src/gdb ChangeLog NEWS doc/ChangeLog doc/gdb.t ...

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CVSROOT:	/cvs/src
Module name:	src
Changes by:	devans@sourceware.org	2011-02-22 22:48:12

Modified files:
	gdb            : ChangeLog NEWS 
	gdb/doc        : ChangeLog gdb.texinfo 
	gdb/python     : py-symbol.c python-internal.h python.c 
	gdb/testsuite  : ChangeLog 
	gdb/testsuite/gdb.python: py-symbol.exp 

Log message:
	Add gdb.lookup_global_symbol python function.
	* NEWS: Add entry.
	* python/py-symbol.c (gdbpy_lookup_global_symbol): New function.
	* python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_lookup_global_symbol): Declare it.
	* python/python.c (GdbMethods): Add entry for lookup_global_symbol.
	
	doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (Symbols In Python): Document lookup_global_symbol.
	Clarify behaviour of lookup_symbol when `block' argument is omitted,
	add description of result, fix @defun formatting.
	
	testsuite/
	* gdb.python/py-symbol.exp: Test lookup_global_symbol.

Patches:
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.12630&r2=1.12631
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/NEWS.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.426&r2=1.427
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/doc/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.1152&r2=1.1153
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.801&r2=1.802
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/python/py-symbol.c.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.3&r2=1.4
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/python/python-internal.h.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.42&r2=1.43
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/python/python.c.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.59&r2=1.60
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.2605&r2=1.2606
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.4&r2=1.5