[binutils-gdb] [gdb/testsuite] Simplify gdb.base/limited-length.exp
Tom de Vries
vries@sourceware.org
Fri Jan 30 22:43:59 GMT 2026
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=8f8b1d65dcf065aa933bc15e48639302d0f2c1e8
commit 8f8b1d65dcf065aa933bc15e48639302d0f2c1e8
Author: Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
Date: Fri Jan 30 23:43:53 2026 +0100
[gdb/testsuite] Simplify gdb.base/limited-length.exp
Simplify gdb.base/limited-length.exp in the same style as commit 8e76232294b
("[gdb/testsuite] Simplify gdb.ada/limited-length.exp").
Tested on x86_64-linux.
Diff:
---
gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/limited-length.exp | 250 +++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 107 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/limited-length.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/limited-length.exp
index 5e3a50c7669..8a55dd2540b 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/limited-length.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/limited-length.exp
@@ -27,53 +27,39 @@ if {![runto_main]} {
}
with_test_prefix "with standard max-value size" {
- gdb_test "print large_1d_array" \
- " = \\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
- 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
- 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59,\
- 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,\
- 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,\
- 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,\
- 96, 97, 98, 99\\\}"
- gdb_test -nonl "output large_1d_array" \
- "\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
- 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
- 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59,\
- 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,\
- 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,\
- 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,\
- 96, 97, 98, 99\\\}"
- gdb_test "print large_2d_array" \
- " = \\\{\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\\\},\
- \\\{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29\\\},\
- \\\{30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39\\\},\
- \\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\},\
- \\\{50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59\\\},\
- \\\{60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69\\\},\
- \\\{70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79\\\},\
- \\\{80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89\\\},\
- \\\{90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99\\\}\\\}"
- gdb_test -nonl "output large_2d_array" \
- "\\\{\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\\\},\
- \\\{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29\\\},\
- \\\{30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39\\\},\
- \\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\},\
- \\\{50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59\\\},\
- \\\{60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69\\\},\
- \\\{70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79\\\},\
- \\\{80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89\\\},\
- \\\{90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99\\\}\\\}"
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp \
+ "{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
+ 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
+ 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
+ 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
+ 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59,\
+ 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,\
+ 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,\
+ 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,\
+ 96, 97, 98, 99}"]
+ gdb_test "print large_1d_array" " = $re"
+ gdb_test -nonl "output large_1d_array" $re
+
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp \
+ "{{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9},\
+ {10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19},\
+ {20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29},\
+ {30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39},\
+ {40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49},\
+ {50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59},\
+ {60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69},\
+ {70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79},\
+ {80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89},\
+ {90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99}}"]
+ gdb_test "print large_2d_array" "= $re"
+ gdb_test -nonl "output large_2d_array" $re
}
# Set the max-value-size so we can only print 51 elements.
set elements 51
-set int_size [get_valueof "/d" "sizeof(large_1d_array\[0\])" "*unknown*"]
+set int_size [get_valueof "/d" {sizeof(large_1d_array[0])} "*unknown*"]
gdb_test_no_output "set max-value-size [expr {$int_size * $elements}]"
with_test_prefix "with reduced max-value size" {
@@ -90,70 +76,55 @@ with_test_prefix "with reduced max-value size" {
gdb_test_no_output "set print elements 3"
with_test_prefix "with reduced print elements" {
- gdb_test "print large_1d_array" \
- " = \\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}"
- gdb_test -nonl "output large_1d_array" \
- "\\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}"
-
- gdb_test "print \$" \
- " = \\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}" \
+ set re [string_to_regexp "{0, 1, 2...}"]
+ gdb_test "print large_1d_array" " = $re"
+ gdb_test -nonl "output large_1d_array" $re
+ gdb_test {print $} " = $re" \
"print large_1d_array from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$" \
- "\\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$} $re \
"output large_1d_array from history"
- gdb_test "print large_2d_array" \
- " = \\\{\\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}, \\\{10, 11, 12\\.\\.\\.\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22\\.\\.\\.\\\}\\.\\.\\.\\\}"
- gdb_test -nonl "output large_2d_array" \
- "\\\{\\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}, \\\{10, 11, 12\\.\\.\\.\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22\\.\\.\\.\\\}\\.\\.\\.\\\}"
-
- gdb_test "print \$" \
- " = \\\{\\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}, \\\{10, 11, 12\\.\\.\\.\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22\\.\\.\\.\\\}\\.\\.\\.\\\}" \
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp "{{0, 1, 2...}, {10, 11, 12...}, {20, 21, 22...}...}"]
+ gdb_test "print large_2d_array" " = $re"
+ gdb_test -nonl "output large_2d_array" $re
+ gdb_test {print $} " = $re" \
"print large_2d_array from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$" \
- "\\\{\\\{0, 1, 2\\.\\.\\.\\\}, \\\{10, 11, 12\\.\\.\\.\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22\\.\\.\\.\\\}\\.\\.\\.\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$} $re \
"output large_2d_array from history"
}
gdb_test_no_output "set print elements $elements"
with_test_prefix "with print elements matching max-value size" {
- gdb_test "print \$\$2" \
- " = \\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
- 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
- 48, 49, 50\\.\\.\\.\\\}" \
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp \
+ "{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
+ 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
+ 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
+ 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
+ 48, 49, 50...}"]
+ gdb_test {print $$2} " = $re" \
"print large_1d_array from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$3" \
- "\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
- 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
