Re: [RFC/A] testsuite/gdb.c++/ref-types.exp "cleanup"

[Keith Seitz <keiths@cygnus.com>]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Andrew Cagney wrote:

> > +set pattern {.[0-9]* = \(short (int)? &\) @}
> > +append pattern "$hex: -1"
>
> Is there another way of doing this bit?  I'm finding it more confusing
> then all the escape characters?

Well, there is, but I don't think anyone would like it any better:

gdb_test {print foo} [format {%s %s} {.[0-9]* = \(short( int?) &\)} "@$hex: -1"] \
  {print foo test}

This is a common tcl thing to do, but, well, I'm not sure it's any better
for, how did someone put it? "beginners". (IMO, the "beginner" thing is a
cop out.)

Well, whatever. Let me know, and I will make any appropriate change
requested. Or I'll drop the whole thing and submit my additions without
the "cleanup".

Keith