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Re: [RFC] Add another "Are you sure..." case to gdb_unload in lib/gdb.exp
On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:41:23 -0400
Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 06:25:35PM -0700, Kevin Buettner wrote:
> > (gdb) file
> > A program is being debugged already.
> > Are you sure you want to change the file? (y or n) ERROR: couldn't unload file in /ironwood1/toshmep-070403-branch/mep-elf/bld/gdb/testsuite/../../gdb/gdb (timed out).
> > kill
>
> Hmm. Maybe this is a bug in gdb, actually:
>
> > -re "Discard symbol table from .*y or n.*$" {
> > send_gdb "y\n"
> > exp_continue
>
> That question (generated elsewhere) might be all we should ask.
>
> However, for the testsuite's purpose you can go even further. I don't
> think you need gdb_unload at all, and sid is the only remaining caller
> of it. It's followed by a new gdb_file_cmd, which should suffice.
Okay, I'll dig into this a bit more. Thanks for looking this over!
Kevin