Re: [PATCH] [testsuite] Disable Ctrl-V use for mingw hosts.

[Yao Qi <yao at codesourcery dot com>]

On 03/25/2014 10:02 AM, Yao Qi wrote:
> On mingw host, we have seen two fails as below,
> 
> p int1dim[0]^V@2
> Invalid character '^V' in expression.
> (gdb) FAIL: gdb.base/printcmds.exp: p int1dim[0]@2
> p int1dim[0]^V@2^V@3
> Invalid character '^V' in expression.
> (gdb) FAIL: gdb.base/printcmds.exp: p int1dim[0]@2@3
> 
> In the test, the comment says "# Send \026@ instead of just @ in case
> the kill character is @".  Historically, kill character was @, and
> Ctrl-V (\026) is to escape the next character.  However, we don't have
> to do so on mingw.  This patch is to disable ctrl-v usage on mingw
> hots.  With this patch applied, it becomes:
> 
> p int1dim[0]@2
> $607 = {0, 1}
> (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/printcmds.exp: p int1dim[0]@2
> p int1dim[0]@2@3
> $608 = {{0, 1}, {2, 3}, {4, 5}}
> 
> Note that this patch is picked from Pierre's submission,
> 
>   [RFC 6/6] Fix remaining failures in gdb.base/printcmds.exp for mingw hosts.
>   https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-09/msg00943.html
> 
> gdb/testsuite:
> 
> 2014-03-25  Pierre Muller  <muller@sourceware.org>
> 
> 	* gdb.base/printcmds.exp (test_artificial_arrays): Disable
> 	Ctrl-V use for mingw hosts.

Ping.  https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2014-03/msg00590.html

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Yao (éå)