From 5a9351aeae277684e6086f527e4a69d037dbc002 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stan Shebs Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:09:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 2010-04-21 Stan Shebs * gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Actions): Mention synonymy of actions and commands. (Listing Tracepoints): Update to reflect current behavior. --- gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 24 +++++++++++------------- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 84814a0..69961ff 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2010-04-21 Stan Shebs + + * gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Actions): Mention synonymy of actions + and commands. + (Listing Tracepoints): Update to reflect current behavior. + 2010-04-22 Pierre Muller * gdb.texinfo (Examining memory): Update for change in string diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 97a5531..f9c3949 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -9647,6 +9647,10 @@ terminate the actions list with a line containing just @code{end}. So far, the only defined actions are @code{collect}, @code{teval}, and @code{while-stepping}. +@code{actions} is actually equivalent to @code{commands} (@pxref{Break +Commands, ,Breakpoint Command Lists}), except that only the defined +actions are allowed; any other @value{GDBN} command is rejected. + @cindex remove actions from a tracepoint To remove all actions from a tracepoint, type @samp{actions @var{num}} and follow it immediately with @samp{end}. @@ -9675,7 +9679,7 @@ Enter actions for tracepoint 1, one per line: > collect bar,baz > collect $regs > while-stepping 12 - > collect $fp, $sp + > collect $pc, arr[i] > end end @end smallexample @@ -9700,7 +9704,7 @@ collect all local variables. You can give several consecutive @code{collect} commands, each one with a single argument, or one @code{collect} command with several -arguments separated by commas: the effect is the same. +arguments separated by commas; the effect is the same. The command @code{info scope} (@pxref{Symbols, info scope}) is particularly useful for figuring out what data to collect. @@ -9771,24 +9775,18 @@ tracing: @itemize @bullet @item its passcount as given by the @code{passcount @var{n}} command -@item -its step count as given by the @code{while-stepping @var{n}} command -@item -its action list as given by the @code{actions} command. The actions -are prefixed with an @samp{A} so as to distinguish them from commands. @end itemize @smallexample (@value{GDBP}) @b{info trace} Num Type Disp Enb Address What 1 tracepoint keep y 0x0804ab57 in foo() at main.cxx:7 + while-stepping 20 + collect globfoo, $regs + end + collect globfoo2 + end pass count 1200 - step count 20 - A while-stepping 20 - A collect globfoo, $regs - A end - A collect globfoo2 - A end (@value{GDBP}) @end smallexample -- 2.7.4