* NEWS: Document it.
* data-directory/Makefile.in (PYTHON_FILES): Add gdb/types.py.
* python/lib/gdb/types.py: New file.
testsuite/
* lib/gdb-python.exp (gdb_check_python_config): New function.
* gdb.python/Makefile.in (EXECUTABLES): Add lib-types.
* gdb.python/lib-types.cc: New file.
* gdb.python/lib-types.exp: New file.
doc/
* gdb.texinfo (Python): Add "Python modules".
(Types in Python): Add reference to gdb.types section.
(Python modules): New node.
2010-10-13 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
+ New python module gdb.types.
+ * NEWS: Document it.
+ * data-directory/Makefile.in (PYTHON_FILES): Add gdb/types.py.
+ * python/lib/gdb/types.py: New file.
+
* c-typeprint.c: Whitespace cleanup.
(cp_type_print_method_args): Remove unnecessary forward decl.
(cp_type_print_derivation_info): Ditto.
result = some_value (10,20)
+ ** Module gdb.types has been added.
+ It contains a collection of utilities for working with gdb.Types objects:
+ get_basic_type, has_field, make_enum_dict.
+
* C++ Improvements:
** GDB now puts template parameters in scope when debugging in an
PYTHON_DIR = python
PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR = $(DESTDIR)/$(GDB_DATADIR)/$(PYTHON_DIR)
PYTHON_FILES = \
- gdb/__init__.py
+ gdb/__init__.py \
+ gdb/types.py
.PHONY: all
all: stamp-syscalls stamp-python
+2010-10-13 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Python): Add "Python modules".
+ (Types in Python): Add reference to gdb.types section.
+ (Python modules): New node.
+
2010-10-11 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Values From Inferior): Add reference to "Types in
* Python Commands:: Accessing Python from @value{GDBN}.
* Python API:: Accessing @value{GDBN} from Python.
* Auto-loading:: Automatically loading Python code.
+* Python modules:: Python modules provided by @value{GDBN}.
@end menu
@node Python Commands
convenience functions.
@end table
+Further support for types is provided in the @code{gdb.types}
+Python module (@pxref{gdb.types}).
+
@node Pretty Printing API
@subsubsection Pretty Printing API
top of the source tree to the source search path.
@end itemize
+@node Python modules
+@subsection Python modules
+@cindex python modules
+
+@c It is assumed that at least one more module will be added before
+@c the next release of gdb. Thus we use a menu here.
+@value{GDBN} comes with a module to assist writing Python code.
+
+@menu
+* gdb.types:: Utilities for working with types.
+@end menu
+
+@node gdb.types
+@subsubsection gdb.types
+
+This module provides a collection of utilities for working with
+@code{gdb.Types} objects.
+
+@table @code
+@item get_basic_type (@var{type})
+Return @var{type} with const and volatile qualifiers stripped,
+and with typedefs and C@t{++} references converted to the underlying type.
+
+C@t{++} example:
+
+@smallexample
+typedef const int const_int;
+const_int foo (3);
+const_int& foo_ref (foo);
+int main () @{ return 0; @}
+@end smallexample
+
+Then in gdb:
+
+@smallexample
+(gdb) start
+(gdb) python import gdb.types
+(gdb) python foo_ref = gdb.parse_and_eval("foo_ref")
+(gdb) python print gdb.types.get_basic_type(foo_ref.type)
+int
+@end smallexample
+
+@item has_field (@var{type}, @var{field})
+Return @code{True} if @var{type}, assumed to be a type with fields
+(e.g., a structure or union), has field @var{field}.
+
+@item make_enum_dict (@var{enum_type})
+Return a Python @code{dictionary} type produced from @var{enum_type}.
+@end table
+
@node Interpreters
@chapter Command Interpreters
@cindex command interpreters
--- /dev/null
+# Type utilities.
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Utilities for working with gdb.Types."""
+
+import gdb
+
+
+def get_basic_type(type_):
+ """Return the "basic" type of a type.
+
+ Arguments:
+ type_: The type to reduce to its basic type.
+
+ Returns:
+ type_ with const/volatile is stripped away,
+ and typedefs/references converted to the underlying type.
+ """
+
+ while (type_.code == gdb.TYPE_CODE_REF or
+ type_.code == gdb.TYPE_CODE_TYPEDEF):
+ if type_.code == gdb.TYPE_CODE_REF:
+ type_ = type_.target()
+ else:
+ type_ = type_.strip_typedefs()
+ return type_.unqualified()
+
+
+def has_field(type_, field):
+ """Return True if a type has the specified field.
