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Andrew Cagney 25d29d7093 2003-08-09 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com> Fix GDB PR cli/926. * cli/cli-decode.c (add_setshow_uinteger_cmd): New function. * command.h (add_setshow_uinteger_cmd): Declare. * frame.c (set_backtrace_cmd): New function. (show_backtrace_cmd): New function. * frame.c (_initialize_frame): Replace "set/show backtrace-below-main" with "set/show backtrace past-main". Add command "set/show backtrace limit". (backtrace_past_main): Rename "backtrace_below_main". (backtrace_limit): New variable. (get_prev_frame): Update. Check the backtrace_limit. 2003-08-09 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Backtrace): Replace "set/show backtrace-below-main" with "set/show backtrace past-main" and "set/show backtrace limit". Index: doc/gdb.texinfo =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v retrieving revision 1.174 diff -u -r1.174 gdb.texinfo --- doc/gdb.texinfo 8 Aug 2003 01:58:00 -0000 1.174 +++ doc/gdb.texinfo 9 Aug 2003 14:57:10 -0000 @@ -3922,27 +3922,40 @@ value, indicating that your program has stopped at the beginning of the code for line @code{993} of @code{builtin.c}. -@kindex set backtrace-below-main -@kindex show backtrace-below-main +@kindex set backtrace past-main +@kindex show backtrace past-main +@kindex set backtrace limit +@kindex show backtrace limit -Most programs have a standard entry point---a place where system libraries -and startup code transition into user code. For C this is @code{main}. -When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace it will terminate -the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly system-specific (and generally -uninteresting) code. If you need to examine the startup code, then you can -change this behavior. +Most programs have a standard user entry point---a place where system +libraries and startup code transition into user code. For C this is +@code{main}. When @value{GDBN} finds the entry function in a backtrace +it will terminate the backtrace, to avoid tracing into highly +system-specific (and generally uninteresting) code. + +If you need to examine the startup code, or limit the number of levels +in a backtrace, you can change this behavior: @table @code -@item set backtrace-below-main off +@item set backtrace past-main +@itemx set backtrace past-main on +Backtraces will continue past the user entry point. + +@item set backtrace past-main off Backtraces will stop when they encounter the user entry point. This is the default. -@item set backtrace-below-main -@itemx set backtrace-below-main on -Backtraces will continue past the user entry point to the top of the stack. +@item show backtrace past-main +Display the current user entry point backtrace policy. + +@item set backtrace limit @var{n} +@itemx set backtrace limit 0 +@cindex backtrace limit +Limit the backtrace to @var{n} levels. A value of zero means +unlimited. -@item show backtrace-below-main -Display the current backtrace policy. +@item show backtrace limit +Display the current limit on backtrace levels. @end table @node Selection		23 years ago
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cli-cmds.c	* cli/cli-cmds.c (shell_escape): Silence warnings from old	23 years ago
cli-cmds.h	gdb/ChangeLog:	23 years ago
cli-decode.c	2003-08-09 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>	23 years ago
cli-decode.h	2003-01-13 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>	24 years ago
cli-dump.c	2003-06-08 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>	23 years ago
cli-dump.h	2002-03-26 Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>	24 years ago
cli-interp.c	* cli/cli-interp.c (cli_interpreter_resume): Update the	23 years ago
cli-logging.c	* cli/cli-logging.c (pop_output_files): Add void to function	23 years ago
cli-script.c	2003-08-04 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>	23 years ago
cli-script.h	2003-04-12 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>	23 years ago
cli-setshow.c	2003-08-04 David Carlton <carlton@kealia.com>	23 years ago
cli-setshow.h	2003-04-12 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>	23 years ago
cli-utils.c	Move putchar_filtered() to utils.c.	26 years ago
cli-utils.h	Update/correct copyright notices.	25 years ago