From 6e6fbe60bc0412fec955d539b445b66b14a04e69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Doug Evans Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:48:12 +0000 Subject: Add gdb.lookup_global_symbol python function. * NEWS: Add entry. * python/py-symbol.c (gdbpy_lookup_global_symbol): New function. * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_lookup_global_symbol): Declare it. * python/python.c (GdbMethods): Add entry for lookup_global_symbol. doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Symbols In Python): Document lookup_global_symbol. Clarify behaviour of lookup_symbol when `block' argument is omitted, add description of result, fix @defun formatting. testsuite/ * gdb.python/py-symbol.exp: Test lookup_global_symbol. --- gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'gdb/testsuite') diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog index 86a176c..f7dbde4 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2011-02-22 Doug Evans + + * gdb.python/py-symbol.exp: Test lookup_global_symbol. + 2011-02-22 Michael Snyder * Makefile.in: Make more clean. diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp index 8e3aec1..b30c639 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp @@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ gdb_load ${binfile} # Skip all tests if Python scripting is not enabled. if { [skip_python_tests] } { continue } +# Test looking up a global symbol before we runto_main as this is the +# point where we don't have a current frame, and we don't want to +# require one. +gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python main_func = gdb.lookup_global_symbol(\"main\")" "Lookup main" 1 +gdb_test "python print main_func.is_function" "True" "Test main_func.is_function" +gdb_test "python print gdb.lookup_global_symbol(\"junk\")" "None" "Test lookup_global_symbol(\"junk\")" + if ![runto_main] then { fail "Can't run to main" return 0 -- cgit v1.1