[PATCH v2 3/4] gdb/cli: add '.' as an argument for 'list' command

Eli Zaretskii eliz@gnu.org
Tue Jun 20 16:22:59 GMT 2023


> From: Bruno Larsen <blarsen@redhat.com>
> Cc: eliz@gnu.org,
> 	Bruno Larsen <blarsen@redhat.com>
> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:52:59 +0200
> 
> diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
> index c5519e320e6..aa14e64e51c 100644
> --- a/gdb/NEWS
> +++ b/gdb/NEWS
> @@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
>    is either the last solitary line printed (if there was one) or around
>    the main function.
>  
> +* The 'list' command now accepts '.' as an argument, which tells GDB to
> +  print the location where the inferior is stopped.  If the inferior hasn't
> +  started yet, the command will error out.

This part is OK.

> --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> @@ -9151,8 +9151,14 @@ it prints the lines around the function @code{main}.
>  
>  @item list -
>  Print lines just before the lines last printed.
> +
> +@item list .
> +Print the lines surrounding the location that is currently being
> +examined by the user (that is, the lines around the last solitary
> +line printed).

The text in NEWS mentioned the place where the inferior is stopped,
which I think is an important information.  This text omits this for
some reason.  How about adding it here?

Thanks.

Reviewed-By: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>


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