[RFA] Ensure GDB printf command can print convenience var strings without a target.
Eli Zaretskii
eliz@gnu.org
Tue Jun 11 02:29:00 GMT 2019
> From: Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
> Cc: Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 23:16:22 +0200
>
> Without this patch, GDB printf command calls malloc on the target,
> writes the convenience var content to the target,
> re-reads the content from the target, and then locally printf the string.
>
> This implies inferior calls, and does not work when there is no inferior,
> or when the inferior is a core dump.
>
> With this patch, printf command can printf string convenience variables
> without inferior function calls.
> Ada string convenience variables can also be printed.
>
> gdb/ChangeLog
>
> 2019-06-10 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
>
> * NEWS: Mention that GDB printf and eval commands can now print
> C-style and Ada-style convenience var strings without
> calling the inferior.
> * printcmd.c (printf_c_string): Locally print GDB internal var
> instead of transiting via the inferior.
> (printf_wide_c_string): Likewise.
>
> 2019-06-10 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
>
> * gdb.base/printcmds.exp: Test printing C strings and
> C wide strings convenience var without transiting via the inferior.
> ---
> gdb/NEWS | 7 ++
> gdb/printcmd.c | 143 +++++++++++++++++----------
> gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/printcmds.exp | 39 ++++++++
> 3 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
The NEWS part is OK, thanks.
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