Re: [RFA] gdb.base/callfuncs.exp: make all test names unique

[Fernando Nasser <fnasser at redhat dot com>]

Michael Snyder wrote:
> 
> Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:
> >
> > This patch changes gdb.base/callfuncs.exp to make all test names unique.
> >
> > Testing: I tested this on native Red Hat Linux 7 and native Solaris 2.8.
> >
> > OK to apply?
> >
> > Michael
> 
> Michael, this is great, but see below:
> 
> >
> > ===
> >
> > 2001-05-19  Michael Chastain  <chastain@redhat.com>
> >
> >         * gdb.base/callfuncs.exp: Make all test names unique.
> >
> > Index: gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp,v
> > retrieving revision 1.4
> > diff -c -3 -p -r1.4 callfuncs.exp
> > *** gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp        2001/03/06 08:21:50     1.4
> > --- gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp        2001/05/20 05:39:03
> > *************** if { $hp_aCC_compiler } {
> > *** 292,299 ****
> >
> >   # Make sure that malloc gets called and that the floating point unit
> >   # is initialized via a call to t_double_values.
> > ! gdb_test "next" "t_double_values\\(double_val1, double_val2\\);.*"
> > ! gdb_test "next" "t_structs_c\\(struct_val1\\);.*"
> >
> >   # Save all register contents.
> >   do_get_all_registers
> > --- 292,299 ----
> >
> >   # Make sure that malloc gets called and that the floating point unit
> >   # is initialized via a call to t_double_values.
> > ! gdb_test "next" "t_double_values\\(double_val1, double_val2\\);.*" "next 1"
> > ! gdb_test "next" "t_structs_c\\(struct_val1\\);.*" "next 2"
> >
> >   # Save all register contents.
> >   do_get_all_registers
> 
> I wonder if it would not be preferable to use "next over t_double_values"
> and "next over t_structs_c".  Since you are proposing to do a lot of these
> mods, I have some concern about the testsuite becoming filled with names
> such as "next 1" and "next 2" which, although practically speaking just as
> useful, are somewhat opaque.

Good catch.  This will all become irrelevant if the changes I am
thinking of happen, but for now it would be nice to have the more
descriptive name.

Michael (Chastain), please check it in your patch with these changes. 
Thank you very much to help eliminating these ambiguities.

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