[RFA] new command: maintenance print target-stack

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>]

Hello,

I proposed the addition of a new maintenance command a few months ago:
    http://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2006-10/msg00204.html

Only a couple of people answered, but both were positive. So I now
more formally propose the inclusion of this patch.

|While working to "auto-solib-add", I found that I was very frequently
|in need to dumping the current target stack (I just need the names),
|to see if the multi-thread layer has been pushed or not. So I
|implemented a new "maintenance" command, hoping that others might
|find it useful.
|
|        (gdb) maintenance print target-stack
|        The current target stack is:
|          - multi-thread (multi-threaded child process.)
|          - child (Unix child process)
|          - exec (Local exec file)
|          - None (None)
|
|Opinions? Eventually, we might want to actually dump more
|information if that's useful to others, but that's a start.
|

2007-01-24  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>

        * target.c (maintenance_print_target_stack): New function.
        (initialize_targets): Add new "maintenance print target-stack"
        command.

Tested on x86-linux just to make sure, no regression. I will of course
provide documentation for this if the idea is accepted.

OK to apply?

Thanks,
-- 
Joel

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