Re: [rfa/mi testsuite] Handle missing inferior I/O for mi-syn-frame.exp

[Andrew Cagney <cagney at gnu dot org>]

Daniel wrote:
> > > > >The output patterns for this test include things printed by the inferior
> > > > >program.  Obviously, for gdbserver, this output comes out in the wrong
> > > > >place.  This patch allows it to be missing for noinferiorio; I don't think
> > > > >this compromises the value of the test.  OK?

Andrew wrote:
> > > Given that testing I/O isn't the objective of this test, just removing 
> > > the output looks to be a better option.

Daniel wrote:
> +dummy_puts (const char *string)
> +{
> +  ;
> +}

Er, just _remove_ the output.

> Done like so.  OK?  Tested, no regressions on i386-pc-linux-gnu, fixes
> 8 failures using gdbserver to i386-pc-linux-gnu.
>
>
> > > > >BTW, we have one test that "verifies" (kfail'd) that output is properly
> > > > >MI-encapsulated, and this test unintentionally "verifies" that it isn't.
> > > > >Should I just remove recognizing the inferior's printouts unconditionally,
> > > > >instead?
> >
> > > Can you rephrase this?
>
>
> Some test verifies that the output from the inferior is MI encapsulated
> - I believe it was mi-console.exp, and it's now KFAILed.  If we changed
> MI to successfully encapsulate this sort of output, that would fix
> mi-console.exp but  break tests like this one.  That's all I meant.

Good, you were agreeing that the output was irrelevant.

Andrew