[PATCH v2] Python API: Fix an exception when registering a global pretty-printer in verbose mode

[Martin Galvan]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Doug Evans <dje@google.com> wrote:
> Martin Galvan writes:
>  > This patch fixes a Python exception that was being thrown when trying to register a global pretty-printer with verbose mode on:
>  >
>  >   File "/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/printing.py", line 119, in register_pretty_printer
>  >     gdb.write("Registering global %s pretty-printer ...\n" % name)
>  > NameError: name 'name' is not defined
>  >
>  > My copyright assignment is on the works, but since this is a small patch I don't think it's necessary.
>  >
>  > Changes from v1:
>  >  * Moved printer.name to the next line so that it won't break the 80 character limit.
>  >
>  > --
>  >
>  > Changelog:
>  >
>  > 2015-03-11  Martin Galvan  <martin.galvan@tallertechnologies.com>
>  >
>  >      * python/lib/gdb/printing.py: Fix exception when registering a global pretty-printer in verbose mode.
>  >
>  > diff --git a/gdb/python/lib/gdb/printing.py b/gdb2/python/lib/gdb/printing.py
>  > index 47742a9..c935333 100644
>  > --- a/gdb/python/lib/gdb/printing.py
>  > +++ b/gdb/python/lib/gdb/printing.py
>  > @@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ def register_pretty_printer(obj, printer, replace=False):
>  >
>  >      if obj is None:
>  >          if gdb.parameter("verbose"):
>  > -            gdb.write("Registering global %s pretty-printer ...\n" % name)
>  > +            gdb.write("Registering global %s pretty-printer ...\n" %
>  > +                      printer.name)
>  >          obj = gdb
>  >      else:
>  >          if gdb.parameter("verbose"):
>
> LGTM, with two more nits.
> The ChangeLog entry > 80 char limit :-),
> and convention is to include the function name in the ChangeLog entry.
>
> E.g.,
>
> 2015-03-11  Martin Galvan  <martin.galvan@tallertechnologies.com>
>
>         * python/lib/gdb/printing.py (register_pretty_printer): Fix exception
>         when registering a global pretty-printer in verbose mode.
>
> No need to repost though.
> Ok to commit with that fixed.

Sorry to bother, but I don't have write privileges on the repository;
would you be so kind to commit this for me?

Thanks a lot!

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Martin Galvan

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