Re: [PATCH] cd command defaults to ~

[Nathaniel Flath <flat0103@gmail.com>]

Sorry for the late reply again.

In any case, I've done FSF assignment for Emacs.

Patch w/ recommended updates follows:


ChangeLog
gdb/
2012-07-21  Nathaniel Flath  <flat0103@gmail.com>

        * NEWS: New entry for 'cd' default parameters.
        * cli/cli-cmds.c (cd_command): Replace error_no_arg by DIR assignment.

doc/
2012-07-21  Nathaniel Flath  <flat0103@gmail.com>

        * gdb.texinfo (Working Directory): Added information about new
default argument for 'cd' command.



index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.533
diff -u -r1.533 NEWS
--- NEWS        4 Jul 2012 20:49:56 -0000       1.533
+++ NEWS        7 Jul 2012 04:28:05 -0000
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@

 *** Changes since GDB 7.4

+* The 'cd' command now defaults to using '~'(the home directory) if
not given an argument.
+
 * GDB now supports x32 ABI.  Visit <http://sites.google.com/site/x32abi/>
   for more x32 ABI info.

Index: cli/cli-cmds.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c,v
retrieving revision 1.131
diff -u -r1.131 cli-cmds.c
--- cli/cli-cmds.c      13 Jun 2012 15:47:15 -0000      1.131
+++ cli/cli-cmds.c      7 Jul 2012 04:28:05 -0000
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
   dont_repeat ();

   if (dir == 0)
-    error_no_arg (_("new working directory"));
+    dir = "~";

   dir = tilde_expand (dir);
   make_cleanup (xfree, dir);
Index: doc/gdb.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.990
diff -u -r1.990 gdb.texinfo
--- doc/gdb.texinfo     5 Jul 2012 01:08:24 -0000       1.990
+++ doc/gdb.texinfo     7 Jul 2012 04:28:06 -0000
@@ -2275,7 +2275,8 @@
 @kindex cd
 @cindex change working directory
-@item cd @var{directory}
-Set the @value{GDBN} working directory to @var{directory}.
+@item cd @r{[}@var{directory}@r{]}
+Set the @value{GDBN} working directory to @var{directory}.  If not
+given, +@var{directory} uses @file'~'.

 @kindex pwd
 @item pwd


On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 7:13 AM, Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> writes:
>
> Jan> I guess Tom assumes no FSF copyright assignment is needed for this
> Jan> patch, Tom?
>
> I think it is small enough.
>
> Tom