Re: [patch, rfc] configure option for default value of solib-search-path

[Dan Kegel <dkegel at ixiacom dot com>]

Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 04:21:49PM -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
>
> > In my cross-development environment, I need to type
> > set solib-search-path 
> > /opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/powerpc-hardhat-linux/lib:/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/powerpc-hardhat-linux/usr/lib:/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/target/lib:/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/target/usr/lib
> >
> > when I start gdb.  That's just a bit awkward; I'd prefer to have it default
> > to the proper value, just like the Montavista version does.
> >
> > Here's a patch that lets you set the initial value of this patch at
> > configure time. ...
> I believe that this was rejected in the past, for reference.  I don't
> remember why though.
Maybe they'll like it this time.  Seems quite handy.

> (Also, it's almost certainly a solib-absolute-prefix of
> /opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/target that you want. 
You're quite right, thanks!

Here's a revised patch that lets you set defaults for both variables.
(Fixes a silly problem with the previous patch, too.)
As before, you need to run autoconf after applying.
- Dan


diff -aur src.orig/gdb/acconfig.h src/gdb/acconfig.h
--- src.orig/gdb/acconfig.h	Thu Apr 11 11:32:51 2002
+++ src/gdb/acconfig.h	Mon Jul 15 17:06:50 2002
@@ -176,3 +176,9 @@
 
 /* nativefile */
 #undef GDB_NM_FILE
+
+/* useful when building cross gcc for particular cross-development environment */
+#undef CONFIG_SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH
+
+/* useful when building cross gcc for particular cross-development environment */
+#undef CONFIG_SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX
diff -aur src.orig/gdb/config.in src/gdb/config.in
--- src.orig/gdb/config.in	Fri Jun 21 16:48:32 2002
+++ src/gdb/config.in	Mon Jul 15 17:07:10 2002
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* config.in.  Generated automatically from configure.in by autoheader.  */
+/* config.in.  Generated automatically from configure.in by autoheader 2.13.  */
 
 /* Define if on AIX 3.
    System headers sometimes define this.
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@
 /* nativefile */
 #undef GDB_NM_FILE
 
+/* useful when building cross gcc for particular cross-development environment */
+#undef CONFIG_SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH
+
+/* useful when building cross gcc for particular cross-development environment */
+#undef CONFIG_SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX
+
 /* Define if you have the __argz_count function.  */
 #undef HAVE___ARGZ_COUNT
 
diff -aur src.orig/gdb/configure.in src/gdb/configure.in
--- src.orig/gdb/configure.in	Fri Jun 21 16:48:39 2002
+++ src/gdb/configure.in	Mon Jul 15 16:32:05 2002
@@ -933,6 +933,21 @@
 ],)
 
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(solib-search-path, [  --with-solib-search-path=DIR:DIR:DIR...   Directories to search for shared libraries on host], with_solib_seach_path=${withval})    
+
+if test x"${with_solib_seach_path}" != x ; then
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CONFIG_SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH,"$with_solib_seach_path")
+fi
+AC_SUBST(CONFIG_SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH)
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(solib-absolute-prefix, [  --with-solib-absolute-prefix=DIR   Directory containing shared libraries on host], with_solib_absolute_prefix=${withval})    
+
+if test x"${with_solib_absolute_prefix}" != x ; then
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CONFIG_SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX,"$with_solib_absolute_prefix")
+fi
+AC_SUBST(CONFIG_SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX)
+
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(gdbtk,
 [  --enable-gdbtk          Enable GDBTK GUI front end],
 [case "${enableval}" in
diff -aur src.orig/gdb/solib.c src/gdb/solib.c
--- src.orig/gdb/solib.c	Sat May 11 21:20:06 2002
+++ src/gdb/solib.c	Mon Jul 15 16:32:05 2002
@@ -881,4 +881,12 @@
 		   &setlist);
   add_show_from_set (c, &showlist);
   set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH
+  solib_search_path = savestring(CONFIG_SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH, strlen(CONFIG_SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH));
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX
+  solib_absolute_prefix = savestring(CONFIG_SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX, strlen(CONFIG_SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX));
+#endif
 }
+