Frontend sometimes need to evaluate expressions that are
language-specific. For instance, Eclipse uses the following
expression to determine the size of an address on the target:
-data-evaluate-expression "sizeof (void*)"
Unfortunately, if the main of the program being debugged is not C,
this may not work. For instance, if the main is in Ada, you get...
-data-evaluate-expression "sizeof (void*)"
^error,msg="No definition of \"sizeof\" in current context."
... and apparently decides to stop the debugging session as a result.
The recommendation sent was to specifically set the language to C
before trying to evaluate the expression. Something such as:
1. save current language
2. set language c
3. -data-evaluate-expression "sizeof (void*)"
4. Restore language
This has the same disadvantages as the ones outlined in the "Context
Management" section of the GDB/MI documentation regarding setting
the current thread or the current frame, thus recommending the use of
general command-line switches such as --frame, or --thread instead.
This patch follows the same steps for the language, adding a similar
new command option: --language LANG. Example of use:
-data-evaluate-expression --language c "sizeof (void*)"
^done,value="4"
gdb/ChangeLog:
* mi/mi-parse.h (struct mi_parse) <language>: New field.
* mi/mi-main.c (mi_cmd_execute): Temporarily set language to
PARSE->LANGUAGE during command execution, if set.
* mi/mi-parse.c: Add "language.h" #include.
(mi_parse): Add parsing of "--language" command option.
* NEWS: Add entry mentioning the new "--language" command option.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
* gdb.mi/mi-language.exp: New file.
gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
* gdb.texinfo (Show): Add xref anchor for "show language" command.
(Context management): Place current subsection text into its own
subsubsection. Add new subsubsection describing the "--language"
command option.
* mi/mi-cmd-var.c (mi_no_values, mi_simple_values): Move to
mi-parse.c. Make them static.
(mi_all_values): Likewise.
(mi_parse_values_option): Move to mi-parse.c. Rename it to
mi_parse_print_values. Make it external.
* mi/mi-cmds.h (mi_no_values, mi_simple_values, mi_all_values):
Remove the declarations.
* mi/mi-parse.c (mi_parse_print_values): Moved from mi-cmd-var.c.
* mi/mi-parse.h (mi_parse_print_values): Declare.
* mi/mi-cmd-stack.c: Include mi-parse.h.
(parse_print_values): Remove
(mi_cmd_stack_list_locals): Call mi_parse_print_values instead
of parse_print_values.
(mi_cmd_stack_list_args, mi_cmd_stack_list_variables): Likewise.
* mi/mi-interp.c (mi_interpreter_exec): Make "command" const.
Remove temporary copy of input string.
(mi_execute_command_wrapper): Make "cmd" const.
* mi/mi-main.c (mi_execute_command): Make "string_ptr" const.
* mi/mi-parse.c (mi_parse_argv): Make "args" const.
Use const strings.
(mi_parse): Make "cmd" const.
Use const strings.
* mi/mi-parse.h (mi_parse): Make "cmd" const.
Two modifications:
1. The addition of 2013 to the copyright year range for every file;
2. The use of a single year range, instead of potentially multiple
year ranges, as approved by the FSF.
* breakpoint.c (clear_syscall_counts): Take struct inferior*.
* inferior.c (add_inferior_silent): Notify inferior_added
observer.
(delete_inferior_1): Notify inferior_removed observer.
(exit_inferior_1): Pass inferior, not pid, to observer.
(inferior_appeared): Likewise.
(add_inferior_with_spaces): New.
(add_inferior_command): Use the above.
* inferior.h (delete_inferior_1, add_inferior_with_spaces):
Declare.
* inflow.c (inflow_inferior_exit): Likewise.
* jit.c (jit_inferior_exit_hook): Likewise.
* mi/mi-cmds.c (mi_cmds): Register add-inferior and
remove-inferior.
* mi/mi-cmds.h (mi_cmd_add_inferior, mi_cmd_remove_inferior): New.
* mi/mi-interp.c (mi_inferior_added, mi_inferior_removed): New.
(report_initial_inferior): New.
(mi_inferior_removed): Register the above. Make sure
inferior_added observer is called on the first inferior.
(mi_new_thread, mi_thread_exit): Thread group is now identified by
inferior number, not pid.
(mi_solib_loaded, mi_solib_unloaded): Report which inferiors are
affected.
* mi/mi-main.c (current_context): New.
(proceed_thread_callback): Use typed closure.
Proceed everything if pid is 0. Most implementation split into
(proceed_thread): ... this.
(run_one_inferior): New.
(mi_cmd_exec_continue, mi_cmd_exec_interrupt, mi_cmd_exec_run):
Adjust for multiexec behaviour.
(mi_cmd_add_inferior, mi_cmd_remove_inferior): New.
(mi_cmd_execute): Handle the 'thread-group' option here.
Do some extra checks.
* mi-parse.c (mi_parse): Handle the --all and --thread-group
options.
* mi-parse.h (struct mi_parse): New fields all and thread_group.
* gdbthread.h (find_thread_id): Declare.
* thread.c (find_thread_id): Make non-static.
* mi/mi-main.c (mi_cmd_execute): Switch to the right
thread and frame, if necessary.
* mi/mi-parse.c (mi_parse): Handle --thread and --frame.
* mi/mi-parse.h (strcut mi_parse): New fields thread and frame.
(rusage): Declare if HAVE_GETRUSAGE.
(current_command_ts, do_timings): New static variables.
(timestamp, print_diff_now, print_diff, timeval_diff):
New static timing functions.
(mi_cmd_enable_timings): New function for new MI command.
(captured_mi_execute_command, mi_execute_async_cli_command):
Call timing functions.
* mi/mi-cmds.c (mi_cmds): Add entry for new MI command
-enable-timings.
* mi/mi-cmds.h (mi_cmd_enable_timings): New extern.
* mi/mi-parse.h: (mi_timestamp): New structure.
(mi_parse): Add mi_timestamp* member.
