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PING Re: [RFA 0/5] Use language mode in 'info [functions|variables|types]|rbreak'


thanks


On Sun, 2018-10-28 at 15:46 +0100, Philippe Waroquiers wrote:
> The commands 'info [functions|variables|types]|rbreak' work
> on the global program, not only in the current frame.
> So in in mixed languages program, these commands examine and print
> entities defined in different languages.
> 
> Now, GDB uses the current language to print all the results of
> these commands, which is somewhat surprising.
> 
> For example, when the current frame is in Ada,
> info function gethostbyname gives:
>   File ../nss/getXXbyYY.c:
>   87:	function gethostbyname (a1: access char) return access hostent;
> 
> This patch series ensures that these commands respect the 'set language auto'
> setup, to print the results in the language used to define the printed
> entities.
> 
> 


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