Re: [RFA] Remote symbol look-up (resubmission)

[Michael Snyder <msnyder@cygnus.com>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 10:25:57 -0700
> > From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@cygnus.com>
> >
> > This is a re-submission, with documentation and changes to answer Andrew's concerns.
> >
> >
> > 2001-05-10  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@redhat.com>
> >
> >         * solib.h (no_shared_libraries): Export definition.
> >         * remote.c (remote_new_objfile): New function.  Called whenever
> >         a new objfile is created (which is generally a new shared library).
> >         (remote_check_symbols): Send notification to the target that it is
> >         now a good time to ask for symbol look-up service, and handle any
> >         symbol look-up requests.  Called whenever a new symbol file becomes
> >         available, and from remote open.
> >         (hex2bin): Require explicit count, don't accept null-terminated str.
> >         (set_remote_protocol_qSymbol_packet_cmd): New function.
> >         (show_remote_protocol_qSymbol_packet_cmd): New function.
> >         (remote_open_1, remote_async_open_1): Call remote_check_symbols.
> >         (_initialize_remote): Hook remote_new_objfile into the new
> >         objfile notification chain.  Add set/show remote symbol-lookup
> >         commands.
> >         * doc/gdb.texinfo: Document the new 'qSymbol' and 'QSymbol' packets.
> 
> The changes to gdb.texinfo are approved, but please correct one minor
> problem:
> 
> > + @tab @code{q}@code{Symbol:}@var{SYMBOL_FILE_NAME}
> 
> Please write the arguments of @var{} in lower case.  They will be
> converted to upper case by makeinfo, but in the printed manual @var is
> typeset with a special font which makes it stand out without upcasing
> the text.  (There are several other places which use @var{FOO}.)

OK.