http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-cvs/2012-03/msg00235.html ### src/gdb/ChangeLog 2012/03/19 18:16:17 1.14026 ### src/gdb/ChangeLog 2012/03/19 18:19:23 1.14027 ## -1,5 +1,18 @@ 2012-03-19 Jan Kratochvil + * NEWS: Describe new options --init-command=FILE, -ix and + --init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex. + * main.c (struct cmdarg): New enum items CMDARG_INIT_FILE and + CMDARG_INIT_COMMAND. + (captured_main): New enum items OPT_IX and OPT_IEX. Add + "init-command", "init-eval-command", "ix" and "iex" to the variable + long_options. Handle OPT_IX and OPT_IEX. Process them from CMDARG_VEC. + New comment for CMDARG_FILE and CMDARG_COMMAND processing. + (print_gdb_help): Describe --init-command=FILE, -ix and + --init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex. + +2012-03-19 Jan Kratochvil + Code cleanup. * main.c (struct cmdarg): Move it here from main. Add more comments. (cmdarg_s, VEC (cmdarg_s)): New. Index: gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/NEWS =================================================================== --- gdb-7.3.50.20110722.orig/gdb/NEWS 2012-04-18 23:38:41.000000000 +0200 +++ gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/NEWS 2012-04-18 23:43:14.356369737 +0200 @@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ QTDisable Dynamically disable a tracepoint in a started trace experiment. +* New command line options + +--init-command=FILE, -ix Like --command, -x but execute it + before loading inferior. +--init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex Like --eval-command=COMMAND, -ex but + execute it before loading inferior. + *** Changes in GDB 7.3 * GDB has a new command: "thread find [REGEXP]". Index: gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/main.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.3.50.20110722.orig/gdb/main.c 2012-04-18 23:42:28.000000000 +0200 +++ gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/main.c 2012-04-18 23:42:44.053441559 +0200 @@ -283,7 +283,13 @@ typedef struct cmdarg { CMDARG_FILE, /* Option type -ex. */ - CMDARG_COMMAND + CMDARG_COMMAND, + + /* Option type -ix. */ + CMDARG_INIT_FILE, + + /* Option type -iex. */ + CMDARG_INIT_COMMAND } type; /* Value of this option - filename or the GDB command itself. String memory @@ -429,7 +435,9 @@ captured_main (void *data) OPT_STATISTICS, OPT_TUI, OPT_NOWINDOWS, - OPT_WINDOWS + OPT_WINDOWS, + OPT_IX, + OPT_IEX }; static struct option long_options[] = { @@ -470,6 +478,10 @@ captured_main (void *data) {"version", no_argument, &print_version, 1}, {"x", required_argument, 0, 'x'}, {"ex", required_argument, 0, 'X'}, + {"init-command", required_argument, 0, OPT_IX}, + {"init-eval-command", required_argument, 0, OPT_IEX}, + {"ix", required_argument, 0, OPT_IX}, + {"iex", required_argument, 0, OPT_IEX}, #ifdef GDBTK {"tclcommand", required_argument, 0, 'z'}, {"enable-external-editor", no_argument, 0, 'y'}, @@ -598,6 +610,19 @@ captured_main (void *data) VEC_safe_push (cmdarg_s, cmdarg_vec, &cmdarg); } break; + case OPT_IX: + { + struct cmdarg cmdarg = { CMDARG_INIT_FILE, optarg }; + + VEC_safe_push (cmdarg_s, cmdarg_vec, &cmdarg); + } + break; + case OPT_IEX: + { + struct cmdarg cmdarg = { CMDARG_INIT_COMMAND, optarg }; + + VEC_safe_push (cmdarg_s, cmdarg_vec, &cmdarg); + } break; case 'B': batch_flag = batch_silent = 1; @@ -872,6 +897,20 @@ captured_main (void *data) quit_pre_print = error_pre_print; warning_pre_print = _("\nwarning: "); + /* Process '-ix' and '-iex' options early. */ + for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (cmdarg_s, cmdarg_vec, i, cmdarg_p); i++) + switch (cmdarg_p->type) + { + case CMDARG_INIT_FILE: + catch_command_errors (source_script, cmdarg_p->string, + !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL); + break; + case CMDARG_INIT_COMMAND: + catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg_p->string, + !batch_flag, RETURN_MASK_ALL); + break; + } + /* Read and execute the system-wide gdbinit file, if it exists. This is done *before* all the command line arguments are processed; it sets global parameters, which are independent of @@ -988,6 +1027,7 @@ captured_main (void *data) ALL_OBJFILES (objfile) load_auto_scripts_for_objfile (objfile); + /* Process '-x' and '-ex' options. */ for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (cmdarg_s, cmdarg_vec, i, cmdarg_p); i++) switch (cmdarg_p->type) { @@ -1088,6 +1128,8 @@ Options:\n\n\ Execute a single GDB command.