Re: [RFA 1/3] Add new_inferior, inferior_deleted, and new_thread events

Eli Zaretskii
2017-09-09T06:55:25Z

> From: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
> Cc: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
> Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 18:33:51 -0600
>
> This adds a few new events to gdb's Python layer: new_inferior,
> inferior_deleted, and new_thread. I wanted to be able to add a
> combined inferior/thread display window to my GUI, and I needed a few
> events to make this work. This is PR python/15622.
>
> gdb/ChangeLog
> 2017-09-08 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
>
> PR python/15622:
> * NEWS: Add entry.
> * python/python.c (do_start_initialization): Initialize new event
> types.
> * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_initialize_new_inferior_event)
> (gdbpy_initialize_inferior_deleted_event)
> (gdbpy_initialize_new_thread_event): Declare.
> * python/py-threadevent.c (create_thread_event_object): Add option
> "thread" parameter.
> * python/py-inferior.c (new_thread_event_object_type)
> (new_inferior_event_object_type)
> (inferior_deleted_event_object_type): Declare.
> (python_new_inferior, python_inferior_deleted): New functions.
> (add_thread_object): Emit new_thread event.
> (gdbpy_initialize_inferior): Attach new functions to corresponding
> observers.
> (new_thread, new_inferior, inferior_deleted): Define new event
> types.
> * python/py-evts.c (gdbpy_initialize_py_events): Add new
> registries.
> * python/py-events.h (events_object) <new_inferior,
> inferior_deleted, new_thread>: New fields.
> * python/py-event.h (create_thread_event_breakpoint): Add optional
> "thread" parameter.
>
> gdb/doc/ChangeLog
> 2017-09-08 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
>
> * python.texi (Events In Python): Document new events.
>
> gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
> 2017-09-08 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
>
> * gdb.python/py-infthread.exp: Add tests for new_thread event.
> * gdb.python/py-inferior.exp: Add tests for new inferior events.

OK for the documentation parts.

Thanks.