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Re: [RFA] Python: iterator for deep traversal of gdb.Type struct/union fields
On Oct 25, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Paul Koning <paulkoning@comcast.net>
>> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:54:21 -0400
>> Cc: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>, Li Yu <raise.sail@gmail.com>
>>
>> +@item deepitems (@var{type})
>> +Returns a Python iterator similar to the standard
>> +@code{gdb.Type.iteritems ()} method, except that the iterator returned
> ^^
> Please lose the parentheses. You just want the method's name, and you
> already say that it's a method. So the parentheses don't add anything
> except potential confusion.
>
>> +@end smallexample
>> +
>> +Then in gdb:
>
> You want @noindent before "Then in gdb", to make it look like
> continuation of the previous paragraph, not a beginning of a new one.
>
> Also, please use @value{GDBN} instead of a literal "gdb".
>
>> +(gdb) python import gdb.types
>
> We use @value{GDBP} instead of a literal "(gdb)".
>
> OK with those changes.
Thanks. Committed with those changes.
paul