no COMMAND, repeats the last executed command. SETTING is any setting you can change with the "set" subcommands. E.g.: with language pascal -- print obj with print elements unlimited -- print obj As can be seen above, the "with" command is just like "set", but instead of setting the setting permanently, it sets the setting, runs a command and then restores the setting. (gdb) p g_s $1 = {a = 1, b = 2, c = 3} (gdb) with language ada -- print g_s $2 = (a => 1, b => 2, c => 3) Warning: the current language does not match this frame. (gdb) show language The current source language is "auto; currently c". (gdb) with print elements 100 -- with print object on -- print 1 $3 = 1 You can shorten things a bit though, as long as unambiguous. So this: (gdb) with print elements 100 -- with print object off -- print 1 is the same as: (gdb) w p el 100 -- w p o 0 -- p 1 Note that the patch adds a "w" alias for "with", as "w" is not currently taken: (gdb) w Ambiguous command "w": watch, wh, whatis, where, while, while-stepping, winheight, ws. Let me know if you'd prefer to reserve "w" for one of the other commands above. IMHO, this command will end up being used frequently enough that it deserves the "w" shorthand. A nice feature is that this is fully integrated with TAB-completion: (gdb) with p[TAB] pagination print prompt python (gdb) with print [TAB] address max-depth static-members array max-symbolic-offset symbol array-indexes null-stop symbol-filename asm-demangle object symbol-loading demangle pascal_static-members thread-events elements pretty type entry-values raw union frame-arguments repeats vtbl inferior-events sevenbit-strings (gdb) with print [TAB] (gdb) with print elements unlimited -- thread apply all -[TAB] -ascending -c -q -s (gdb) with print elements unlimited -- print -[TAB] -address -max-depth -repeats -vtbl -array -null-stop -static-members -array-indexes -object -symbol -elements -pretty -union The main advantage of this new command compared to command options, like the new "print -OPT", is that this command works with any setting, and, it works nicely when you want to override a setting while running a user-defined command, like: (gdb) with print pretty -- usercmd The disadvantage is that it isn't as compact or easy to type. I think of command options and this command as complementary. I think that even with this new command, it makes sense to continue developing the command options in the direction of exposing most-oft-used settings as command options. Inspired by Philippe's "/" command proposal, if no command is specified, then the last command is re-invoked, under the overridden setting: (gdb) p g_s $1 = {a = 1, b = 2, c = 3} (gdb) with language ada $2 = (a => 1, b => 2, c => 3) Warning: the current language does not match this frame. Note: "with" requires "--" to separate the setting from the command. It might be possible to do without that, but, I haven't tried it yet, and I think that this can go in without it. We can always downgrade to making "--" optional if we manage to make it work. On to the patch itself, the implementation of the command is simpler than one might expect. A few details: - I factored out a bit from pipe_command into repeat_previous directly, because otherwise I'd need to copy&paste the same code and same error message in the with command. - The parse_cli_var_uinteger / parse_cli_var_zuinteger_unlimited / do_set_command changes are necessary since we can now pass an empty string as argument. - do_show_command was split in two, as a FIXME comment suggests, but for a different reason: we need to get a string version of a "set" command's value, and we already had code for that in do_show_command. That code is now factored out to the new get_setshow_command_value_string function. - There's a new "maint with" command added too: (gdb) help maint with Like "with", but works with "maintenance set" variables. Usage: maintenance with SETTING [VALUE] [-- COMMAND] With no COMMAND, repeats the last executed command. SETTING is any setting you can change with the "maintenance set" subcommands. "with" and "maint with" share 99% of the implementation. This might be useful on its own, but it's also useful for testing, since with this, we can use the "maint set/show test-settings" settings for exercising the "with" machinery with all the command type variants (all enum var_types). This is done in the new gdb/base/with.exp testcase. The documentation bits are originally based on Philippe's docs for the "/" command, hence the attribution in the ChangeLog. gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-07-03 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * NEWS (New commands): Mention "with" and "maint with". * cli/cli-cmds.c (with_command_1, with_command_completer_1) (with_command, with_command_completer): New. (pipe_command): Adjust to new repeat_previous interface. (_initialize_cli_cmds): Install the "with" command and its "w" alias. * cli/cli-cmds.h (with_command_1, with_command_completer_1): New declarations. * cli/cli-setshow.c (parse_cli_var_uinteger) (parse_cli_var_zuinteger_unlimited, do_set_command): Handle empty argument strings for all var_types. (get_setshow_command_value_string): New, factored out from ... (do_show_command): ... this. * cli/cli-setshow.h: Include <string>. (get_setshow_command_value_string): Declare. * command.h (repeat_previous): Now returns const char *. Adjust comment. * maint.c: Include "cli/cli-cmds.h". (maintenance_with_cmd, maintenance_with_cmd_completer): New. (_initialize_maint_cmds): Register the "maintenance with" command. * top.c (repeat_previous): Move bits from pipe_command here: Return the saved command line, if any; error out if there's no command to relaunch. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-07-03 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * gdb.texinfo (Command Settings): New node documenting the general concept of settings, how to change them, and the new "with" command. (Maintenance Commands): Document "maint with". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-07-03 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.base/with.c: New file. * gdb.base/with.exp: New file.
