From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
Cc: lsix@lancelotsix.com, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] gdb: add match formatter mechanism for 'complete' command output
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:44:51 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <865xwms9ng.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pluu4gwb.fsf@redhat.com> (message from Andrew Burgess on Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:42:12 +0100)
> From: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:42:12 +0100
>
> > (gdb) file '/tmp/xx<TAB>
> > => (gdb) file '/tmp/xx/'
> > (gdb) file '/tmp/xx/'a<TAB>
> > => (gdb) file '/tmp/xx/abcd'
> >
> > That is, allow to type after the closing quote, and remove the closing
> > quote before trying to complete. This way, the user can use
> > '/tmp/xx/' if that is what she needs, or continue typing and
> > completing if not.
>
> That does sound better. I think there are still things that would need
> figuring out. For example, what if the user didn't do the second tab
> completion, but just kept typing.
>
> (gdb) file '/tmp/xx<TAB>
> => (gdb) file '/tmp/xx/'
> (gdb) file '/tmp/xx/'abcd<ENTER>
> => ?? What would this do?
>
> What if there really was a file /tmp/xx/'abcd ? What happens then?
ENTER does the same as TAB, and then submits the result. So GDB will
see '/tmp/xx/abcd' in that case.
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2024-03-29 11:42 [PATCH 0/6] Further filename completion improvements Andrew Burgess
2024-03-29 11:42 ` [PATCH 1/6] gdb: improve escaping when completing filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-03-30 23:48 ` Lancelot SIX
2024-03-29 11:42 ` [PATCH 2/6] gdb: move display of completion results into completion_result class Andrew Burgess
2024-03-29 12:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-03-30 23:30 ` Lancelot SIX
2024-03-31 5:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-04-12 17:24 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-04-12 18:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-04-12 22:20 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-04-13 6:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-04-13 9:09 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-04-13 9:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-04-12 17:31 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-03-29 11:42 ` [PATCH 3/6] gdb: simplify completion_result::print_matches Andrew Burgess
2024-03-30 23:48 ` Lancelot SIX
2024-03-29 11:42 ` [PATCH 4/6] gdb: add match formatter mechanism for 'complete' command output Andrew Burgess
2024-03-30 23:49 ` Lancelot SIX
2024-03-31 5:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-04-12 17:42 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-04-12 18:44 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2024-04-12 22:29 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-04-13 6:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-03-29 11:42 ` [PATCH 5/6] gdb: apply escaping to filenames in 'complete' results Andrew Burgess
2024-03-29 11:42 ` [PATCH 6/6] gdb: improve gdb_rl_find_completion_word for quoted words Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 0/8] Further filename completion improvements Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 1/8] gdb/doc: document how filename arguments are formatted Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-04-27 10:01 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-04-27 10:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-04-29 9:10 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 2/8] gdb: split apart two different types of filename completion Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 3/8] gdb: improve escaping when completing filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 4/8] gdb: move display of completion results into completion_result class Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 5/8] gdb: simplify completion_result::print_matches Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 6/8] gdb: add match formatter mechanism for 'complete' command output Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 7/8] gdb: apply escaping to filenames in 'complete' results Andrew Burgess
2024-04-20 9:10 ` [PATCHv2 8/8] gdb: improve gdb_rl_find_completion_word for quoted words Andrew Burgess
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 0/7] Further filename completion improvements Andrew Burgess
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 1/7] gdb: split apart two different types of filename completion Andrew Burgess
2024-06-06 16:18 ` Tom Tromey
2024-06-17 13:05 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 2/7] gdb: improve escaping when completing filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 3/7] gdb: move display of completion results into completion_result class Andrew Burgess
2024-06-06 16:19 ` Tom Tromey
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 4/7] gdb: simplify completion_result::print_matches Andrew Burgess
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 5/7] gdb: add match formatter mechanism for 'complete' command output Andrew Burgess
2024-06-06 16:14 ` Tom Tromey
2024-06-17 13:29 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 6/7] gdb: apply escaping to filenames in 'complete' results Andrew Burgess
2024-06-05 13:36 ` [PATCHv3 7/7] gdb: improve gdb_rl_find_completion_word for quoted words Andrew Burgess
2024-06-06 16:24 ` [PATCHv3 0/7] Further filename completion improvements Tom Tromey
2024-07-04 14:20 ` [PATCHv4 00/14] " Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:20 ` [PATCHv4 01/14] gdb: split apart two different types of filename completion Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:20 ` [PATCHv4 02/14] gdb: deprecated filename_completer and associated functions Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:20 ` [PATCHv4 03/14] gdb: improve escaping when completing filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:20 ` [PATCHv4 04/14] gdb: move display of completion results into completion_result class Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 05/14] gdb: simplify completion_result::print_matches Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 06/14] gdb: add match formatter mechanism for 'complete' command output Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 07/14] gdb: apply escaping to filenames in 'complete' results Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 08/14] gdb: improve gdb_rl_find_completion_word for quoted words Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 09/14] gdb: implement readline rl_directory_rewrite_hook callback Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 10/14] gdb: new extract_single_filename_arg helper function Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 11/14] gdb: extend completion of quoted filenames to work in brkchars phase Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 12/14] gdb: add remove-symbol-file command completion Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 15:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 13/14] gdb: allow quoted filenames for commands that have custom completion Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 15:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-08-20 17:18 ` Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 14:21 ` [PATCHv4 14/14] gdb: 'target ...' commands now expect quoted/escaped filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-07-04 15:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 00/14] Further filename completion improvements Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 01/14] gdb: split apart two different types of filename completion Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 02/14] gdb: deprecated filename_completer and associated functions Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 03/14] gdb: improve escaping when completing filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 04/14] gdb: move display of completion results into completion_result class Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 05/14] gdb: simplify completion_result::print_matches Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 06/14] gdb: add match formatter mechanism for 'complete' command output Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 07/14] gdb: apply escaping to filenames in 'complete' results Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 08/14] gdb: improve gdb_rl_find_completion_word for quoted words Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 09/14] gdb: implement readline rl_directory_rewrite_hook callback Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 10/14] gdb: new extract_single_filename_arg helper function Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 11/14] gdb: extend completion of quoted filenames to work in brkchars phase Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 12/14] gdb: add remove-symbol-file command completion Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 18:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 13/14] gdb: allow quoted filenames for commands that have custom completion Andrew Burgess
2024-08-20 18:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-08-20 17:10 ` [PATCHv5 14/14] gdb: 'target ...' commands now expect quoted/escaped filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 00/14] Further filename completion improvements Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 01/14] gdb: split apart two different types of filename completion Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 02/14] gdb: deprecated filename_completer and associated functions Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 03/14] gdb: improve escaping when completing filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 04/14] gdb: move display of completion results into completion_result class Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 05/14] gdb: simplify completion_result::print_matches Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 06/14] gdb: add match formatter mechanism for 'complete' command output Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 07/14] gdb: apply escaping to filenames in 'complete' results Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 08/14] gdb: improve gdb_rl_find_completion_word for quoted words Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 09/14] gdb: implement readline rl_directory_rewrite_hook callback Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 10/14] gdb: new extract_single_filename_arg helper function Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 11/14] gdb: extend completion of quoted filenames to work in brkchars phase Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 12/14] gdb: add remove-symbol-file command completion Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 13/14] gdb: allow quoted filenames for commands that have custom completion Andrew Burgess
2024-08-30 11:33 ` [PATCHv6 14/14] gdb: 'target ...' commands now expect quoted/escaped filenames Andrew Burgess
2024-09-07 19:57 ` [PATCHv6 00/14] Further filename completion improvements Andrew Burgess
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