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Re: [PATCH] Show line numbers in output for "info var/func/type"
- From: Andreas Arnez <arnez at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:59:13 +0200
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Show line numbers in output for "info var/func/type"
- References: <m3vad6ls6r.fsf@oc1027705133.ibm.com> <83r2nu3hdl.fsf@gnu.org>
On Wed, Apr 04 2018, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Andreas Arnez <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:53:00 +0200
>>
>> gdb/ChangeLog:
>>
>> * symtab.c (print_symbol_info): Precede the symbol definition by
>> the line number when available.
>> * NEWS: Advertise this enhancement.
>
> Thanks, but I think the manual should also be updated.
OK. How about the patch below?
> The NEWS part of the patch is OK.
Thanks!
--
Andreas
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index bd20b39c63..0ea11898e5 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -17522,7 +17522,7 @@ name is @code{value}.
This command differs from @code{ptype} in two ways: first, like
@code{whatis}, it does not print a detailed description; second, it
-lists all source files where a type is defined.
+lists all source files and line numbers where a type is defined.
@kindex info type-printers
@item info type-printers
@@ -17600,24 +17600,29 @@ have already been read, and files whose symbols will be read when needed.
@kindex info functions
@item info functions
Print the names and data types of all defined functions.
+Similarly to @samp{info types}, this command groups its output by source
+files and annotates each function definition with its source line
+number.
@item info functions @var{regexp}
-Print the names and data types of all defined functions
-whose names contain a match for regular expression @var{regexp}.
-Thus, @samp{info fun step} finds all functions whose names
-include @code{step}; @samp{info fun ^step} finds those whose names
-start with @code{step}. If a function name contains characters
-that conflict with the regular expression language (e.g.@:
+Like @samp{info functions}, but only print the names and data types of
+functions whose names contain a match for regular expression
+@var{regexp}. Thus, @samp{info fun step} finds all functions whose
+names include @code{step}; @samp{info fun ^step} finds those whose names
+start with @code{step}. If a function name contains characters that
+conflict with the regular expression language (e.g.@:
@samp{operator*()}), they may be quoted with a backslash.
@kindex info variables
@item info variables
Print the names and data types of all variables that are defined
outside of functions (i.e.@: excluding local variables).
+The printed variables are grouped by source files and annotated with
+their respective source line numbers.
@item info variables @var{regexp}
-Print the names and data types of all variables (except for local
-variables) whose names contain a match for regular expression
+Like @kbd{info variables}, but only print the names and data types of
+non-local variables whose names contain a match for regular expression
@var{regexp}.
@kindex info classes