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From: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 21/21] Update gdb.execute documentation
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:17:35 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260130-pr-28948-logging-5-v3-21-3eec47ef3cba@tromey.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260130-pr-28948-logging-5-v3-0-3eec47ef3cba@tromey.com>

This updates the gdb.execute documentation to describe how logging and
perhaps other settings affect what can be captured.
---
 gdb/doc/python.texi | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi
index 1f88ea7e9ad..74357620b7a 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/python.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ return value is @code{None}.  If @var{to_string} is @code{True}, the
 @value{GDBN} virtual terminal will be temporarily set to unlimited width
 and height, and its pagination will be disabled; @pxref{Screen Size}.
 
+Note that, even when @var{to_string} is @code{True}, other settings
+that affect output will still apply.  For example, some logging
+settings (@pxref{Logging Output}) may still cause the output to be
+redirected.  If this matters, you can temporarily disable settings by
+prefixing the given command with the appropriate @code{with}
+invocations (@pxref{Command Settings}).
+
 When @var{styling} is @code{True}, the output, whether sent to
 standard output, or to a string, will have styling applied, if
 @value{GDBN}'s standard output supports styling, and @kbd{show style

-- 
2.49.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-01-30 13:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-30 13:17 [PATCH v3 00/21] Rework gdb logging and output redirection Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 01/21] Remove unnecessary override of write_async_safe Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 02/21] Move stdtarg to ui Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 03/21] Turn wrapped_file into a template Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 04/21] Small rewrite of get_unbuffered Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 05/21] Move buffered stream to new files Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 06/21] Remove TYPE_FN_FIELD_STUB and associated code Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 07/21] Change how stdin is handled in the UI Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 08/21] Remove gdb_stdtargin Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 09/21] Improve fputs_highlighted by using ui_file::write Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 10/21] Add stream to buffer_group::output_unit constructor Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 11/21] Restore ui_file::can_page Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 12/21] Rewrite cli-style.c:do_show Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 13/21] Remove m_applied_style from ui_file Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 14/21] Add a new logging_file implementation Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 15/21] Rewrite output redirection and logging Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 16/21] Remove tee_file Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 17/21] Warn if log file changed while logging Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 18/21] Fix leaks with timestamped_file Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 19/21] Use std::make_unique with ui_files Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` [PATCH v3 20/21] Style filenames in cli-logging.c Tom Tromey
2026-01-30 13:17 ` Tom Tromey [this message]
2026-01-30 13:35   ` [PATCH v3 21/21] Update gdb.execute documentation Eli Zaretskii

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