Re: [RFC] gdb.base/args.exp: Invoke gdb_load for simulator targets

Andrew Cagney
2003-04-09T14:21:44Z

> I'm testing gdb against a simulator and I'm seeing the following in
> the gdb.log output:
>
> (gdb) run
> Starting program: .../gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/args 1 3
> Don't know how to run. Try "help target".
> (gdb) FAIL: gdb.base/args.exp: correct args printed
>
> My first inclination was to simply skip this test for simulator
> targets, but I decided that there's no reason not to run it. I've
> added a bit of code to invoke gdb_load for simulator targets and
> wrapped it up in a proc so that it'll be easier to augment as other
> targets are identified which can use a similar mechanism.
>
> Comments? (This is reasonably obvious, so I'll check this in a day or
> so if there are no objections.)
>
> * gdb.base/args.exp: Invoke gdb_load for simulator targets.
> Modify regexps to match extra output after program exit in a
> simulator.

What's the extra output? That part may be a bug.

Andrew