+
+ Arguments:
+ type_: The type to examine.
+ It must be one of gdb.TYPE_CODE_STRUCT, gdb.TYPE_CODE_UNION.
+ field: The name of the field to look up.
+
+ Returns:
+ True if the field is present either in type_ or any baseclass.
+
+ Raises:
+ TypeError: The type is not a struct or union.
+ """
+
+ type_ = get_basic_type(type_)
+ if (type_.code != gdb.TYPE_CODE_STRUCT and
+ type_.code != gdb.TYPE_CODE_UNION):
+ raise TypeError("not a struct or union")
+ for f in type_.fields():
+ if f.is_base_class:
+ if has_field(f.type, field):
+ return True
+ else:
+ # NOTE: f.name could be None
+ if f.name == field:
+ return True
+ return False
+
+
+def make_enum_dict(enum_type):
+ """Return a dictionary from a program's enum type.
+
+ Arguments:
+ enum_type: The enum to compute the dictionary for.
+
+ Returns:
+ The dictionary of the enum.
+
+ Raises:
+ TypeError: The type is not an enum.
+ """
+
+ if enum_type.code != gdb.TYPE_CODE_ENUM:
+ raise TypeError("not an enum type")
+ enum_dict = {}
+ for field in enum_type.fields():
+ # The enum's value is stored in "bitpos".
+ enum_dict[field.name] = field.bitpos
+ return enum_dict
+2010-10-13 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
+
+ * lib/gdb-python.exp (gdb_check_python_config): New function.
+ * gdb.python/Makefile.in (EXECUTABLES): Add lib-types.
+ * gdb.python/lib-types.cc: New file.
+ * gdb.python/lib-types.exp: New file.
+
2010-10-13 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.python/py-error.exp: New file.
EXECUTABLES = py-type py-value py-prettyprint py-template py-block \
py-symbol py-mi py-breakpoint py-inferior py-infthread \
- py-shared python
+ py-shared python lib-types
MISCELLANEOUS = py-shared-sl.sl
--- /dev/null
+/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
+
+ Copyright 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+class class1
+{
+ public:
+ class1 (int _x) : x (_x) {}
+ int x;
+};
+
+class1 class1_obj (42);
+const class1 const_class1_obj (42);
+volatile class1 volatile_class1_obj (42);
+const volatile class1 const_volatile_class1_obj (42);
+
+typedef class1 typedef_class1;
+
+typedef_class1 typedef_class1_obj (42);
+
+class1& class1_ref_obj (class1_obj);
+
+typedef const typedef_class1 typedef_const_typedef_class1;
+
+typedef_const_typedef_class1 typedef_const_typedef_class1_obj (42);
+
+typedef typedef_const_typedef_class1& typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref;
+
+typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref_obj (typedef_const_typedef_class1_obj);
+
+class subclass1 : public class1
+{
+ public:
+ subclass1 (int _x, int _y) : class1 (_x), y (_y) {}
+ int y;
+};
+
+subclass1 subclass1_obj (42, 43);
+
+enum enum1 { A, B, C };
+
+enum1 enum1_obj (A);
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+ return 0;
+}
--- /dev/null
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# This file is part of the GDB testsuite.
+# It tests the types.py module.
+
+if $tracelevel then {
+ strace $tracelevel
+}
+
+load_lib gdb-python.exp
+
+set testfile "lib-types"
+set srcfile ${testfile}.cc
+set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
+if { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable {debug c++}] != "" } {
+ untested "Couldn't compile ${srcfile}"
+ return -1
+}
+
+# Start with a fresh gdb.
+gdb_exit
+gdb_start
+gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+gdb_load ${binfile}
+
+# Skip all tests if Python scripting is not enabled.
+if { [skip_python_tests] } { continue }
+
+if ![runto_main] then {
+ fail "Can't run to main"
+ return 0
+}
+
+# Ensure sys.path, et.al. are initialized properly.
