[patch][python] Fix python/15579

Phil Muldoon pmuldoon@redhat.com
Wed Sep 18 11:23:00 GMT 2013


This patch adds some help text to the Python gdb.execute command.

OK?

Cheers,

Phil

2013-09-18  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>

	PR python/15579

	* python/python.c: Document gdb.execute command in Python help.
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diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 00092c7..f7971bd 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -1825,7 +1825,11 @@ static PyMethodDef GdbMethods[] =
   { "history", gdbpy_history, METH_VARARGS,
     "Get a value from history" },
   { "execute", (PyCFunction) execute_gdb_command, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
-    "Execute a gdb command" },
+    "execute (command [, from_tty] [, to_string]) -> [String]\n\
+Evaluate command, a string, as a gdb CLI command.  Optionally returns\n\
+a Python String containing the output of the command if to_string is\n\
+set to True." },
   { "parameter", gdbpy_parameter, METH_VARARGS,
     "Return a gdb parameter's value" },



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