src/gdb ChangeLog command.h frame.c cli/cli-de ...

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CVSROOT:	/cvs/src
Module name:	src
Changes by:	cagney@sourceware.org	2003-08-09 15:10:11

Modified files:
	gdb            : ChangeLog command.h frame.c 
	gdb/cli        : cli-decode.c 
	gdb/doc        : ChangeLog gdb.texinfo 

Log message:
	2003-08-09  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@redhat.com>
	
	Fix GDB PR cli/926.
	* cli/cli-decode.c (add_setshow_uinteger_cmd): New function.
	* command.h (add_setshow_uinteger_cmd): Declare.
	* frame.c (set_backtrace_cmd): New function.
	(show_backtrace_cmd): New function.
	* frame.c (_initialize_frame): Replace "set/show
	backtrace-below-main" with "set/show backtrace past-main".  Add
	command "set/show backtrace limit".
	(backtrace_past_main): Rename "backtrace_below_main".
	(backtrace_limit): New variable.
	(get_prev_frame): Update.  Check the backtrace_limit.
	
	2003-08-09  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@redhat.com>
	
	* gdb.texinfo (Backtrace): Replace "set/show backtrace-below-main"
	with "set/show backtrace past-main" and "set/show backtrace
	limit".
	
	Index: doc/gdb.texinfo
	===================================================================
	RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
	retrieving revision 1.174
	diff -u -r1.174 gdb.texinfo
	--- doc/gdb.texinfo	8 Aug 2003 01:58:00 -0000	1.174
	+++ doc/gdb.texinfo	9 Aug 2003 14:57:10 -0000
	@@ -3922,27 +3922,40 @@
	value, indicating that your program has stopped at the beginning of the
	code for line @code{993} of @code{builtin.c}.
	
	-@kindex set backtrace-below-main
	-@kindex show backtrace-below-main
	+@kindex set backtrace past-main
	+@kindex show backtrace past-main
	+@kindex set backtrace limit
	+@kindex show backtrace limit
	
	-Most programs have a standard entry point---a place where system libraries
	-and startup code transition into user code.  For C this is @code{main}.
	-When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace it will terminate
	-the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly system-specific (and generally
	-uninteresting) code.  If you need to examine the startup code, then you can
	-change this behavior.
	+Most programs have a standard user entry point---a place where system
	+libraries and startup code transition into user code.  For C this is
	+@code{main}.  When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace
	+it will terminate the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly
	+system-specific (and generally uninteresting) code.
	+
	+If you need to examine the startup code, or limit the number of levels
	+in a backtrace, you can change this behavior:
	
	@table @code
	-@item set backtrace-below-main off
	+@item set backtrace past-main
	+@itemx set backtrace past-main on
	+Backtraces will continue past the user entry point.
	+
	+@item set backtrace past-main off
	Backtraces will stop when they encounter the user entry point.  This is the
	default.
	
	-@item set backtrace-below-main
	-@itemx set backtrace-below-main on
	-Backtraces will continue past the user entry point to the top of the stack.
	+@item show backtrace past-main
	+Display the current user entry point backtrace policy.
	+
	+@item set backtrace limit @var{n}
	+@itemx set backtrace limit 0
	+@cindex backtrace limit
	+Limit the backtrace to @var{n} levels.  A value of zero means
	+unlimited.
	
	-@item show backtrace-below-main
	-Display the current backtrace policy.
	+@item show backtrace limit
	+Display the current limit on backtrace levels.
	@end table
	
	@node Selection

Patches:
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.4596&r2=1.4597
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/command.h.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.35&r2=1.36
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/frame.c.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.134&r2=1.135
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/cli/cli-decode.c.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.31&r2=1.32
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/doc/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.340&r2=1.341
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.174&r2=1.175