Re: [PATCH] Fix double apropos output when both alias name and command name match the pattern

[Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca>]

On 5/31/26 12:37 PM, Philippe Waroquiers wrote:
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp
> index a8c55721ef2..6a88c8d4db2 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp
> @@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ gdb_test_no_output "alias mybt10 = backtrace 10" "define mybt10 alias"
>  gdb_test "apropos Print backtrace of all stack frames, or innermost COUNT frames\." \
>      "backtrace, mybt10, mybt, where, bt -- Print backtrace of all stack frames, or innermost COUNT frames\.\[\r\n\]+  alias mybt10 = backtrace 10"
>  
> +# Test apropos when both the alias name and the aliased command match the pattern.
> +gdb_test_no_output "alias ter-exec = interpreter-exec" "define ter-exec alias"
> +gdb_test_multiple "apropos er-exe" "check we have a single output line when alias and command name match" {
> +    -re "^apropos er-exe\r\ninterpreter-exec, ter-exec -- Execute a command in an interpreter\.\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
> +	pass $gdb_test_name
> +    }

Is there a reason why you can't use gdb_test here?

With an unpatched gdb, we get the bug with "backtrace":

(gdb) apropos backtrace
...
backtrace, where, bt -- Print backtrace of all stack frames, or innermost COUNT frames.
backtrace, where, bt -- Print backtrace of all stack frames, or innermost COUNT frames.
...

You could perhaps add a test using the backtrace command as well?

In any case:

Approved-By: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>

Simon