Re: [PATCH] gdb.python/py-evthreads.exp: fix racy test (PR testsuite/12649)

[Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>]

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:25:44 +0200, Marek Polacek wrote:
> On 06/28/2011 05:51 PM, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> > This is an area where I'm not entirely sure, but we usually use
> > `$gdb_prompt $' as the anchor.
> 
> Actually, it doesn't matter.  That `$' at the end marks end of the
> read buffer, not the end of line.

It is a difference as it requires the end of the read buffer that way.

If GDB outputs some
(gdb) unexpected_result

then (without any read1 hacks) -re "$gdb_prompt $" will FAIL/timeout as it
should while -re "$gdb_prompt " could give a false PASS.

(I do not think it requires a new commit, it is up to you.)


Thanks,
Jan