* lib/gdb.exp (gdb_test_sequence): New function.

(gdb_expect_list): Add verbose -log call for each pattern.
	* gdb.base/signals.exp (test_handle_all_print): Call it.
	Reduce timeout increment from 6 minutes to 1 minute.
	* gdb.server/ext-run.exp: Call it.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2010-11-23  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* lib/gdb.exp (gdb_test_sequence): New function.
+	(gdb_expect_list): Add verbose -log call for each pattern.
+	* gdb.base/signals.exp (test_handle_all_print): Call it.
+	Reduce timeout increment from 6 minutes to 1 minute.
+	* gdb.server/ext-run.exp: Call it.
+
 2010-11-23  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
 
         PR python/12212

gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/signals.exp

@@ -56,14 +56,23 @@ proc test_handle_all_print {} {
     # Increase timeout and expect input buffer for large output from gdb.
     # Allow blank or TAB as whitespace characters.
     set oldtimeout $timeout
-    set timeout [expr "$timeout + 360"]
+    set timeout [expr "$timeout + 60"]
     verbose "Timeout is now $timeout seconds" 2
     if { ![istarget "*-*-linux*"]
          && ( [istarget "*-*-gnu*"]
               || [istarget "*-*-mach*"] ) } {
-	gdb_test "handle all print" "Signal\[ 	\]+Stop\[ 	\]+Print\[ 	\]+Pass to program\[ 	\]+Description\r\nSIGHUP\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Hangup.*SIG63\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Real-time event 63.*EXC_BREAKPOINT\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Breakpoint"
+	gdb_test_sequence "handle all print" "" \
+	    {
+		"Signal\[ 	\]+Stop\[ 	\]+Print\[ 	\]+Pass to program\[ 	\]+Description\r\nSIGHUP\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Hangup"
+		"SIG63\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Real-time event 63"
+		"EXC_BREAKPOINT\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Breakpoint"
+	    }
     } else {
-	gdb_test "handle all print" "Signal\[ 	\]+Stop\[ 	\]+Print\[ 	\]+Pass to program\[ 	\]+Description\r\nSIGHUP\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Hangup.*SIG63\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Real-time event 63.*"
+	gdb_test_sequence "handle all print" "" \
+	    {
+		"Signal\[ 	\]+Stop\[ 	\]+Print\[ 	\]+Pass to program\[ 	\]+Description\r\nSIGHUP\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Hangup"
+		"SIG63\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Yes\[ 	\]+Real-time event 63"
+	    }
     }
     set timeout $oldtimeout
     verbose "Timeout restored to $timeout seconds" 2

gdb/testsuite/gdb.server/ext-run.exp

@@ -53,21 +53,9 @@ if { [istarget *-*-linux*] } {
     # But only if xml support is compiled in.
     if { $do_xml_test } {
 	# This is done in a way to avoid the timeout that can occur from
-	# applying .* regexp to large output.  It is copied from
+	# applying .* regexp to large output.
-	# gdb.base/maint.exp "maint check-symtabs".
+	gdb_test_sequence "info os processes" "get process list" \
-	send_gdb "info os processes\n"
+	    { "pid +user +command" "1 +root +\[/a-z\]*init" }
-	gdb_expect {
-	    -re ".*pid +user +command.*1 +root +\[/a-z\]*init" {
-		gdb_expect {
-		    -re "$gdb_prompt $" {
-			pass "get process list"
-		    }
-		    timeout { fail "(timeout) get process list" }
-		}
-	    }
-	    -re ".*$gdb_prompt $" { fail "get process list" }
-	    timeout { fail "(timeout) get process list" }
-	}
     }
 }
 

gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp

@@ -921,6 +921,32 @@ proc gdb_test_no_output { args } {
     }
 }
 
+# Send a command and then wait for a sequence of outputs.
+# This is useful when the sequence is long and contains ".*", a single
+# regexp to match the entire output can get a timeout much easier.
+#
+# COMMAND is the command to send.
+# TEST_NAME is passed to pass/fail.  COMMAND is used if TEST_NAME is "".
+# EXPECTED_OUTPUT_LIST is a list of regexps of expected output, which are
+# processed in order, and all must be present in the output.
+#
+# It is unnecessary to specify ".*" at the beginning or end of any regexp,
+# there is an implicit ".*" between each element of EXPECTED_OUTPUT_LIST.
+# There is also an implicit ".*" between the last regexp and the gdb prompt.
+#
+# Like gdb_test and gdb_test_multiple, the output is expected to end with the
+# gdb prompt, which must not be specified in EXPECTED_OUTPUT_LIST.
+
+proc gdb_test_sequence { command test_name expected_output_list } {
+    global gdb_prompt
+    if { $test_name == "" } {
+	set test_name $command
+    }
+    lappend expected_output_list ""; # implicit ".*" before gdb prompt
+    send_gdb "$command\n"
+    gdb_expect_list $test_name "$gdb_prompt $" $expected_output_list
+}
+
 
 # Test that a command gives an error.  For pass or fail, return
 # a 1 to indicate that more tests can proceed.  However a timeout
@@ -2375,6 +2401,7 @@ proc gdb_expect_list {test sentinel list} {
     while { ${index} < [llength ${list}] } {
 	set pattern [lindex ${list} ${index}]
         set index [expr ${index} + 1]
+	verbose -log "gdb_expect_list pattern: /$pattern/" 2
 	if { ${index} == [llength ${list}] } {
 	    if { ${ok} } {
 		gdb_expect {