2019-07-03"maint test-settings set/show" -> "maint set/show test-settings"Pedro Alves1-1/+2
This commit renames "maint test-settings set/show" to "maint set/show test-settings". This helps the following patch, which introduce a "maint with" command what works with all "maint set" settings. gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-07-03 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * NEWS (New commands): Mention "maint set/show test-settings" instead of "maint test-settings". * maint-test-settings.c (maintenance_test_settings_list): Delete. (maintenance_test_settings_set_list): Rename to ... (maintenance_set_test_settings_list): ... this. (maintenance_test_settings_show_list): Rename to ... (maintenance_show_test_settings_list): ... this. (maintenance_test_settings_cmd): Delete. (maintenance_test_settings_set_cmd): ... (maintenance_set_test_settings_cmd): ... this. (maintenance_test_settings_show_cmd): ... (maintenance_show_test_settings_cmd): ... this. (maintenance_test_settings_show_value_cmd): (maintenance_show_test_settings_value_cmd): ... this. (_initialize_maint_test_settings): No longer install the "maint test-settings" prefix command. Rename "maint test-settings set" to "maint set test-settings", and "maint test-settings show" to "maint show test-settings". Adjust all subcommands. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-07-03 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Document "maint set/show test-settings" instead of "maint test-settings set/show". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-07-03 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.base/settings.exp: Replace all references to "maint test-settings set" with references to "maint set test-settings", and all references to "maint test-settings show" with references to "maint show test-settings".
2019-07-02Make "info threads" use the gdb::option frameworkPedro Alves1-0/+2
This makes "info threads" use the gdb::option framework to process options. There's only one option today (-gid), and it isn't used much frequently unless you're looking at matching MI output. Still, this was in the neighborhood of "thread apply" so I had converted it. The main advantage is that TAB completion now shows you the available options, and gives you a hint to what the command accepts as operand argument, including showing a metasyntactic variable: (gdb) info threads [TAB] -gid ID (gdb) help info threads Display currently known threads. Usage: info threads [OPTION]... [ID]... Options: -gid Show global thread IDs. If ID is given, it is a space-separated list of IDs of threads to display. Otherwise, all threads are displayed. (gdb) gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-07-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * NEWS (Completion improvements): Mention "info threads". * thread.c (struct info_threads_opts, info_threads_option_defs) (make_info_threads_options_def_group): New. (info_threads_command): Use gdb::option::process_options. (info_threads_command_completer): New. (_initialize_thread): Use gdb::option::build_help to build the help text for "info threads". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-07-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.base/options.exp (test-info-threads): New procedure. (top level): Call it.
2019-06-15gdb/mi: New commands to catch C++ exceptionsAndrew Burgess1-0/+4
Adds some MI commands to catch C++ exceptions. The new commands are -catch-throw, -catch-rethrow, and -catch-catch, these all correspond to the CLI commands 'catch throw', 'catch rethrow', and 'catch catch'. Each MI command takes two optional arguments, '-t' has the effect of calling 'tcatch' instead of 'catch', for example: (gdb) -catch-throw -t Is the same as: (gdb) tcatch throw There is also a '-r REGEXP' argument that can supply a regexp to match against the exception type, so: (gdb) -catch-catch -r PATTERN Is the same as: (gdb) catch catch PATTERN The change in print_mention_exception_catchpoint might seem a little strange; changing the output from using ui_out::field_int and ui_out::text to using ui_out::message. The print_mention_exception_catchpoint is used as the 'print_mention' method for the exception catchpoint breakpoint object. Most of the other 'print_mention' methods (see breakpoint.c) use either printf_filtered, of ui_out::message. Using field_int was causing an unexpected field to be added to the MI output. Here's the output without the change in print_mention_exception_catchpoint: (gdb) -catch-throw ^done,bkptno="1",bkpt={number="1",type="breakpoint",disp="keep", enabled="y",addr="0x00000000004006c0", what="exception throw",catch-type="throw", thread-groups=["i1"],times="0"} Notice the breakpoint number appears in both the 'bkptno' field, and the 'number' field within the 'bkpt' tuple. Here's the output with the change in print_mention_exception_catchpoint: (gdb) -catch-throw ^done,bkpt={number="1",type="breakpoint",disp="keep", enabled="y",addr="0x00000000004006c0", what="exception