confusion in the `b' command

Tom Tromey
2002-04-22T19:37:39Z

I'm using x86 Red Hat Linux 6.2.

Compile the appended java program (probably any program will do) like
this:

gcj --main=x -g -o x x.java

Now debug it with the latest cvs trunk gdb:

gdb -nw ./x

Now try to set a breakpoint like this:

b 'x.main<TAB>

gdb just beeps at me.
So close the quotes and press enter:

(gdb) b 'x.main'
the class x does not have any method named main
Hint: try 'x.main'<TAB> or 'x.main'<ESC-?>
(Note leading single quote.)

Now try again:

b 'x.main<TAB>

I get:

(gdb) b 'x.main(java.lang.String[])'

I think this must be a bug. I expected:

* First, that TAB would work correctly the first time.

* Second, that b 'x.main' would work anyway, since it is unambiguous.
(I only found the first bug because gdb has basically been forcing
me to hit TAB all along...)

Tom

import java.net.*;
public class x
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws Throwable
{
String x = "core:/zardoz.properties";
URL u = new URL (x);
System.out.println (u.getFile ());
}
}