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2018-01-02Update copyright year range in all GDB filesJoel Brobecker
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2017-10-04Extend "set cwd" to work on gdbserverSergio Durigan Junior
This is the "natural" extension necessary for the "set cwd" command (and the whole "set the inferior's cwd" logic) to work on gdbserver. The idea here is to have a new remote packet, QSetWorkingDir (name adopted from LLDB's extension to the RSP, as can be seen at <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/llvm-mirror/lldb/master/docs/lldb-gdb-remote.txt>), which sends an hex-encoded string representing the working directory that the remote inferior will use. There is a slight difference from the packet proposed by LLDB: GDB's version will accept empty arguments, meaning that the user wants to clear the previously set working directory for the inferior (i.e., "set cwd" without arguments on GDB). For UNIX-like targets this feature is already implemented on nat/fork-inferior.c, and all gdbserver has to do is to basically implement "set_inferior_cwd" and call it whenever such packet arrives. For other targets, like Windows, it is possible to use the existing "get_inferior_cwd" function and do the necessary steps to make sure that the inferior will use the specified working directory. Aside from that, the patch consists basically of updates to the testcase (making it available on remote targets) and the documentation. No regressions found. gdb/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * NEWS (Changes since GDB 8.0): Add entry about new 'set-cwd-on-gdbserver' feature. (New remote packets): Add entry for QSetWorkingDir. * common/common-inferior.h (set_inferior_cwd): New prototype. * infcmd.c (set_inferior_cwd): Remove "static". (show_cwd_command): Expand text to include remote debugging. * remote.c: Add PACKET_QSetWorkingDir. (remote_protocol_features) <QSetWorkingDir>: New entry for PACKET_QSetWorkingDir. (extended_remote_set_inferior_cwd): New function. (extended_remote_create_inferior): Call "extended_remote_set_inferior_cwd". (_initialize_remote): Call "add_packet_config_cmd" for QSetWorkingDir. gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * inferiors.c (set_inferior_cwd): New function. * server.c (handle_general_set): Handle QSetWorkingDir packet. (handle_query): Inform that QSetWorkingDir is supported. * win32-low.c (create_process): Pass the inferior's cwd to CreateProcess. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.base/set-cwd.exp: Make it available on native-extended-gdbserver. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Starting your Program) <The working directory.>: Mention remote debugging. (Working Directory) <Your Program's Working Directory>: Likewise. (Connecting) <Remote Packet>: Add "set-working-dir" and "QSetWorkingDir" to the table. (Remote Protocol) <QSetWorkingDir>: New item, explaining the packet.
2017-10-04Implement "set cwd" command on GDBSergio Durigan Junior
This commit adds new "set/show cwd" commands, which are used to set/show the current working directory of the inferior that will be started. The idea here is that "set cwd" will become the de facto way of setting the inferior's cwd. Currently, the user can use "cd" for that, but there are side effects: with "cd", GDB also switches to another directory, and that can impact the loading of scripts and other files. With "set cwd", we separate the logic into a new command. To maintain backward compatibility, if the user issues a "cd" command but doesn't use "set cwd", then the inferior's cwd will still be changed according to what the user specified. However, "set cwd" has precedence over "cd", so it can always be used to override it. "set cwd" works in the following way: - If the user sets the inferior's cwd by using "set cwd", then this directory is saved into current_inferior ()->cwd and is used when the inferior is started (see below). - If the user doesn't set the inferior's cwd by using "set cwd", but rather use the "cd" command as before, then this directory is inherited by the inferior because GDB will have chdir'd into it. On Unix-like hosts, the way the directory is changed before the inferior execution is by expanding the user set directory before the fork, and then "chdir" after the call to fork/vfork on "fork_inferior", but before the actual execution. On Windows, the inferior cwd set by the user is passed directly to the CreateProcess call, which takes care of the actual chdir for us. This way, we'll make sure that GDB's cwd is not affected by the user set cwd. gdb/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * NEWS (New commands): Mention "set/show cwd". * cli/cli-cmds.c (_initialize_cli_cmds): Mention "set cwd" on "cd" command's help text. * common/common-inferior.h (get_inferior_cwd): New prototype. * infcmd.c (inferior_cwd_scratch): New global variable. (set_inferior_cwd): New function. (get_inferior_cwd): Likewise. (set_cwd_command): Likewise. (show_cwd_command): Likewise. (_initialize_infcmd): Add "set/show cwd" commands. * inferior.h (class inferior) <cwd>: New field. * nat/fork-inferior.c: Include "gdb_tilde_expand.h". (fork_inferior): Change inferior's cwd before its execution. * windows-nat.c (windows_create_inferior): Pass inferior's cwd to CreateProcess. gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * inferiors.c (current_inferior_cwd): New global variable. (get_inferior_cwd): New function. * inferiors.h (struct process_info) <cwd>: New field. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Starting your Program) <The working directory.>: Mention new "set cwd" command. (Working Directory) <Your Program's Working Directory>: Rephrase to explain that "set cwd" exists and is the default way to change the inferior's cwd. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.base/set-cwd.c: New file. * gdb.base/set-cwd.exp: Likewise.