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[RFAv2 4/5] Document language choice in 'info [functions|variables|types]|rbreak' commands
- From: Philippe Waroquiers <philippe dot waroquiers at skynet dot be>
- To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Cc: Philippe Waroquiers <philippe dot waroquiers at skynet dot be>
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 13:04:44 +0100
- Subject: [RFAv2 4/5] Document language choice in 'info [functions|variables|types]|rbreak' commands
- References: <20181117120445.10805-1-philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
doc/ChangeLog
2018-11-17 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
* gdb.texinfo (Examining the Symbol Table): Document language choice
for 'info types|functions|variables' commands.
(Setting Breakpoints): Document language choice to print
the functions in which a breakpoint is set.
---
gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 944a2c4383..3c3915b332 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -3873,6 +3873,13 @@ breakpoints are set, they are treated just like the breakpoints set with
the @code{break} command. You can delete them, disable them, or make
them conditional the same way as any other breakpoint.
+In programs using different languages, @value{GDBN} chooses the syntax
+to print the list of all breakpoints it sets according to the
+@samp{set language} value: using @samp{set language auto}
+(see @ref{Automatically, ,Set Language Automatically}) means to use the
+language of the breakpoint's function, other values mean to use
+the manually specified language (see @ref{Manually, ,Set Language Manually}).
+
The syntax of the regular expression is the standard one used with tools
like @file{grep}. Note that this is different from the syntax used by
shells, so for instance @code{foo*} matches all functions that include
@@ -17903,6 +17910,13 @@ types in your program whose names include the string @code{value}, but
@samp{i type ^value$} gives information only on types whose complete
name is @code{value}.
+In programs using different languages, @value{GDBN} chooses the syntax
+to print the type description according to the
+@samp{set language} value: using @samp{set language auto}
+(see @ref{Automatically, ,Set Language Automatically}) means to use the
+language of the type, other values mean to use
+the manually specified language (see @ref{Manually, ,Set Language Manually}).
+
This command differs from @code{ptype} in two ways: first, like
@code{whatis}, it does not print a detailed description; second, it
lists all source files and line numbers where a type is defined.
@@ -17987,6 +18001,13 @@ Similarly to @samp{info types}, this command groups its output by source
files and annotates each function definition with its source line
number.
+In programs using different languages, @value{GDBN} chooses the syntax
+to print the function name and type according to the
+@samp{set language} value: using @samp{set language auto}
+(see @ref{Automatically, ,Set Language Automatically}) means to use the
+language of the function, other values mean to use
+the manually specified language (see @ref{Manually, ,Set Language Manually}).
+
The optional flag @samp{-q}, which stands for @samp{quiet}, disables
printing header information and messages explaining why no functions
have been printed.
@@ -18027,6 +18048,13 @@ outside of functions (i.e.@: excluding local variables).
The printed variables are grouped by source files and annotated with
their respective source line numbers.
+In programs using different languages, @value{GDBN} chooses the syntax
+to print the variable name and type according to the
+@samp{set language} value: using @samp{set language auto}
+(see @ref{Automatically, ,Set Language Automatically}) means to use the
+language of the variable, other values mean to use
+the manually specified language (see @ref{Manually, ,Set Language Manually}).
+
The optional flag @samp{-q}, which stands for @samp{quiet}, disables
printing header information and messages explaining why no variables
have been printed.
--
2.19.1