Re: [PATCH] Delete "Loaded symbols for ..." message in solib.c

[Doug Evans <dje@google.com>]

Doug Evans writes:
 > Doug Evans writes:
 >  > Hi.
 >  > 
 >  > gdb currently prints two messages when loading symbols for shared libraries.
 >  > E.g.,
 >  > 
 >  > Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libm.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
 >  > Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libm.so.6
 >  > 
 >  > The second one is redundant.
 >  > 
 >  > Regression tested on amd64-linux.
 >  > 
 >  > 2014-02-24  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 >  > 
 >  > 	* solib.c (solib_read_symbols): Delete "Loaded symbols for ..."
 >  > 	message, it is redundant with "Reading symbols from ..." message.
 >  > 
 >  > diff --git a/gdb/solib.c b/gdb/solib.c
 >  > index 3350bfd..8fd4f60 100644
 >  > --- a/gdb/solib.c
 >  > +++ b/gdb/solib.c
 >  > @@ -649,11 +649,7 @@ solib_read_symbols (struct so_list *so, int flags)
 >  >  					    " library symbols for %s:\n"),
 >  >  			   so->so_name);
 >  >        else
 >  > -	{
 >  > -	  if (from_tty || info_verbose)
 >  > -	    printf_unfiltered (_("Loaded symbols for %s\n"), so->so_name);
 >  > -	  so->symbols_loaded = 1;
 >  > -	}
 >  > +	so->symbols_loaded = 1;
 >  >        return 1;
 >  >      }
 >  >  
 > 
 > Err, one more time ...
 > 
 > I debated whether to alter this comment:
 > 
 > /* Read in symbols for shared object SO.  If SYMFILE_VERBOSE is set in FLAGS,
 >    be chatty about it.  Return non-zero if any symbols were actually
 >    loaded.  */
 > 
 > It's still correct, and provides useful information to the reader,
 > though the actual implementation of "be chatty about it" is done later
 > and not inside this function itself.
 > 
 > 2014-02-24  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 > 
 > 	* solib.c (solib_read_symbols): Delete "Loaded symbols for ..."
 > 	message, it is redundant with "Reading symbols from ..." message.

fyi, I've committed this thusly.
[I went through the record and couldn't find any objection.]

2014-08-11  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>

	* solib.c (solib_read_symbols): Delete "Loaded symbols for ..."
	message, it is redundant with "Reading symbols from ..." message.

	testsuite/
	* gdb.base/print-symbol-loading.exp (test_load_core): Update.
	(test_load_shlib): Update.

diff --git a/gdb/solib.c b/gdb/solib.c
index 90ea454..2f64105 100644
--- a/gdb/solib.c
+++ b/gdb/solib.c
@@ -603,8 +603,6 @@ master_so_list (void)
 int
 solib_read_symbols (struct so_list *so, int flags)
 {
-  const int from_tty = flags & SYMFILE_VERBOSE;
-
   if (so->symbols_loaded)
     {
       /* If needed, we've already warned in our caller.  */
@@ -648,11 +646,7 @@ solib_read_symbols (struct so_list *so, int flags)
 					    " library symbols for %s:\n"),
 			   so->so_name);
       else
-	{
-	  if (print_symbol_loading_p (from_tty, 0, 1))
-	    printf_unfiltered (_("Loaded symbols for %s\n"), so->so_name);
-	  so->symbols_loaded = 1;
-	}
+	so->symbols_loaded = 1;
       return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/print-symbol-loading.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/print-symbol-loading.exp
index a080ce1..1abfa2a 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/print-symbol-loading.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/print-symbol-loading.exp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ proc test_load_core { print_symbol_loading } {
 	    }
 	    "full" {
 		gdb_test "set solib-search-path [file dirname ${binfile_lib}]" \
-		    "Reading symbols from.*Loaded symbols for.*" \
+		    "Reading symbols from.*" \
 		    ${test_name}
 	    }
 	}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ proc test_load_shlib { print_symbol_loading } {
 	    }
 	    "full" {
 		gdb_test "sharedlibrary .*" \
-		    "Reading symbols from.*Loaded symbols for.*" \
+		    "Reading symbols from.*" \
 		    ${test_name}
 	    }
 	}