Re: Patch for gdb/mi problem 702

["J. Johnston" <jjohnstn at redhat dot com>]

Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
> > I have added test scenarios to gdb.mi testsuite to verify the new assign/update
> > behavior.
> >
> > gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/ChangeLog
> >
> > 2002-10-23  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
> >
> >       * mi-var-cmd.exp: Add tests to verify that a -var-assign that changes
> >       a value shows up in the changelist of a -var-update.
> >       * mi1-var-cmd.exp: Ditto.
> >
> > Andrew, are you satisfied with my answer to your previous question and may I commit
> > the original patch plus these changes?
> 
> Er, oops, PS:
> 
> Can you please (separate) update the doco so that -var-assign has:
> - an example (steal something from your test case)
> - a note mentioning that the assigned object is intentionally included
> with a very brief rationale.
> 
> Just get an ok from Eli on this one.
> 
> Andrew

I have attached the requested doc change.  Eli, ok to commit?

-- Jeff J.
Index: gdbmi.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/mi/gdbmi.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -r1.29 gdbmi.texinfo
--- gdbmi.texinfo	3 Oct 2002 22:31:31 -0000	1.29
+++ gdbmi.texinfo	8 Nov 2002 21:34:52 -0000
@@ -3799,7 +3799,21 @@
 @end example
 
 Assigns the value of @var{expression} to the variable object specified
-by @var{name}.  The object must be @samp{editable}.
+by @var{name}.  The object must be @samp{editable}.  If the variable's
+value is altered by the assign, the variable will show up in any 
+subsequent @code{-var-update} list.
+
+@subsubheading Example
+
+@example
+(@value{GDBP})
+-var-assign var1 3
+^done,value="3"
+(@value{GDBP})
+-var-update *
+^done,changelist=[@{name="var1",in_scope="true",type_changed="false"@}]
+(@value{GDBP})
+@end example
 
 @subheading The @code{-var-update} Command
 @findex -var-update