Add gdb.lookup_global_symbol python function.

* NEWS: Add entry.
	* python/py-symbol.c (gdbpy_lookup_global_symbol): New function.
	* python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_lookup_global_symbol): Declare it.
	* python/python.c (GdbMethods): Add entry for lookup_global_symbol.

	doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (Symbols In Python): Document lookup_global_symbol.
	Clarify behaviour of lookup_symbol when `block' argument is omitted,
	add description of result, fix @defun formatting.

	testsuite/
	* gdb.python/py-symbol.exp: Test lookup_global_symbol.
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Doug Evans
2011-02-22 22:48:12 +00:00
parent 1d41d745ca
commit 6e6fbe60bc
9 changed files with 92 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ gdb_load ${binfile}
# Skip all tests if Python scripting is not enabled.
if { [skip_python_tests] } { continue }
# Test looking up a global symbol before we runto_main as this is the
# point where we don't have a current frame, and we don't want to
# require one.
gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python main_func = gdb.lookup_global_symbol(\"main\")" "Lookup main" 1
gdb_test "python print main_func.is_function" "True" "Test main_func.is_function"
gdb_test "python print gdb.lookup_global_symbol(\"junk\")" "None" "Test lookup_global_symbol(\"junk\")"
if ![runto_main] then {
fail "Can't run to main"
return 0