Break the direct connection from core_file_command to any
[binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / core.c
1 /* Core dump and executable file functions above target vector, for GDB.
2 Copyright 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3
4 This file is part of GDB.
5
6 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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8 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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10
11 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 GNU General Public License for more details.
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16 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
18 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
19
20 #include "defs.h"
21 #include <errno.h>
22 #include <signal.h>
23 #include <fcntl.h>
24 #include "frame.h" /* required by inferior.h */
25 #include "inferior.h"
26 #include "symtab.h"
27 #include "command.h"
28 #include "bfd.h"
29 #include "target.h"
30 #include "gdbcore.h"
31
32 extern char registers[];
33
34 /* Hook for `exec_file_command' command to call. */
35
36 void (*exec_file_display_hook) PARAMS ((char *)) = NULL;
37
38 /* Binary file diddling handle for the core file. */
39
40 bfd *core_bfd = NULL;
41
42 \f
43 /* Backward compatability with old way of specifying core files. */
44
45 void
46 core_file_command (filename, from_tty)
47 char *filename;
48 int from_tty;
49 {
50 struct target_ops *t;
51 dont_repeat (); /* Either way, seems bogus. */
52
53 t = find_core_target ();
54 if (t != NULL)
55 if (!filename)
56 (t->to_detach) (filename, from_tty);
57 else
58 (t->to_open) (filename, from_tty);
59 else
60 error ("unimplemented: core files");
61 }
62
63 \f
64 /* Call this to specify the hook for exec_file_command to call back.
65 This is called from the x-window display code. */
66
67 void
68 specify_exec_file_hook (hook)
69 void (*hook) PARAMS ((char *));
70 {
71 exec_file_display_hook = hook;
72 }
73
74 /* The exec file must be closed before running an inferior.
75 If it is needed again after the inferior dies, it must
76 be reopened. */
77
78 void
79 close_exec_file ()
80 {
81 #ifdef FIXME
82 if (exec_bfd)
83 bfd_tempclose (exec_bfd);
84 #endif
85 }
86
87 void
88 reopen_exec_file ()
89 {
90 #ifdef FIXME
91 if (exec_bfd)
92 bfd_reopen (exec_bfd);
93 #endif
94 }
95 \f
96 /* If we have both a core file and an exec file,
97 print a warning if they don't go together. */
98
99 void
100 validate_files ()
101 {
102 if (exec_bfd && core_bfd)
103 {
104 if (!core_file_matches_executable_p (core_bfd, exec_bfd))
105 warning ("core file may not match specified executable file.");
106 else if (bfd_get_mtime(exec_bfd) > bfd_get_mtime(core_bfd))
107 warning ("exec file is newer than core file.");
108 }
109 }
110
111 /* Return the name of the executable file as a string.
112 ERR nonzero means get error if there is none specified;
113 otherwise return 0 in that case. */
114
115 char *
116 get_exec_file (err)
117 int err;
118 {
119 if (exec_bfd) return bfd_get_filename(exec_bfd);
120 if (!err) return NULL;
121
122 error ("No executable file specified.\n\
123 Use the \"file\" or \"exec-file\" command.");
124 return NULL;
125 }
126
127 \f
128 /* Report a memory error with error(). */
129
130 void
131 memory_error (status, memaddr)
132 int status;
133 CORE_ADDR memaddr;
134 {
135
136 if (status == EIO)
137 {
138 /* Actually, address between memaddr and memaddr + len
139 was out of bounds. */
140 error ("Cannot access memory at address %s.", local_hex_string(memaddr));
141 }
142 else
143 {
144 error ("Error accessing memory address %s: %s.",
145 local_hex_string (memaddr), safe_strerror (status));
146 }
147 }
148
149 /* Same as target_read_memory, but report an error if can't read. */
150 void
151 read_memory (memaddr, myaddr, len)
152 CORE_ADDR memaddr;
153 char *myaddr;
154 int len;
155 {
156 int status;
157 status = target_read_memory (memaddr, myaddr, len);
158 if (status != 0)
159 memory_error (status, memaddr);
160 }
161
162 /* Same as target_write_memory, but report an error if can't write. */
163 void
164 write_memory (memaddr, myaddr, len)
165 CORE_ADDR memaddr;
166 char *myaddr;
167 int len;
168 {
169 int status;
170
171 status = target_write_memory (memaddr, myaddr, len);
172 if (status != 0)
173 memory_error (status, memaddr);
174 }
175
176 /* Read an integer from debugged memory, given address and number of bytes. */
177
178 long
179 read_memory_integer (memaddr, len)
180 CORE_ADDR memaddr;
181 int len;
182 {
183 char cbuf;
184 short sbuf;
185 int ibuf;
186 long lbuf;
187
188 if (len == sizeof (char))
189 {
190 read_memory (memaddr, &cbuf, len);
191 return cbuf;
192 }
193 if (len == sizeof (short))
194 {
195 read_memory (memaddr, (char *)&sbuf, len);
196 SWAP_TARGET_AND_HOST (&sbuf, sizeof (short));
197 return sbuf;
198 }
199 if (len == sizeof (int))
200 {
201 read_memory (memaddr, (char *)&ibuf, len);
202 SWAP_TARGET_AND_HOST (&ibuf, sizeof (int));
203 return ibuf;
204 }
205 if (len == sizeof (lbuf))
206 {
207 read_memory (memaddr, (char *)&lbuf, len);
208 SWAP_TARGET_AND_HOST (&lbuf, sizeof (lbuf));
209 return lbuf;
210 }
211 error ("Cannot handle integers of %d bytes.", len);
212 return -1; /* for lint */
213 }
214 \f
215 void
216 _initialize_core()
217 {
218
219 add_com ("core-file", class_files, core_file_command,
220 "Use FILE as core dump for examining memory and registers.\n\
221 No arg means have no core file. This command has been superseded by the\n\
222 `target core' and `detach' commands.");
223
224 }