Support an "unlimited" number of user-defined arguments
New in v2:
- A few adjustments / simplifications were possible now that we
require C++11:
. Use std::unique_ptr to make the user_args_stack std::vector own
its elements:
static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<user_args>> user_args_stack;
. use vector::emplace_back to construct elements directly in the
corresponding vectors.
. use std::to_string instead of adding a gdb::to_string
replacement.
- Now includes a test.
Docs/NEWS are unchanged from v1 and have already been approved.
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I recently wrote a user-defined command that could benefit from
supporting an unlimited number of arguments:
http://palves.net/list-active-signal-handlers-with-gdb/
E.g., 'info signal-dispositions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11'
However, we currently only support up to 10 arguments passed to
user-defined commands ($arg0..$arg9).
I can't find a good reason for that, other than "old code with hard
coded limits". This patch removes that limit and modernizes the code
along the way:
- Makes the user_args struct a real C++ class that uses std::vector
for storage.
- Removes the "next" pointer from within user_args and uses a
std::vector to maintain a stack instead.
- Adds a new RAII-based scoped_user_args_level class to help
push/pop user args in the stack instead of using a cleanup.
gdb/ChangeLog:
2016-12-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* NEWS: Mention that user commands now accept an unlimited number
of arguments.
* cli/cli-script.c: Include <vector>.
(struct string_view): New type.
(MAXUSERARGS): Delete.
(struct user_args): Now a C++ class.
(user_args_stack): New.
(struct scoped_user_args_level): New type.
(execute_user_command): Use scoped_user_args_level.
(arg_cleanup): Delete.
(setup_user_args): Deleted, and refactored as ...
(user_args::user_args): ... this new constructor. Limit of number
of arguments removed.
(insert_user_defined_cmd_args): Defer to user_args_stack.
(user_args::insert_args): New, bits based on old
insert_user_defined_cmd_args with limit of number of arguments
eliminated.
gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
2016-12-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (User-defined Commands): Limit on number of
arguments passed to user-defined commands removed; update.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2016-12-02 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.base/commands.exp (user_defined_command_manyargs_test): New
procedure.
(top level): Call it.