throw",catch-type="throw", thread-groups=["i1"],times="0"} gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention new MI commands. * break-catch-throw.c (enum exception_event_kind): Move to breakpoint.h. (print_mention_exception_catchpoint): Output text as a single message. (catch_exception_command_1): Rename to... (catch_exception_event): ...this, make non-static, update header command, and change some parameter types. (catch_catch_command): Update for changes to catch_exception_command_1. (catch_throw_command): Likewise. (catch_rethrow_command): Likewise. * breakpoint.c (enum exception_event_kind): Delete. * breakpoint.h (enum exception_event_kind): Moved here from break-catch-throw.c. (catch_exception_event): Declare. * mi/mi-cmd-catch.c (mi_cmd_catch_exception_event): New function. (mi_cmd_catch_throw): New function. (mi_cmd_catch_rethrow): New function. (mi_cmd_catch_catch): New function. * mi/mi-cmds.c (mi_cmds): Add 'catch-throw', 'catch-rethrow', and 'catch-catch' entries. * mi/mi-cmds.h (mi_cmd_catch_throw): Declare. (mi_cmd_catch_rethrow): Declare. (mi_cmd_catch_catch): Declare. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Catchpoint Commands): Add menu entry to new node. (C++ Exception GDB/MI Catchpoint Commands): New node to describe new MI commands. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.mi/mi-catch-cpp-exceptions.cc: New file. * gdb.mi/mi-catch-cpp-exceptions.exp: New file. * lib/mi-support.exp (mi_expect_stop): Handle 'exception-caught' as a stop reason.
2019-06-14Minor NEWS rearrangementTom Tromey1-4/+4
I noticed that a NEWS item about Python scripting changes appeared between an item about a convenience function and an item about a convenience variable. I think it's better for the latter to be next to each other. gdb/ChangeLog 2019-06-14 Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com> * NEWS: Move convenience variable news above Python news.
2019-06-13NEWS and manual changes for command options changesPedro Alves1-0/+91
gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * NEWS (New commands): Mention "maint test-options require-delimiter", "maint test-options unknown-is-error", "maint test-options unknown-is-operand" and "maint show test-options-completion-result". (New command options, command completion): New section. (Completion improvements): New section. Mention that you can abbreviate "unlimited". gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Command Completion): Mention command options too. (Command Options): New node. (Threads): Add anchors. Extend descriptions of the "taas" and "tfaas" commands. (Backtrace): Describe new options of the "backtrace" command. Add anchors. (Frame Apply): Describe new options of the "frame apply" and "faas" commands. Add anchors. (Data): Describe new options of the "print" command. Add anchors. (Compiling and Injecting Code): Mention options of the "compile print" command. (Maintenance Commands): Mention "maint test-options" subcommands and the "maint show test-options-completion-result" command.
2019-06-13"set print raw frame-arguments" -> "set print raw-frame-arguments"Pedro Alves1-0/+7
A following patch will introduce options for the "backtrace" command, based on some "set print" and "set backtrace" settings. There's one setting in particular that is a bit annoying if we want to describe the backtrace options and the settings commands using the same data structures: "set print raw frame-arguments" The problem is that space between "raw" and "frame-arguments". Calling the option "bt -raw frame-arguments" would be odd. So I'm calling the option "bt -raw-frame-arguments" instead. And for consistency, this patch renames the set/show commands to: "set print raw-frame-arguments" "show print raw-frame-arguments" I.e., dash instead of space. The old commands are left in place, but marked deprecated. We need to adjust a couple testcases, because the relevant tests use gdb_test_no_output and the old commands are no longer silent: (gdb) set print raw frame-arguments on Warning: command 'set print raw frame-arguments' is deprecated. Use 'set print raw-frame-arguments'. gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * NEWS (Changed commands): Mention set/show print raw-frame-arguments, and that "set/show print raw frame-arguments" are now deprecated. * cli/cli-decode.c (add_setshow_boolean_cmd): Now returns the command. * command.h (add_setshow_boolean_cmd): Return cmd_list_element *. * stack.c (_initialize_stack): Install "set/show print raw-frame-arguments", and deprecate "set/show print raw frame-arguments". * valprint.c (_initialize_valprint): Deprecate "set/show print raw". gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Document "set/show print raw-frame-arguments" instead of "set/show print raw frame-arguments". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.guile/scm-frame-args.exp: Use "set print raw-frame-arguments" instead of "set print raw frame-arguments". * gdb.python/py-frame-args.exp: Likewise.
