Re: [RFA/RFC] Clarify contents of NEWS entry re: Python "rbreak" (waa: "Re: [python][patch] Python rbreak")

Joel Brobecker
2018-02-09T04:30:57Z

Hi Eli,

> I was posted ... in my head! Another example of the forgetting to
> attach the patch classic. Sorry about that.
>
> gdb/ChangeLog:
>
> * NEWS <Changes in GDB 8.1>: Clarify that "rbreak" is a new
> Python function, rather than a new command.

I don't think this patch was reviewed; do you think the patch is OK?

Thank you!

> >From 1db141b40e47bd5fc19dc4ee2a4c6f9c4fe2881b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 13:41:52 +0400
> Subject: [PATCH] gdb/NEWS: Clarify the news entry for "rbreak" in GDB 8.1
>
> gdb/ChangeLog:
>
> * NEWS <Changes in GDB 8.1>: Clarify that "rbreak" is a new
> Python function, rather than a new command.
> ---
> gdb/NEWS | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
> index 9cd38f3d91..1767cef920 100644
> --- a/gdb/NEWS
> +++ b/gdb/NEWS
> @@ -125,9 +125,9 @@
> gdb.new_thread are emitted. See the manual for further
> description of these.
>
> - ** A new command, "rbreak" has been added to the Python API. This
> - command allows the setting of a large number of breakpoints via a
> - regex pattern in Python. See the manual for further details.
> + ** A new function, "gdb.rbreak" has been added to the Python API.
> + This function allows the setting of a large number of breakpoints
> + via a regex pattern in Python. See the manual for further details.
>
> ** Python breakpoints can now accept explicit locations. See the
> manual for a further description of this feature.
> --
> 2.11.0
>

--
Joel