RFA: test macro scoping
Jim Blandy
jimb@redhat.com
Tue Jun 11 13:28:00 GMT 2002
I've committed this patch, with changes for the recent `show macro' ->
`info macro' renaming.
As mentioned below, it introduces 23 new known failures (gdb/555).
Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com> writes:
> Here is a revision of this patch, using names based on `macscp'
> instead of `macros'. `macros' was supposed to stand for `macro
> scoping', but it really just looks like the plural of `macro'. I'm
> planning to post patches for macro expansion (`macexp') and macro
> commands (`maccmd'), so the name `macscp' fits better.
>
> There are no other differences between this patch and its predecessor.
>
> Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com> writes:
>
> > This test only checks GDB's ability to figure out which macros are in
> > scope where. (`macros' is supposed to be an abbreviation for `macro
> > scope'; should I rename these to `macrosc<mumble>?' I need a spot for
> > the file number...)
> >
> > This introduces about 23 new failures. They reflect a genuine bug,
> > but one that will take a lot of work to fix. If I understand the
> > conventions correctly, such bugs are supposed to be marked with
> > "setup_kfail", with a reference to a GDB PR describing the bug,
> > commented out. So I've filed gdb/555, and marked the failing tests
> > attributable to that bug accordingly. If this isn't right, please set
> > me straight.
> >
> > More tests will be forthcoming for the macro commands and macro
> > expansion.
> >
> > 2002-05-21 Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com>
> >
> > * macros.exp, macros1.c, macros2.h, macros3.h, macros4.h: New
> > tests.
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