The str () function, called on a gdb.Value instance, produces a string
representation similar to what can be achieved with the print command,
but it doesn't allow to specify additional formatting settings, for
instance disabling pretty printers.
This patch introduces a new format_string () method to gdb.Value which
allows specifying more formatting options, thus giving access to more
features provided by the internal C function common_val_print ().
gdb/ChangeLog:
2019-04-01 Marco Barisione <mbarisione@undo.io>
Add gdb.Value.format_string ().
* python/py-value.c (copy_py_bool_obj):
(valpy_format_string): Add gdb.Value.format_string ().
* NEWS: Document the addition of gdb.Value.format_string ().
gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
2019-04-01 Marco Barisione <mbarisione@undo.io>
* python.texi (Values From Inferior): Document
gdb.Value.format_string ().
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2019-04-01 Marco Barisione <mbarisione@undo.io>
Test gdb.Value.format_string ().
* gdb.python/py-format-string.exp: New test.
* gdb.python/py-format-string.c: New file.
* gdb.python/py-format-string.py: New file.
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