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Re: -stack-list-locals and children
Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Pawel Piech wrote:
>
>> Nick Roberts wrote:
>>> Note that -stack-list-locals --simple-values _does_ give type information and,
>>> if this is presented to the user, he can usually infer the number of children.
>>> In the manual:
>>>
>>> -stack-list-locals --simple-values
>>> ^done,locals=[{name="A",type="int",value="1"},
>>> {name="B",type="int",value="2"},{name="C",type="int [3]"}]
>>> (gdb) ^^^^^^^
>>>
>>
>> No kidding! 2 more questions then:
>>
>> - does stack-list-args support the --simple-values option?
>
> Does not seem so. In fact, it does not seem like -stack-list-locals support if
> either ;-). Both take an integer parameter though, passing '2' for it should
> cause only simple values to be printed.
>
>> - how long has this feature been around?
>
> Which? Printing types? I believe it was around for approximately -1 day.
In fact, for simple values case it was around since forever, it seems.
- Volodya