binutils-gdb/gdb/python/python.h
Simon Marchi 8588b35692 python: Make gdb.execute("show commands") work (PR 23669)
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  56bcdbea2b ("Let gdb.execute handle multi-line commands")

trying to use a command like gdb.execute("show commands") in Python
fails.  GDB ends up trying to run the "commands" command.

The reason is that GDB gets confused with the special "commands"
command.  In process_next_line, the lookup_cmd_1 function returns the
cmd_list_element representing the "commands" sub-command of "show".
Lower, we check the cmd_list_element to see if it matches various
control commands by name, including the "commands" command.  This is
where we wrongfully conclude that the executed command must be
"commands", when in reality it was "show commands".

The fix proposed in this patch removes the comparisons by name, instead
comparing the cmd_list_element object by pointer with the objects
created at initialization time.

Tested on the buildbot, though on a single builder (Fedora-x86_64-m64).

gdb/ChangeLog:

	PR python/23669
	* breakpoint.c (commands_cmd_element): New.
	(_initialize_breakpoint): Assign commands_cmd_element.
	* breakpoint.h (commands_cmd_element): New.
	* cli/cli-script.c (while_cmd_element, if_command,
	define_cmd_element): New.
	(command_name_equals): Remove.
	(process_next_line): Compare commands by pointer, not by name.
	(_initialize_cli_script): Assign the various cmd_list_element
	variables.
	* compile/compile.c (compile_cmd_element): New.
	(_initialize_compile): Assign compile_cmd_element.
	* compile/compile.h (compile_cmd_element): New.
	* guile/guile.c (guile_cmd_element): New.
	(install_gdb_commands): Assign guile_cmd_element.
	* guile/guile.h (guile_cmd_element): New.
	* python/python.c (python_cmd_element): New.
	(_initialize_python): Assign python_cmd_element.
	* python/python.h (python_cmd_element): New.
	* tracepoint.c (while_stepping_cmd_element): New.
	(_initialize_tracepoint): Assign while_stepping_cmd_element.
	* tracepoint.h (while_stepping_cmd_element): New.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:

	PR python/23669
	* gdb.python/python.exp: Test gdb.execute("show commands").
2018-09-17 08:26:24 -04:00

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/* Python/gdb header for generic use in gdb
Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GDB.
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/>. */
#ifndef GDB_PYTHON_H
#define GDB_PYTHON_H
#include "extension.h"
/* This is all that python exports to gdb. */
extern const struct extension_language_defn extension_language_python;
/* Command element for the 'python' command. */
extern cmd_list_element *python_cmd_element;
#endif /* GDB_PYTHON_H */