[PATCH/RFC] new argv handlers to help with sim argv building

[Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>]

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On Friday, May 27, 2011 13:46:59 Tom Tromey wrote:
> Offhand it seems like it would be better if this code directly built
> sim_argv rather than building a string and converting it, but I don't
> know if any odd issue is lurking.

i slapped this together.  what do you think (ignoring missing docs) ?
-mike

--- libiberty/argv.c	13 Aug 2010 11:36:10 -0000	1.22
+++ libiberty/argv.c	1 Jun 2011 16:17:06 -0000
@@ -301,6 +301,56 @@ char **buildargv (const char *input)
   return (argv);
 }
 
+char **appendargv (char **argv, const char *arg, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  int argc;
+
+  for (argc = 0; argv[argc]; ++argc)
+    continue;
+
+  va_start (ap, arg);
+  while (arg)
+    {
+      argv = (char **) realloc (argv, sizeof (*argv) * (argc + 2));
+      argv[argc] = strdup (arg);
+      ++argc;
+      arg = va_arg (ap, const char *);
+    }
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  if (argv)
+    argv[argc] = NULL;
+
+  return argv;
+}
+
+char **mergeargv (char **iargv, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  char **argv = NULL;
+  int i, argc = 0;
+
+  va_start (ap, iargv);
+  while (iargv)
+    {
+      for (i = 0; iargv[i]; ++i)
+	{
+	  argv = (char **) realloc (argv, sizeof (*argv) * (argc + 2));
+	  argv[argc] = strdup (iargv[i]);
+	  ++argc;
+	}
+
+      iargv = va_arg (ap, char **);
+    }
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  if (argv)
+    argv[argc] = NULL;
+
+  return argv;
+}
+
 /*
 
 @deftypefn Extension int writeargv (const char **@var{argv}, FILE *@var{file})
--- include/libiberty.h	3 Jan 2011 21:05:50 -0000	1.63
+++ include/libiberty.h	1 Jun 2011 16:17:06 -0000
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ extern FILE *freopen_unlocked (const cha
 
 extern char **buildargv (const char *) ATTRIBUTE_MALLOC;
 
+extern char **appendargv (char **, const char *, ...) ATTRIBUTE_MALLOC;
+extern char **mergeargv (char **iargv, ...) ATTRIBUTE_MALLOC;
+
 /* Free a vector returned by buildargv.  */
 
 extern void freeargv (char **);
--- gdb/remote-sim.c	1 Jun 2011 15:29:07 -0000	1.103
+++ gdb/remote-sim.c	1 Jun 2011 16:17:06 -0000
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static void
 gdbsim_open (char *args, int from_tty)
 {
   int len;
-  char *arg_buf;
+  char **argv;
   struct sim_inferior_data *sim_data;
   SIM_DESC gdbsim_desc;
 
@@ -681,44 +681,43 @@ gdbsim_open (char *args, int from_tty)
   if (gdbsim_is_open)
     unpush_target (&gdbsim_ops);
 
-  len = (7 + 1			/* gdbsim */
-	 + strlen (" -E little")
-	 + strlen (" --architecture=xxxxxxxxxx")
-	 + strlen (" --sysroot=") + strlen (gdb_sysroot) +
-	 + (args ? strlen (args) : 0)
-	 + 50) /* slack */ ;
-  arg_buf = (char *) alloca (len);
-  strcpy (arg_buf, "gdbsim");	/* 7 */
+  argv = buildargv ("gdbsim");
+
   /* Specify the byte order for the target when it is explicitly
      specified by the user (not auto detected).  */
   switch (selected_byte_order ())
     {
     case BFD_ENDIAN_BIG:
-      strcat (arg_buf, " -E big");
+      argv = appendargv (argv, "-E", "big", NULL);
       break;
     case BFD_ENDIAN_LITTLE:
-      strcat (arg_buf, " -E little");
+      argv = appendargv (argv, "-E", "little", NULL);
       break;
     case BFD_ENDIAN_UNKNOWN:
       break;
     }
+
   /* Specify the architecture of the target when it has been
      explicitly specified */
   if (selected_architecture_name () != NULL)
-    {
-      strcat (arg_buf, " --architecture=");
-      strcat (arg_buf, selected_architecture_name ());
-    }
+    argv = appendargv (argv, "--architecture",
+			selected_architecture_name (), NULL);
+
   /* Pass along gdb's concept of the sysroot.  */
-  strcat (arg_buf, " --sysroot=");
-  strcat (arg_buf, gdb_sysroot);
+  argv = appendargv (argv, "--sysroot", gdb_sysroot, NULL);
+
   /* finally, any explicit args */
   if (args)
     {
-      strcat (arg_buf, " ");	/* 1 */
-      strcat (arg_buf, args);
+      char **uargv;
+
+      uargv = gdb_buildargv (args);
+      sim_argv = mergeargv (argv, uargv, NULL);
+      freeargv (argv);
+      freeargv (uargv);
     }
-  sim_argv = gdb_buildargv (arg_buf);
+  else
+    sim_argv = argv;
 
   init_callbacks ();
   gdbsim_desc = sim_open (SIM_OPEN_DEBUG, &gdb_callback, exec_bfd, sim_argv);

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