2019-06-13New set/show testing framework (gdb.base/settings.exp)Pedro Alves1-0/+4
This commit adds new representative commands for all types of settings commands supported by gdb (enum var_types), and then uses them to exercise settings parsing and completion. (gdb) maint test-settings s[TAB] set show (gdb) maint test-settings set [TAB] auto-boolean integer uinteger boolean optional-filename zinteger enum string zuinteger filename string-noescape zuinteger-unlimited (gdb) maint test-settings set enum [TAB] xxx yyy zzz etc. This is basically unit testing, except that it goes fully via GDB. It must be done this way in order to exercise TAB completion properly, which must go via readline. gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * Makefile.in (COMMON_SFILES): Add maint-test-settings.c. * NEWS: Mention maint test-settings KIND. * maint-test-settings.c: New file. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Document "maint test-settings" commands. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-06-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.base/settings.c: New file. * gdb.base/settings.exp: New file.
2019-06-06Add thread-exit annotation.Amos Bird1-0/+2
gdb/ChangeLog 2019-04-26 Amos Bird <amosbird@gmail.com> * annotate.c (annotate_thread_exited): Add "thread-exited" annotation. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-06-06 Amos Bird <amosbird@gmail.com> * annotate.texinfo (Multi-threaded Apps): Add entry for thread-exited annotation. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2019-06-06 Amos Bird <amosbird@gmail.com> * gdb.base/annota1.exp (thread_switch): Add test for thread-exited annotation.
2019-06-04Add an objfile getter to gdb.TypeChristian Biesinger via gdb-patches1-0/+3
This allows users of the Python API to find the objfile where a type was defined. gdb/ChangeLog: gdb/ChangeLog 2019-06-04 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> Add objfile property to gdb.Type. * gdb/NEWS: Mention Python API addition. * gdb/python/py-type.c (typy_get_objfile): New method. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-06-04 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * gdb/doc/python.texi: Document new gdb.Type.objfile property. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2019-06-04 Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@google.com> * gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-type.exp: Test for new gdb.Type.objfile property.
2019-06-03Document in NEWS and gdb.texinfo the "help", "apropos" and "show style" changes.Philippe Waroquiers1-0/+30
2019-05-31NEWS and documentation for | (pipe) command.Philippe Waroquiers1-0/+12
gdb/ChangeLog * NEWS: Mention new pipe command and new convenience variables. gdb/doc/ChangeLog * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): Document pipe command. (Logging Output): Add a reference to pipe command. (Convenience Variables): Document $_shell_exitcode and $_shell_exitstatus.
2019-05-29Add "set print finish"Tom Tromey1-0/+7
A user wanted to be able to disable the display of the value when using "finish" -- but still have the value entered into the value history in case it was useful later on. Part of the rationale here is that sometimes the value might be quite large, or expensive to display (in their case this was compounded by a rogue pretty-printer). This patch implements this idea. gdb/ChangeLog 2019-05-29 Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com> * NEWS: Add entry. * infcmd.c (print_return_value_1): Handle finish_print option. (show_print_finish): New function. (_initialize_infcmd): Add "set/show print finish" commands. * valprint.c (user_print_options): Initialize new member. * valprint.h (struct value_print_options) <finish_print>: New member. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-05-29 Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com> * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): Document new commands. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2019-05-29 Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com> * gdb.base/finish.exp (finish_no_print): New proc. (finish_tests): Call it.
2019-05-27Fix typo in gdb/NEWSTom Tromey1-1/+1
I noticed a typo in gdb/NEWS. This fixes it. gdb/ChangeLog 2019-05-27 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * NEWS: Fix typo.
2019-05-22Document gdb.in/gdb.cmd files and debugredirect cli commandAlan Hayward1-0/+11
Add missing documentation for the debugredirect setting. Add description and uses of gdb.in/gdb.cmd to the testsuite README. Mention this in the NEWS file. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Add debugredirect and testsuite sections. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): Add debugredirect. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * README (Re-running Tests Outside The Testsuite): New section.
2019-05-17MI: Add new command -completeJan Vrany1-0/+7
There is a CLI command 'complete' intended to use with emacs. Such a command would also be useful for MI frontends, when separate CLI and MI channels cannot be used. For example, on Windows (because of lack of PTYs) or when GDB is used through SSH session. This commit adds a new '-complete' MI command. gdb/Changelog: 2019-01-28 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * mi/mi-cmds.h (mi_cmd_complete): New function. * mi/mi-main.c (mi_cmd_complete): Likewise. * mi/mi-cmds.c: Define new MI command -complete. * NEWS: Mention new -complete command. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-01-28 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * gdb.texinfo (Miscellaneous GDB/MI Commands): Document new MI command -complete. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-01-28 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * gdb.mi/mi-complete.exp: New file. * gdb.mi/mi-complete.cc: Likewise.
