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Re: [PATCH] Step over Objective-C dispatch function


Adam Fedor wrote:
> 
> All Objective-C messages are called through the standard dispatch
> function. This patch steps right into the method without the user having
> to go through the dispatch function manually.

Adam, can you explain / comment what you're doing a little more?
I *think* what you're doing is trying to follow thru the dispatcher
to the actual method -- but the only reason I can even guess that
is because I've worked on debugging objective-c.

> 
>   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 2003-01-02  Adam Fedor  <fedor@gnu.org>
> 
>         * infrun.c (handle_inferior_event): Add test to step over
>         Objective-C dispatch function.
>         * Makefile.in (infrun.o): Add $(objc_lang_h)
> 
> Index: Makefile.in
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/Makefile.in,v
> retrieving revision 1.302
> diff -u -p -r1.302 Makefile.in
> --- Makefile.in 2 Jan 2003 20:29:15 -0000       1.302
> +++ Makefile.in 3 Jan 2003 03:24:54 -0000
> @@ -1795,7 +1796,8 @@ infptrace.o: infptrace.c $(defs_h) $(fra
>  infrun.o: infrun.c $(defs_h) $(gdb_string_h) $(symtab_h) $(frame_h) \
>         $(inferior_h) $(breakpoint_h) $(gdb_wait_h) $(gdbcore_h) $(gdbcmd_h) \
>         $(cli_script_h) $(target_h) $(gdbthread_h) $(annotate_h) \
> -       $(symfile_h) $(top_h) $(inf_loop_h) $(regcache_h) $(value_h)
> +       $(symfile_h) $(top_h) $(inf_loop_h) $(regcache_h) $(value_h) \
> +       $(objc_lang_h)
>  inftarg.o: inftarg.c $(defs_h) $(frame_h) $(inferior_h) $(target_h) \
>         $(gdbcore_h) $(command_h) $(gdb_stat_h) $(gdb_wait_h)
>  infttrace.o: infttrace.c $(defs_h) $(frame_h) $(inferior_h) $(target_h) \
> Index: infrun.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/infrun.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.92
> diff -u -p -r1.92 infrun.c
> --- infrun.c    18 Dec 2002 18:03:42 -0000      1.92
> +++ infrun.c    3 Jan 2003 03:20:06 -0000
> @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
>  #include "inf-loop.h"
>  #include "regcache.h"
>  #include "value.h"
> +#include "objc-lang.h"
> 
>  /* Prototypes for local functions */
> 
> @@ -1173,6 +1174,7 @@ void
>  handle_inferior_event (struct execution_control_state *ecs)
>  {
>    CORE_ADDR tmp;
> +  CORE_ADDR new_stop;
>    int stepped_after_stopped_by_watchpoint;
>    int sw_single_step_trap_p = 0;
> 
> @@ -2428,6 +2430,22 @@ process_event_stop_test:
>               keep_going (ecs);
>               return;
>             }
> +       }
> +
> +      /* Step over Objective-C dispatch function.  */
> +      if (tmp)
> +       find_objc_msgcall (tmp, &new_stop);
> +      else
> +       find_objc_msgcall (stop_pc, &new_stop);
> +
> +      if (new_stop)           /* step into a method call */
> +       ecs->stop_func_start = new_stop;
> +
> +      if (new_stop)
> +       {
> +         tmp = SKIP_TRAMPOLINE_CODE (new_stop);
> +         if (tmp != 0)
> +           ecs->stop_func_start = tmp;
>         }
> 
>        /* If we have line number information for the function we


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