Re: RFA: c-lang.c -vs- \0

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@ges.redhat.com>]

> This is an updated version of my \0-printing patch.
> 
> In double-quoted strings we now print \0 as "\000" to avoid ambiguity.
> In single-quoted output we still print '\0'.
> 
> There is also a test suite patch enclosed.  I didn't add a new test,
> as this functionality is already adequately tested.  However, I did
> update the existing tests to reflect the new output.
> 
> Tested with no regressions on x86 Red Hat Linux 7.3.
> As usual, built with the usual warnings enabled and -Werror.
> 
> Ok to commit?
> 
> Tom
> 
> Index: ChangeLog
> from  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
> 
> 	* c-lang.c (c_emit_char): Don't treat \0 specially unless quoter
> 	is "'".

Yes, but ...

> Index: c-lang.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/c-lang.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.13
> diff -u -r1.13 c-lang.c
> --- c-lang.c 11 Jul 2002 13:50:49 -0000 1.13
> +++ c-lang.c 14 Sep 2002 19:57:11 -0000
> @@ -78,9 +78,13 @@
>  	case '\007':
>  	  fputs_filtered ("\\a", stream);
>  	  break;
> -        case '\0':
> -          fputs_filtered ("\\0", stream);
> -          break;
> +	case '\0':
> +	  if (quoter == '\'')
> +	    {
> +	      fputs_filtered ("\\0", stream);
> +	      break;
> +	    }
> +	  /* Fall through.  */

without the fallthrough.  Just clone the line below. (Need to get 
-Wswitch-fallthrough working :-).

The testcase, can then go in as well as ``obvious''.

Andrew


>  	default:
>  	  fprintf_filtered (stream, "\\%.3o", (unsigned int) c);
>  	  break;
> Index: testsuite/ChangeLog
> from  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
> 
> 	* gdb.base/printcmds.exp (test_print_string_constants): Expect
> 	\000, not \0, in double-quoted string.
> 
> Index: testsuite/gdb.base/printcmds.exp
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/printcmds.exp,v
> retrieving revision 1.9
> diff -u -r1.9 printcmds.exp
> --- testsuite/gdb.base/printcmds.exp 10 May 2002 20:25:26 -0000 1.9
> +++ testsuite/gdb.base/printcmds.exp 14 Sep 2002 19:57:21 -0000
> @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
>      set timeout 60;
>  
>      gdb_test "p \"a string\""		" = \"a string\""
> -    gdb_test "p \"embedded \\000 null\"" " = \"embedded \\\\0 null\""
> +    gdb_test "p \"embedded \\000 null\"" " = \"embedded \\\\000 null\""
>      gdb_test "p \"abcd\"\[2\]"	" = 99 'c'"
>      gdb_test "p sizeof (\"abcdef\")"	" = 7"
>      gdb_test "ptype \"foo\""		" = char \\\[4\\\]"
>