[PATCH] fix thinko in pre/post hook help output

Doug Evans dje@google.com
Sat Aug 30 01:56:00 GMT 2008


On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 30 August 2008 00:55:47, Doug Evans wrote:
>> fyi, checked in as obvious (swap before/after).
>>
>> 2008-08-29  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
>>
>>       * cli/cli-decode.c (help_cmd): Fix thinko in pre/post hook help output.
>>
>> Index: cli/cli-decode.c
>> ===================================================================
>> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/cli/cli-decode.c,v
>> retrieving revision 1.69
>> diff -u -p -u -p -r1.69 cli-decode.c
>> --- cli/cli-decode.c  30 Jul 2008 01:10:17 -0000      1.69
>> +++ cli/cli-decode.c  29 Aug 2008 23:48:28 -0000
>> @@ -797,12 +797,12 @@ help_cmd (char *command, struct ui_file
>>                        "\nThis command has a hook (or hooks) defined:\n");
>>
>>    if (c->hook_pre)
>> -    fprintf_filtered (stream,
>> -                      "\tThis command is run after  : %s (pre hook)\n",
>> +    fprintf_filtered (stream,
>> +                      "\tThis command is run before : %s (pre hook)\n",
>>                      c->hook_pre->name);
>
> I don't think this change is correct.  The command refered to in this
> context does run *after* the pre-hook,
>
>>    if (c->hook_post)
>> -    fprintf_filtered (stream,
>> -                      "\tThis command is run before : %s (post hook)\n",
>> +    fprintf_filtered (stream,
>> +                      "\tThis command is run after  : %s (post hook)\n",
>>                      c->hook_post->name);
>>  }
>
> and *before* the post-hook runs.  E.g.,
>
>  (gdb) define hook-thread
>  Type commands for definition of "hook-thread".
>  End with a line saying just "end".
>  >print "before"
>  >end
>  (gdb) help thread
>  ...
>  This command has a hook (or hooks) defined:
>          This command is run after  : hook-thread (pre hook)
>  (gdb) thread
>  $1 = "before"
>  [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7ffff7fd46e0 (LWP 7467))]
>  (gdb)
>
> "thread" does runs *after* "hook-thread".
>
> --
> Pedro Alves
>

Oh bother.  I guess it can be interpreted that way.  Serves me right
for assuming interpreting English is obvious.
Reverted.



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