2019-05-08gdb: Merge two 'New commands' sections in NEWS fileAndrew Burgess1-9/+7
Commit 2e62ab400ff9 added a second 'New commands' section to the NEWS file, this commit merges the two together. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Merge two 'New commands' sections.
2019-04-29gdb: Introduce 'print max-depth' featureAndrew Burgess1-0/+9
Introduce a new print setting max-depth which can be set with 'set print max-depth DEPTH'. The default value of DEPTH is 20, but this can also be set to unlimited. When GDB is printing a value containing nested structures GDB will stop descending at depth DEPTH. Here is a small example: typedef struct s1 { int a; } s1; typedef struct s2 { s1 b; } s2; typedef struct s3 { s2 c; } s3; typedef struct s4 { s3 d; } s4; s4 var = { { { { 3 } } } }; The following table shows how various depth settings affect printing of 'var': | Depth Setting | Result of 'p var' | |---------------+--------------------------------| | Unlimited | $1 = {d = {c = {b = {a = 3}}}} | | 4 | $1 = {d = {c = {b = {a = 3}}}} | | 3 | $1 = {d = {c = {b = {...}}}} | | 2 | $1 = {d = {c = {...}}} | | 1 | $1 = {d = {...}} | | 0 | $1 = {...} | Only structures, unions, and arrays are replaced in this way, scalars and strings are not replaced. The replacement is counted from the level at which you print, not from the top level of the structure. So, consider the above example and this GDB session: (gdb) set print max-depth 2 (gdb) p var $1 = {d = {c = {...}}} (gdb) p var.d $2 = {c = {b = {...}}} (gdb) p var.d.c $3 = {b = {a = 3}} Setting the max-depth to 2 doesn't prevent the user from exploring deeper into 'var' by asking for specific sub-fields to be printed. The motivation behind this feature is to try and give the user more control over how much is printed when examining large, complex data structures. The default max-depth of 20 means that there is a change in GDB's default behaviour. Someone printing a data structure with 20 levels of nesting will now see '{...}' instead of their data, they would need to adjust the max depth, or call print again naming a specific field in order to dig deeper into their data structure. If this is considered a problem then we could increase the default, or even make the default unlimited. This commit relies on the previous commit, which added a new field to the language structure, this new field was a string that contained the pattern that should be used when a structure/union/array is replaced in the output, this allows languages to use a syntax that is more appropriate, mostly this will be selecting the correct types of bracket '(...)' or '{...}', both of which are currently in use. This commit should have no impact on MI output, expressions are printed through the MI using -var-create and then -var-list-children. As each use of -var-list-children only ever displays a single level of an expression then the max-depth setting will have no impact. This commit also adds the max-depth mechanism to the scripting language pretty printers following basically the same rules as for the built in value printing. One quirk is that when printing a value using the display hint 'map', if the keys of the map are structs then GDB will hide the keys one depth level after it hides the values, this ensures that GDB produces output like this: $1 = map_object = {[{key1}] = {...}, [{key2}] = {...}} Instead of this less helpful output: $1 = map_object = {[{...}] = {...}, [{...}] = {...}} This is covered by the new tests in gdb.python/py-nested-maps.exp. gdb/ChangeLog: * cp-valprint.c (cp_print_value_fields): Allow an additional level of depth when printing anonymous structs or unions. * guile/scm-pretty-print.c (gdbscm_apply_val_pretty_printer): Don't print either the top-level value, or the children if the max-depth is exceeded. (ppscm_print_children): When printing the key of a map, allow one extra level of depth. * python/py-prettyprint.c (gdbpy_apply_val_pretty_printer): Don't print either the top-level value, or the children if the max-depth is exceeded. (print_children): When printing the key of a map, allow one extra level of depth. * python/py-value.c (valpy_format_string): Add max_depth keyword. * valprint.c: (PRINT_MAX_DEPTH_DEFAULT): Define. (user_print_options): Initialise max_depth field. (val_print_scalar_or_string_type_p): New function. (val_print): Check to see if the max depth has been reached. (val_print_check_max_depth): Define new function. (show_print_max_depth): New function. (_initialize_valprint): Add 'print max-depth' option. * valprint.h (struct value_print_options) <max_depth>: New field. (val_print_check_max_depth): Declare new function. * NEWS: Document new feature. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Document 'print max-depth'. * guile.texi (Guile Pretty Printing API): Document that 'print max-depth' can effect the display of a values children. * python.texi (Pretty Printing API): Likewise. (Values From Inferior): Document max_depth keyword. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.base/max-depth.c: New file. * gdb.base/max-depth.exp: New file. * gdb.python/py-nested-maps.c: New file. * gdb.python/py-nested-maps.exp: New file. * gdb.python/py-nested-maps.py: New file. * gdb.python/py-format-string.exp (test_max_depth): New proc. (test_all_common): Call test_max_depth. * gdb.fortran/max-depth.exp: New file. * gdb.fortran/max-depth.f90: New file. * gdb.go/max-depth.exp: New file. * gdb.go/max-depth.go: New file. * gdb.modula2/max-depth.exp: New file. * gdb.modula2/max-depth.c: New file. * lib/gdb.exp (get_print_expr_at_depths): New proc.
