[PATCH 3/3] Let Python breakpoints be created silently
Eli Zaretskii
eliz@gnu.org
Thu Jan 12 09:42:24 GMT 2023
> From: Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>
> Cc: Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:31:33 -0700
>
> >>>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey via Gdb-patches <gdb-patches@sourceware.org> writes:
>
> Tom> Currently, a breakpoint created from Python will always announce its
> Tom> presence; and in some cases (for example a pending breakpoint), other
> Tom> information will be printed as well.
>
> Tom> When scripting gdb, it's useful to be able to control the output in
> Tom> cases like this. I debated whether to simply disable the output
> Tom> entirely, but I thought perhaps some existing code acts as a simple
> Tom> "break"-like command and wants the output.
>
> Tom> This patch adds a new "announce" flag to gdb.Breakpoint. Setting this
> Tom> to False will cause gdb to be silent here.
>
> I think this one still needs a documentation review.
Sorry for missing it.
The patch is okay, with a single gotcha:
> +The optional @var{announce} argument is a boolean that controls
> +whether @var{GDBN} announces the existence of the breakpoint. The
^^^^
That should be @value, not @var.
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