- 48, 49, 50\\.\\.\\.\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$3} $re \
"output large_1d_array from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\$2" \
- " = \\\{\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\\\},\
- \\\{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29\\\},\
- \\\{30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39\\\},\
- \\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\},\
- \\\{50(?:, <unavailable>)\{9\}\\\}(?:,\
- \\\{<unavailable>(?:, <unavailable>)\{9\}\\\})\{4\}\\\}" \
+ set u "<unavailable>"
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp \
+ "{{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9},\
+ {10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19},\
+ {20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29},\
+ {30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39},\
+ {40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49},\
+ {50, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u},\
+ {$u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u},\
+ {$u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u},\
+ {$u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u},\
+ {$u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u, $u}}"]
+ gdb_test {print $$2} " = $re" \
"print large_2d_array from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$3" \
- "\\\{\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\\\},\
- \\\{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29\\\},\
- \\\{30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39\\\},\
- \\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\},\
- \\\{50(?:, <unavailable>)\{9\}\\\}(?:,\
- \\\{<unavailable>(?:, <unavailable>)\{9\}\\\})\{4\}\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$3} $re \
"output large_2d_array from history"
}
@@ -162,81 +133,72 @@ gdb_test_no_output "set print elements unlimited"
gdb_test_no_output "set print repeats 3"
with_test_prefix "with unlimited print elements" {
- gdb_test "print \$\$" \
- " = \\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
- 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
- 48, 49, 50, <unavailable> <repeats 49 times>\\\}" \
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp \
+ "{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
+ 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
+ 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
+ 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
+ 48, 49, 50, <unavailable> <repeats 49 times>}"]
+ gdb_test {print $$} " = $re" \
"print large_1d_array from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$2" \
- "\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,\
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\
- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,\
- 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,\
- 48, 49, 50, <unavailable> <repeats 49 times>\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$2} $re \
"output large_1d_array from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\$" \
- " = \\\{\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\\\},\
- \\\{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29\\\},\
- \\\{30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39\\\},\
- \\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\},\
- \\\{50, <unavailable> <repeats 9 times>\\\},\
- \\\{<unavailable> <repeats 10 times>\\\}\
- <repeats 4 times>\\\}" \
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp \
+ "{{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9},\
+ {10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19},\
+ {20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29},\
+ {30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39},\
+ {40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49},\
+ {50, <unavailable> <repeats 9 times>},\
+ {<unavailable> <repeats 10 times>}\
+ <repeats 4 times>}"]
+ gdb_test {print $$} " = $re" \
"print large_2d_array from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$2" \
- "\\\{\\\{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\\\},\
- \\\{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19\\\},\
- \\\{20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29\\\},\
- \\\{30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39\\\},\
- \\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\},\
- \\\{50, <unavailable> <repeats 9 times>\\\},\
- \\\{<unavailable> <repeats 10 times>\\\}\
- <repeats 4 times>\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$2} $re \
"output large_2d_array from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\[4\]" \
- " = \\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\}" \
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp "{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49}"]
+ gdb_test {print $[4]} " = $re" \
"print available large_2d_array row from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$\[4\]" \
- "\\\{40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$[4]} $re \
"output available large_2d_array row from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\$\[5\]" \
- " = \\\{50, <unavailable> <repeats 9 times>\\\}" \
+ set re \
+ [string_to_regexp "{50, <unavailable> <repeats 9 times>}"]
+ gdb_test {print $$[5]} " = $re" \
"print partially available large_2d_array row from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$2\[5\]" \
- "\\\{50, <unavailable> <repeats 9 times>\\\}" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$2[5]} $re \
"output partially available large_2d_array row from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\$2\[6\]" \
+ gdb_test {print $$2[6]} \
" = <unavailable>" \
"print unavailable large_2d_array row from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$3\[6\]" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$3[6]} \
"<unavailable>" \
"output unavailable large_2d_array row from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\$3\[5\]\[0\]" \
+ gdb_test {print $$3[5][0]} \
" = 50" \
"print available large_2d_array element from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$4\[5\]\[0\]" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$4[5][0]} \
"50" \
"output available large_2d_array element from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\$4\[5\]\[1\]" \
+ gdb_test {print $$4[5][1]} \
" = <unavailable>" \
"print unavailable large_2d_array element from history"
- gdb_test -nonl "output \$\$5\[5\]\[1\]" \
+ gdb_test -nonl {output $$5[5][1]} \
"<unavailable>" \
"output unavailable large_2d_array element from history"
- gdb_test "print \$\$5\[5\]\[0\] + \$\$5\[5\]\[1\]" \
+ gdb_test {print $$5[5][0] + $$5[5][1]} \
"value is not available" \
"print expression referring unavailable element from history"
- gdb_test "output \$\$5\[5\]\[0\] + \$\$5\[5\]\[1\]" \
+ gdb_test {output $$5[5][0] + $$5[5][1]} \
"value is not available" \
"output expression referring unavailable element from history"
}
@@ -244,9 +206,11 @@ with_test_prefix "with unlimited print elements" {
gdb_test_no_output "set max-value-size 10000"
gdb_test_no_output "set print elements 200"
-gdb_test "print large_empty_string" \
- " = \\\{0 '\\\\000' <repeats 10000 times>, <unavailable> <repeats 90000 times>\\\}" \
+set re \
+ [string_to_regexp \
+ {{0 '\000' <repeats 10000 times>,\
+ <unavailable> <repeats 90000 times>}}]
+gdb_test "print large_empty_string" " = $re" \
"print large empty string which is not fully available"
-gdb_test -nonl "output large_empty_string" \
- "\\\{0 '\\\\000' <repeats 10000 times>, <unavailable> <repeats 90000 times>\\\}" \
+gdb_test -nonl "output large_empty_string" $re \
"output large empty string which is not fully available"
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