\n\ May be used multiple times and in conjunction\n\ with --command.\n\ + --init-command=FILE, -ix Like -x but execute it before loading inferior.\n\ + --init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex Like -ex but before loading inferior.\n\ --core=COREFILE Analyze the core dump COREFILE.\n\ --pid=PID Attach to running process PID.\n\ "), stream); Index: gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo =================================================================== --- gdb-7.3.50.20110722.orig/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 2012-04-18 23:38:42.000000000 +0200 +++ gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 2012-04-18 23:42:44.061441539 +0200 @@ -991,6 +991,22 @@ also be interleaved with @samp{-command} -x setbreakpoints -ex 'run' a.out @end smallexample +@item -init-command @var{file} +@itemx -ix @var{file} +@cindex @code{--init-command} +@cindex @code{-ix} +Execute commands from file @var{file} before loading gdbinit files or the +inferior. +@xref{Startup}. + +@item -init-eval-command @var{command} +@itemx -iex @var{command} +@cindex @code{--init-eval-command} +@cindex @code{-iex} +Execute a single @value{GDBN} command before loading gdbinit files or the +inferior. +@xref{Startup}. + @item -directory @var{directory} @itemx -d @var{directory} @cindex @code{--directory} @@ -1253,6 +1269,13 @@ Sets up the command interpreter as speci (@pxref{Mode Options, interpreter}). @item +Executes commands and command files specified by the @samp{-iex} and +@samp{-ix} options in their specified order. Usually you should use the +@samp{-ex} and @samp{-x} options instead, but this way you can apply +settings before @value{GDBN} init files get executed and before inferior +gets loaded. + +@item @cindex init file Reads the system-wide @dfn{init file} (if @option{--with-system-gdbinit} was used when building @value{GDBN}; @pxref{System-wide configuration, @@ -1286,14 +1309,11 @@ If you wish to disable the auto-loading you must do something like the following: @smallexample -$ gdb -ex "set auto-load-scripts off" -ex "file myprogram" +$ gdb -iex "set auto-load-scripts off" myprogram @end smallexample -The following does not work because the auto-loading is turned off too late: - -@smallexample -$ gdb -ex "set auto-load-scripts off" myprogram -@end smallexample +Option @samp{-ex} does not work because the auto-loading is then turned +off too late. @item Reads command files specified by the @samp{-x} option. @xref{Command Index: gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/testsuite/gdb.gdb/selftest.exp =================================================================== --- gdb-7.3.50.20110722.orig/gdb/testsuite/gdb.gdb/selftest.exp 2012-04-18 23:38:41.000000000 +0200 +++ gdb-7.3.50.20110722/gdb/testsuite/gdb.gdb/selftest.exp 2012-04-18 23:42:44.062441537 +0200 @@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ proc do_steps_and_nexts {} { set description "step over python_script initialization" set command "step" } + -re ".*cmdarg_vec = NULL.*$gdb_prompt $" { + set description "step over cmdarg_vec initialization" + set command "step" + } -re ".*pre_stat_chain = make_command_stats_cleanup.*$gdb_prompt $" { set description "next over make_command_stats_cleanup and everything it calls" set command "next" @@ -132,18 +136,6 @@ proc do_steps_and_nexts {} { set description "next over conditional stack alignment alloca" set command "next" } - -re ".*cmdsize = 1.*$gdb_prompt $" { - set description "step over cmdsize initialization" - set command "next" - } - -re ".*cmdarg = .* xmalloc.*$gdb_prompt $" { - set description "next over cmdarg initialization via xmalloc" - set command "next" - } - -re ".*ncmd = 0.*$gdb_prompt $" { - set description "next over ncmd initialization" - set command "next" - } -re ".*dirsize = 1.*$gdb_prompt $" { set description "next over dirsize initialization" set command "next" @@ -167,6 +159,10 @@ proc do_steps_and_nexts {} { set description "next over textdomain PACKAGE" set command "next" } + -re ".*VEC_cleanup .cmdarg_s.*$gdb_prompt $" { + set description "next over cmdarg_s VEC_cleanup" + set command "next" + } -re "\[0-9\]+\[\t \]+\{\r\n$gdb_prompt $" { set description "step over initial brace" set command "step"