2019-04-27Implement show | set may-call-functions [on|off]Philippe Waroquiers1-0/+12
Inferior function calls are powerful but might lead to undesired results such as crashes when calling nested functions (frequently used in particular in Ada). This implements a GDB setting to disable calling inferior functions. Note: the idea is that if/when the 'slash command' patch is pushed, that this setting can be changed e.g. by using the shortcut /c. This is version 2 of the patch. It handles all the received comments, mostly replace 'can-call' by 'may-call', and avoid using 'inferior function call' in factor of 'calling function in the program'. 2019-04-26 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> gdb/ChangeLog * NEWS: Mention the new set|show may-call-functions. * infcall.c (may_call_functions_p): New variable. (show_may_call_functions_p): New function. (call_function_by_hand_dummy): Throws an error if not may-call-functions. (_initialize_infcall): Call add_setshow_boolean_cmd for may-call-functions. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog * gdb.base/callexit.exp: Test may-call-functions off. gdb/doc/ChangeLog * gdb.texinfo (Calling): Document the new set|show may-call-functions.
2019-04-01gdb: Add $_cimag and $_creal internal functionsAndrew Burgess1-1/+3
Add two new internal functions $_cimag and $_creal that extract the imaginary and real parts of a complex value. These internal functions can take a complex value of any type 'float complex', 'double complex', or 'long double complex' and return a suitable floating point value 'float', 'double', or 'long double'. So we can now do this: (gdb) p z1 $1 = 1.5 + 4.5 * I (gdb) p $_cimag (z1) $4 = 4.5 (gdb) p $_creal (z1) $4 = 1.5 The components of a complex value are not strictly named types in DWARF, as the complex type is itself the base type. However, once we are able to extract the components it makes sense to be able to ask what the type of these components is and get a sensible answer back, rather than the error we would currently get. Currently GDB says: (gdb) ptype z1 type = complex double (gdb) p $_cimag (z1) $4 = 4.5 (gdb) ptype $ type = <invalid type code 9> With the changes in dwarf2read.c, GDB now says: (gdb) ptype z1 type = complex double (gdb) p $_cimag (z1) $4 = 4.5 (gdb) ptype $ type = double Which seems to make more sense. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention new internal functions. * dwarf2read.c (dwarf2_init_complex_target_type): New function. (read_base_type): Use dwarf2_init_complex_target_type. * value.c (creal_internal_fn): New function. (cimag_internal_fn): New function. (_initialize_values): Register new internal functions. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Convenience Funs): Document '$_creal' and '$_cimag'. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.base/complex-parts.c: New file. * gdb.base/complex-parts.exp: New file.
2019-04-01Add gdb.Value.format_string ()Marco Barisione1-0/+9
The str () function, called on a gdb.Value instance, produces a string representation similar to what can be achieved with the print command, but it doesn't allow to specify additional formatting settings, for instance disabling pretty printers. This patch introduces a new format_string () method to gdb.Value which allows specifying more formatting options, thus giving access to more features provided by the internal C function common_val_print (). gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-04-01 Marco Barisione <mbarisione@undo.io> Add gdb.Value.format_string (). * python/py-value.c (copy_py_bool_obj): (valpy_format_string): Add gdb.Value.format_string (). * NEWS: Document the addition of gdb.Value.format_string (). gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-04-01 Marco Barisione <mbarisione@undo.io> * python.texi (Values From Inferior): Document gdb.Value.format_string (). gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-04-01 Marco Barisione <mbarisione@undo.io> Test gdb.Value.format_string (). * gdb.python/py-format-string.exp: New test. * gdb.python/py-format-string.c: New file. * gdb.python/py-format-string.py: New file.
2019-03-30Introduce new convenience variables $_gdb_major and $_gdb_minorEli Zaretskii1-0/+6
gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-03-30 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> * NEWS: Announce $_gdb_major and $_gdb_minor. * top.c (init_gdb_version_vars): New function. (gdb_init): Call init_gdb_version_vars. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2019-03-30 Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca> * gdb.base/default.exp: Add values for $_gdb_major and $_gdb_minor. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-03-30 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> * gdb.texinfo (Convenience Vars): Document $_gdb_major and $_gdb_minor.
