binutils-gdb/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/inferior-args.exp
Simon Marchi 6cf66e763a gdb/testsuite: add inferior arguments test
Add a test for verifying different methods of passing arguments to the
inferior: the start, starti and run commands, as well as `set args`.

All these methods work naturally when using the unix or
native-extended-gdbserver target boards.  Since those are non-stub
boards, GDB runs new inferiors and therefore pass arguments to them.
With target boards where GDB connects to a stub, for example with
native-gdbserver, they don't really make sense.  The inferior process is
already started when GDB connects.

However, the "run" method is still tested with stub targets, because the
gdb_run_cmd procedure is adapted for stub targets.  Instead of issuing
the `run` command, it spawns whatever program is supposed to bring up
the stub (gdbserver, for example) using gdb_reload and makes GDB connect
to it.  So this allows us to exercise argument passing through the
gdbserver command line, when testing with the native-gdbserver board.

Note that there is already a gdb.base/args.exp, but this tests
specifically the --args switch of GDB.  Perhaps it could be integrated
in this new test, as a new "method".

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:

	* lib/gdb.exp (gdb_run_cmd): Return success or failure.
	* gdb.base/inferior-args.exp: New file.
	* gdb.base/inferior-args.c: New file.

Change-Id: Ib61ea6220a47f9f67aed2960dcacd240cb57af70
2020-05-25 11:40:36 -04:00

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# Copyright 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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# Test running an inferior with arguments.
# This does not work on boards that don't support inferior arguments.
if [target_info exists noargs] then {
verbose "skipping gdb.base/inferior-args.exp because of noargs"
return
}
standard_testfile .c
if {[build_executable "failed to prepare" $testfile $srcfile debug] == -1} {
return
}
proc do_test { method } {
global binfile hex
# The second arg is an empty string on purpose.
set inferior_args { "first arg" "" "third-arg" }
clean_restart $binfile
if { $method == "start" } {
# The start command does not make sense for a stub.
if { [use_gdb_stub] } {
return;
}
if { [gdb_start_cmd $inferior_args] < 0 } {
fail "could not issue start command"
return -1
}
# Consume up to the GDB prompt after the stop.
gdb_test "" ".*main.*" "stop at main"
} elseif { $method == "starti" } {
# The starti command does not make sense for a stub.
if { [use_gdb_stub] } {
return;
}
if { [gdb_starti_cmd $inferior_args] < 0 } {
fail "could not issue start command"
return -1
}
# Consume up to the GDB prompt after the stop.
gdb_test "" "" "stop at first instruction"
# Put a breakpoint and continue until main.
if { ![gdb_breakpoint "main" message] } {
fail "could not set breakpoint on main"
return -1
}
if { [gdb_continue "main"] != 0 } {
fail "could not continue to main"
return -1
}
} elseif { $method == "run" } {
if { ![gdb_breakpoint "main" message] } {
fail "could not set breakpoint on main"
return -1
}
# The run command does not make sense for a stub, but GDB_RUN_CMD
# does the right thing when the target is a stub (start the stub,
# connect to it, and "continue").
#
# This allows us to test arguments passed on the gdbserver command
# line.
if { [gdb_run_cmd $inferior_args] < 0 } {
fail "could not run"
return -1
}
# Consume up to the GDB prompt after the stop.
gdb_test "" ".*main.*" "stop at main"
} elseif { $method == "set args" } {
# Using "set args" does not make sense with a stub.
if { [use_gdb_stub] } {
return;
}
gdb_test_no_output "set args $inferior_args"
if { ![runto_main] } {
fail "could not run to main"
return -1
}
} else {
error "invalid method $method"
}
# Now that we are stopped at main, inspect argc/argv.
gdb_test "print argc" " = 4"
gdb_test "print argv\[0\]" " = $hex \".*\""
gdb_test "print argv\[1\]" " = $hex \"first arg\""
gdb_test "print argv\[2\]" " = $hex \"\""
gdb_test "print argv\[3\]" " = $hex \"third-arg\""
}
foreach_with_prefix method { "start" "starti" "run" "set args" } {
do_test $method
}