[RFC 6/6] Add "set startup-quietly"

Tom Tromey tom@tromey.com
Sat Apr 4 14:54:22 GMT 2020


This adds a new command to change gdb to behave as though "-quiet"
were always given.  This is done by creating a special sentinel file
in the config directory.

2020-03-28  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* tips: Add a tip.
	* NEWS: Add entry.
	* top.h (check_quiet_mode): Declare.
	* top.c (startup_quiet, store_startup_quiet): New globals.
	(QUIET_FILE): New define.
	(check_quiet_mode, set_startup_quiet, show_startup_quiet): New
	functions.
	(init_main): Register new command.
	* main.c (captured_main_1): Call check_quiet_mode.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2020-03-28  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Mention "set startup-quietly".
---
 gdb/ChangeLog       | 12 +++++++
 gdb/NEWS            |  7 ++++
 gdb/doc/ChangeLog   |  4 +++
 gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 13 +++++++
 gdb/main.c          |  7 +++-
 gdb/tips            |  3 ++
 gdb/top.c           | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/top.h           |  5 +++
 8 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index bb54c738281..a07052be0b1 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ set style startup intensity VALUE
   a special configuration file, so that it can be read during startup
   and applied.
 
+set startup-quietly on|off
+show startup-quietly
+  When enabled, this causes GDB to act as if "-silent" were always
+  passed on the command line.  This saves the setting into a special
+  configuration file, so that it can be read during startup and
+  applied.
+
 tui new-layout NAME WINDOW WEIGHT [WINDOW WEIGHT]...
   Define a new TUI layout, specifying its name and the windows that
   will be displayed.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index f860b238ff8..6025f39468b 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -1124,6 +1124,19 @@ in your home directory.
 ``Quiet''.  Do not print the introductory and copyright messages.  These
 messages are also suppressed in batch mode.
 
+This can also be enabled using @code{set startup-quietly on}.  The
+default is @code{off}.  Use @code{show startup-quietly} to see the
+current setting.  Unlike most settings in @value{GDBN}, this one is
+automatically saved by creating a special in a configuration
+directory.
+
+The default value for this directory depends on the host platform.  On
+most systems, the index is cached in the @file{gdb} subdirectory of
+the directory pointed to by the @env{XDG_CONFIG_HOME} environment
+variable, if it is defined, else in the @file{.config/gdb} subdirectory
+of your home directory.  However, on some systems, the default may
+differ according to local convention.
+
 @item -batch
 @cindex @code{--batch}
 Run in batch mode.  Exit with status @code{0} after processing all the
diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index 51e422ae496..85d2802cff0 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -918,7 +918,12 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
 
   /* Set the startup style.  */
   if (!inhibit_gdbinit && !inhibit_home_gdbinit)
-    read_startup_style ();
+    {
+      read_startup_style ();
+
+      if (!quiet)
+	quiet = check_quiet_mode ();
+    }
 
   /* Now that gdb_init has created the initial inferior, we're in
      position to set args for that inferior.  */
diff --git a/gdb/tips b/gdb/tips
index 75957fb853d..f0b194d88a4 100644
--- a/gdb/tips
+++ b/gdb/tips
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ You can use "help news" to see what has changed in GDB.
 Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word".
 %
 Type "show configuration" for configuration details.
+%
+You can use "set startup-quietly on" to have GDB always start up
+silently.
diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
index 46781a5c0ef..13d139d238b 100644
--- a/gdb/top.c
+++ b/gdb/top.c
@@ -2198,6 +2198,80 @@ set_history_filename (const char *args,
     }
 }
 
+/* Whether we're in quiet startup mode.  */
+
+static bool startup_quiet;
+
+/* Whether we should try writing changes to startup-quietly to the
+   filesystem.  */
+
+static bool store_startup_quiet;
+
+/* File name for quiet startup.  */
+#define QUIET_FILE "startup-quietly"
+
+/* See top.h.  */
+
+bool
+check_quiet_mode ()
+{
+  std::string config_dir = get_standard_config_dir ();
+
+  if (!config_dir.empty ())
+    {
+      std::string filename = config_dir + "/" + QUIET_FILE;
+      int ignore;
+
+      store_startup_quiet = true;
+      startup_quiet = is_regular_file (filename.c_str (), &ignore);
+      return startup_quiet;
+    }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* Set the startup-quiet flag.  */
+
+static void
+set_startup_quiet (const char *args, int from_tty, struct cmd_list_element *c)
+{
+  if (!store_startup_quiet)
+    return;
+
+  std::string config_dir = get_standard_config_dir ();
+
+  if (!config_dir.empty ())
+    {
+      std::string filename = config_dir + "/" + QUIET_FILE;
+
+      if (startup_quiet)
+	{
+	  if (!mkdir_recursive (config_dir.c_str ()))
+	    {
+	      warning (_("Could not make config directory: %s"),
+		       safe_strerror (errno));
+	      return;
+	    }
+
+	  /* Just touching the file is enough.  */
+	  gdb_file_up f = gdb_fopen_cloexec (filename.c_str (), FOPEN_WT);
+	  if (f == nullptr)
+	    warning (_("Could not make 'quiet' config file: %s"),
+		     safe_strerror (errno));
+	}
+      else
+	unlink (filename.c_str ());
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+show_startup_quiet (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
+	      struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
+{
+  fprintf_filtered (file, _("Whether to start up quietly is %s.\n"),
+		    value);
+}
+
 static void
 init_gdb_version_vars (void)
 {
@@ -2352,6 +2426,14 @@ input settings."),
                         show_interactive_mode,
                         &setlist, &showlist);
 
+  add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("startup-quietly", class_support,
+			   &startup_quiet, _("\
+Set whether GDB should start up quietly."), _("\
+Show whether GDB should start up quietly."), NULL,
+			   set_startup_quiet,
+			   show_startup_quiet,
+			   &setlist, &showlist);
+
   c = add_cmd ("new-ui", class_support, new_ui_command, _("\
 Create a new UI.\n\
 Usage: new-ui INTERPRETER TTY\n\
diff --git a/gdb/top.h b/gdb/top.h
index 638e02cad4c..ba09d723908 100644
--- a/gdb/top.h
+++ b/gdb/top.h
@@ -298,4 +298,9 @@ extern char *handle_line_of_input (struct buffer *cmd_line_buffer,
 				   const char *rl, int repeat,
 				   const char *annotation_suffix);
 
+/* Call at startup to see if the user has requested that gdb start up
+   quietly.  */
+
+extern bool check_quiet_mode ();
+
 #endif
-- 
2.17.2



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