+gdb_check_python_config
+
+gdb_test_no_output "python import gdb.types"
+
+# test get_basic_type const stripping
+gdb_test_no_output "python const_class1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('const_class1_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python basic_type_const_class1_obj = gdb.types.get_basic_type (const_class1_obj.type)"
+gdb_test "python print str (const_class1_obj.type)" "const class1"
+set test "const stripping"
+gdb_test_multiple "python print str (basic_type_const_class1_obj)" $test {
+ -re "\[\r\n\]+class1\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+# test get_basic_type volatile stripping
+gdb_test_no_output "python volatile_class1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('volatile_class1_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python basic_type_volatile_class1_obj = gdb.types.get_basic_type (volatile_class1_obj.type)"
+gdb_test "python print str (volatile_class1_obj.type)" "volatile class1"
+set test "volatile stripping"
+gdb_test_multiple "python print str (basic_type_volatile_class1_obj)" $test {
+ -re "\[\r\n\]+class1\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+# test get_basic_type volatile+const stripping
+gdb_test_no_output "python const_volatile_class1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('const_volatile_class1_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python basic_type_const_volatile_class1_obj = gdb.types.get_basic_type (const_volatile_class1_obj.type)"
+gdb_test "python print str (const_volatile_class1_obj.type)" "const volatile class1"
+set test "volatile+const stripping"
+gdb_test_multiple "python print str (basic_type_const_volatile_class1_obj)" $test {
+ -re "\[\r\n\]+class1\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+# test get_basic_type typedef stripping
+gdb_test_no_output "python typedef_class1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('typedef_class1_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python basic_type_typedef_class1_obj = gdb.types.get_basic_type (typedef_class1_obj.type)"
+gdb_test "python print str (typedef_class1_obj.type)" "typedef_class1"
+set test "typedef stripping"
+gdb_test_multiple "python print str (basic_type_typedef_class1_obj)" $test {
+ -re "\[\r\n\]+class1\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+# test get_basic_type reference stripping
+gdb_test_no_output "python class1_ref_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('class1_ref_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python basic_type_class1_ref_obj = gdb.types.get_basic_type (class1_ref_obj.type)"
+gdb_test "python print str (class1_ref_obj.type)" "class1 &"
+set test "reference stripping"
+gdb_test_multiple "python print str (basic_type_class1_ref_obj)" $test {
+ -re "\[\r\n\]+class1\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+# test nested typedef stripping
+gdb_test_no_output "python typedef_const_typedef_class1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('typedef_const_typedef_class1_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python basic_type_typedef_const_typedef_class1_obj = gdb.types.get_basic_type (typedef_const_typedef_class1_obj.type)"
+gdb_test "python print str (typedef_class1_obj.type)" "typedef_class1"
+set test "nested typedef stripping"
+gdb_test_multiple "python print str (basic_type_typedef_const_typedef_class1_obj)" $test {
+ -re "\[\r\n\]+class1\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+# test nested typedef/reference stripping
+gdb_test_no_output "python typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python basic_type_typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref_obj = gdb.types.get_basic_type (typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref_obj.type)"
+gdb_test "python print str (typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref_obj.type)" "const typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref"
+set test "nested typedef/ref stripping"
+gdb_test_multiple "python print str (basic_type_typedef_const_typedef_class1_ref_obj)" $test {
+ -re "\[\r\n\]+class1\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+# test has_field on simple class
+gdb_test_no_output "python class1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('class1_obj')"
+gdb_test "python print gdb.types.has_field (class1_obj.type, 'x')" "True"
+gdb_test "python print gdb.types.has_field (class1_obj.type, 'nope')" "False"
+
+# test has_field in base class
+gdb_test_no_output "python subclass1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('subclass1_obj')"
+gdb_test "python print gdb.types.has_field (subclass1_obj.type, 'x')" "True"
+
+# test make_enum_dict
+gdb_test_no_output "python enum1_obj = gdb.parse_and_eval ('enum1_obj')"
+gdb_test_no_output "python enum1_dict = gdb.types.make_enum_dict (enum1_obj.type)"
+gdb_test_no_output "python enum1_list = enum1_dict.items ()"
+gdb_test_no_output "python enum1_list.sort ()"
+gdb_test "python print enum1_list" {\[\('A', 0L\), \('B', 1L\), \('C', 2L\)\]}
}
return 0
}
+
+# Establish various python configuration parameters if necessary.
+# E.g. sys.path.
+
+proc gdb_check_python_config { } {
+ global USE_INSTALLED_TREE
+ # If we're running an installed version of gdb, and we want to test the
+ # installed versions of the python support scripts, then we don't want
+ # to point data-directory at the build tree.
+ if { [info exists USE_INSTALLED_TREE] && "$USE_INSTALLED_TREE" == "yes" } {
+ verbose -log "Assuming system config already installed."
+ } else {
+ verbose -log "Installing system config from build tree."
+ set gdb_data_dir "[pwd]/../data-directory"
+ gdb_test_no_output "set data-directory $gdb_data_dir"
+ gdb_test_no_output "python GdbSetPythonDirectory ('$gdb_data_dir/python')"
+ }
+}
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