2019-03-26Add AArch64 Pointer Authentication to the NEWS fileAlan Hayward1-0/+2
gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention AArch64 Pointer Authentication.
2019-03-25Note support for TLS variables on FreeBSD.John Baldwin1-0/+5
gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention TLS support for FreeBSD.
2019-03-14Add the "set style source" commandTom Tromey1-0/+6
This adds "set style source" (and "show style source") commands. This gives the user control over whether source code is highlighted. gdb/ChangeLog 2019-03-14 Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com> * NEWS: Add item for "style sources" commands. * source-cache.c (source_cache::get_source_lines): Check source_styling. * cli/cli-style.c (source_styling): New global. (_initialize_cli_style): Add "style sources" commands. (show_style_sources): New function. * cli/cli-style.h (source_styling): Declare. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-03-14 Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com> * gdb.texinfo (Output Styling): Document "set style source" and "show style source". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2019-03-14 Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com> * gdb.base/style.exp: Add "set style sources" test.
2019-03-13Fix MI output for multi-location breakpointsSimon Marchi1-0/+14
New in v2: - Addressed comments about doc, updated the MI version table - New doc for the Breakpoint information format - New -fix-multi-location-breakpoint-output command, with associated doc, test and NEWS updated accordingly - Fixed the output, the locations list is now actually in the tuple representing the breakpoint. Various MI commands or events related to breakpoints output invalid MI records when printing information about a multi-location breakpoint. For example: -break-insert allo ^done,bkpt={...,addr="<MULTIPLE>",...},{number="1.1",...},{number="1.2",...} The problem is that according to the syntax [1], the top-level elements are of type "result" and should be of the form "variable=value". This patch changes the output to wrap the locations in a list: ^done,bkpt={...,addr="<MULTIPLE>",locations=[{number="1.1",...},{number="1.2",...}]} The events =breakpoint-created, =breakpoint-modified, as well as the -break-info command also suffer from this (and maybe others I didn't find). Since this is a breaking change for MI, we have to deal somehow with backwards compatibility. The approach taken by this patch is to bump the MI version, use the new syntax in MI3 while retaining the old syntax in MI2. Frontends are expected to use a precise MI version (-i=mi2), so if they do that they should be unaffected. The patch also adds the command -fix-multi-location-breakpoint-output, which front ends can use to enable this behavior with MI <= 2. [1] https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/GDB_002fMI-Output-Syntax.html#GDB_002fMI-Output-Syntax gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention that the new default MI version is 3. Mention changes to the output of commands and events that deal with multi-location breakpoints. * breakpoint.c: Include "mi/mi-out.h". (print_one_breakpoint): Change output syntax if using MI version >= 3. * mi/mi-main.h (mi_cmd_fix_multi_location_breakpoint_output): New. (mi_multi_location_breakpoint_output_fixed): New. * mi/mi-main.c (fix_multi_location_breakpoint_output): New. (mi_cmd_fix_multi_location_breakpoint_output): New. (mi_multi_location_breakpoint_output_fixed): New. * mi/mi-cmds.c (mi_cmds): Register command -fix-multi-location-breakpoint-output. * mi/mi-out.c (mi_out_new): Instantiate version 3 when using interpreter "mi". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * mi-breakpoint-location-ena-dis.exp: Rename to ... * mi-breakpoint-multiple-locations.exp: ... this. (make_breakpoints_pattern): New proc. (do_test): Add mi_version parameter, test -break-insert, -break-info and =breakpoint-created. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Mention mi3. (Interpreters): Likewise. (GDB/MI Development and Front Ends): Add entry for MI 3 in version table. Document -fix-multi-location-breakpoint-output. (GDB/MI Breakpoint Information): Document format of breakpoint location output.
2019-03-12The NEWS file had two "New targets" sections for 8.3.John Baldwin1-5/+2
gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Combine separate "New targets" sections for 8.3.
2019-03-02GDB no longer supports Windows before XP.Eli Zaretskii1-0/+5
gdb/ChangeLog: 2019-03-02 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> * NEWS: Mention end of support for native debugging on MS-Windows before XP.
2019-02-27Document fact that mininum Python version is now 2.6Kevin Buettner1-0/+2
gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Note minimum Python version. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Configure Options): Document minimum python version.
2019-02-27Update NEWS post GDB 8.3 branch creation.Joel Brobecker1-1/+3
gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Create a new section for the next release branch. Rename the section of the current branch, now that it has been cut.
