Index: language.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/language.c,v
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -u -p -r1.38 language.c
--- language.c	25 Sep 2003 08:40:45 -0000	1.38
+++ language.c	2 Oct 2003 04:59:56 -0000
@@ -1176,6 +1176,15 @@ language_demangle (const struct language
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Return the default string containing the list of characters
+   delimiting words.  This is a reasonable default value that
+   most languages should be able to use.  */
+
+char *
+default_word_break_characters (void)
+{
+  return " \t\n!@#$%^&*()+=|~`}{[]\"';:?/>.<,-";
+}
 
 /* Define the language that is no language.  */
 
Index: language.h
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/language.h,v
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -p -r1.22 language.h
--- language.h	25 Sep 2003 08:40:45 -0000	1.22
+++ language.h	2 Oct 2003 04:59:56 -0000
@@ -502,4 +502,7 @@ extern CORE_ADDR skip_language_trampolin
 extern char *language_demangle (const struct language_defn *current_language, 
 				const char *mangled, int options);
 
+/* Splitting strings into words.  */
+extern char *default_word_break_characters (void);
+
 #endif /* defined (LANGUAGE_H) */