Currently, a user can define an alias, but cannot have default
arguments for this alias.
This patch modifies the 'alias' command so that default args can
be provided.
(gdb) h alias
Define a new command that is an alias of an existing command.
Usage: alias [-a] [--] ALIAS = COMMAND [DEFAULT-ARGS...]
ALIAS is the name of the alias command to create.
COMMAND is the command being aliased to.
Options:
-a
Specify that ALIAS is an abbreviation of COMMAND.
Abbreviations are not used in command completion..
GDB will automatically prepend the provided DEFAULT-ARGS to the list
of arguments explicitly provided when using ALIAS.
Use "help aliases" to list all user defined aliases and their default args.
Examples:
Make "spe" an alias of "set print elements":
alias spe set print elements
Make "elms" an alias of "elements" in the "set print" command:
alias -a set print elms set print elements
Make "btf" an alias of "backtrace -full -past-entry -past-main" :
alias btf = backtrace -full -past-entry -past-main
Make "wLapPeu" an alias of 2 nested "with":
alias wLapPeu = with language pascal -- with print elements unlimited --
(gdb)
The way 'default-args' is implemented makes it trivial to set default
args also for GDB commands (such as "backtrace") and for GDB pre-defined
aliases (such as "bt"). It was however deemed better to not allow to
define default arguments for pre-defined commands and aliases, to avoid
users believing that e.g. default args for "backtrace" would apply to "bt".
If needed, default-args could be allowed for GDB predefined commands
and aliases by adding a command
'set default-args GDB_COMMAND_OR_PREDEFINED_ALIAS [DEFAULT-ARGS...]'.
* 'alias' command now has a completer that helps to complete:
- ALIAS (if the user defines an alias after a prefix),
- the aliased COMMAND
- the possible options for the aliased COMMAND.
* Help and apropos commands show the definitions of the aliases
that have default arguments, e.g.
(gdb) help backtrace
backtrace, btf, where, bt
alias btf = backtrace -full -past-entry -past-main
Print backtrace of all stack frames, or innermost COUNT frames.
Usage: backtrace [OPTION]... [QUALIFIER]... [COUNT | -COUNT]
Options:
-entry-values no|only|preferred|if-needed|both|compact|default
Set printing of function arguments at function entry.
...
gdb/ChangeLog
2020-06-22 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
* cli/cli-cmds.c (lookup_cmd_for_default_args)
(alias_command_completer)
(make_alias_options_def_group): New functions.
(alias_opts, alias_option_defs): New struct and array.
(alias_usage_error): Update usage.
(alias_command): Handles optional DEFAULT-ARGS... arguments.
Use option framework.
(_initialize_cli_cmds): Update alias command help.
Update aliases command help.
(show_user):
Add NULL for new default_args lookup_cmd argument.
(valid_command_p): Rename to validate_aliased_command.
Add NULL for new default_args lookup_cmd argument. Verify that the
aliased_command has no default args.
* cli/cli-decode.c (help_cmd): Show aliases definitions.
(lookup_cmd_1, lookup_cmd): New argument default_args.
(add_alias_cmd):
Add NULL for new default_args lookup_cmd argument.
(print_help_for_command): Show default args under the layout
alias some_alias = some_aliased_cmd some_alias_default_arg.
* cli/cli-decode.h (struct cmd_list_element): New member default_args.
xfree default_args in destructor.
* cli/cli-script.c (process_next_line, do_define_command):
Add NULL for new default_args lookup_cmd argument.
* command.h: Declare new default_args argument in lookup_cmd
and lookup_cmd_1.
* completer.c (complete_line_internal_1):
Add NULL for new default_args lookup_cmd or lookup_cmd_1 argument.
* guile/scm-cmd.c (gdbscm_parse_command_name): Likewise.
* guile/scm-param.c (add_setshow_generic, pascm_parameter_defined_p):
Likewise.
* infcmd.c (_initialize_infcmd): Likewise.
* python/py-auto-load.c (gdbpy_initialize_auto_load): Likewise.
* python/py-cmd.c (gdbpy_parse_command_name): Likewise.
* python/py-param.c (add_setshow_generic): Likewise.
* remote.c (_initialize_remote): Likewise.
* top.c (execute_command): Prepend default_args if command has some.
(set_verbose):
Add NULL for new default_args lookup_cmd or lookup_cmd_1 argument.
* tracepoint.c (validate_actionline, encode_actions_1):
Add NULL for new default_args lookup_cmd or lookup_cmd_1 argument.
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