2019-02-26Document two argument form of gdb.Value constructorKevin Buettner1-0/+3
gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention two argument form of gdb.Value constructor. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * python.texi (Values From Inferior): Document second form of Value.__init__.
2019-02-21Document style behavior in batch mode.Alan Hayward1-1/+1
Style is disabled when running in batch mode. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Update style defaults. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo: Update style defaults.
2019-01-09NEWS: Move changed commands description to Changed commands section.Philippe Waroquiers1-8/+8
2019-01-09 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * NEWS: Move the description of the changed "frame", "select-frame", and "info frame" commands to the Changed commands section.
2019-01-09gdb: Remove support for old mangling schemesSimon Marchi1-0/+3
An upcoming sync with gcc's libiberty [1] will remove support for old mangling schemes (GNU v2, Lucid, ARM, HP and EDG). It will remove the cplus_demangle_opname function, so we need to get rid of its usages in GDB (it's a GNU v2 specific function). I think the changes are mostly relatively obvious, some hacks that were necessary to support overloaded operators with GNU v2 mangling are not needed anymore. The change in stabsread.c is perhaps less obvious. I think we could get rid of more code in that region that is specific to old mangling schemes, but I chose to do only the minimal changes required to remove the cplus_demangle_opname uses. There is also a detailed comment just above that explaining how GNU v2 and v3 mangled symbols are handled, I decided to leave it as-is, since I wasn't sure which part to remove, change or leave there. [1] The commit "Remove support for demangling GCC 2.x era mangling schemes.", specifically. gdb/ChangeLog: * gdbtypes.c (check_stub_method_group): Remove handling of old mangling schemes. * linespec.c (find_methods): Likewise. * stabsread.c (read_member_functions): Likewise. * valops.c (search_struct_method): Likewise. (value_struct_elt_for_reference): Likewise. * NEWS: Mention this change. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.cp/demangle.exp (test_gnu_style_demangling): Rename to... (test_gnuv3_style_demangling): ... this. (test_lucid_style_demangling): Remove. (test_arm_style_demangling): Remove. (test_hp_style_demangling): Remove. (do_tests): Remove calls to the above. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Remove mention of specific demangle-style values, just refer to the in-process help.
2018-12-28Document the "set style" commandsTom Tromey1-0/+30
This documents the new "set style" commands. gdb/ChangeLog 2018-12-28 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * NEWS: Mention terminal styling. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-12-28 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * gdb.texinfo (Output Styling): New node.
2018-12-13Add an optional "alias" attribute to syscall entries.John Baldwin1-0/+13
When setting a syscall catchpoint by name, catch syscalls whose name or alias matches the requested string. When the ABI of a system call is changed in the FreeBSD kernel, this is implemented by leaving a compatibility system call using the old ABI at the existing "slot" and allocating a new system call for the version using the new ABI. For example, new fields were added to the 'struct kevent' used by the kevent() system call in FreeBSD 12. The previous kevent() system call in FreeBSD 12 kernels is now called freebsd11_kevent() and is still used by older binaries compiled against the older ABI. The freebsd11_kevent() system call can be tagged with an "alias" attribute of "kevent" permitting 'catch syscall kevent' to catch both system calls and providing the expected user behavior for both old and new binaries. It also provides the expected behavior if GDB is compiled on an older host (such as a FreeBSD 11 host). gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Add entry documenting system call aliases. * break-catch-syscall.c (catch_syscall_split_args): Pass 'result' to get_syscalls_by_name. * gdbarch.sh (UNKNOWN_SYSCALL): Remove. * gdbarch.h: Regenerate. * syscalls/gdb-syscalls.dtd (syscall): Add alias attribute. * xml-syscall.c [!HAVE_LIBEXPAT] (get_syscalls_by_name): Rename from get_syscall_by_name. Now accepts a pointer to a vector of integers and returns a bool. [HAVE_LIBEXPAT] (struct syscall_desc): Add alias member. (syscall_create_syscall_desc): Add alias parameter and pass it to syscall_desc constructor. (syscall_start_syscall): Handle alias attribute. (syscall_attr): Add alias attribute. (xml_get_syscalls_by_name): Rename from xml_get_syscall_number. Now accepts a pointer to a vector of integers and returns a bool. Add syscalls whose alias or name matches the requested name. (get_syscalls_by_name): Rename from get_syscall_by_name. Now accepts a pointer to a vector of integers and returns a bool. * xml-syscall.h (get_syscalls_by_name): Likewise. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Set Catchpoints): Add an anchor for 'catch syscall'. (Native): Add a FreeBSD subsection. (FreeBSD): Document use of system call aliases for compatibility system calls.