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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.c | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.exp | 2 |
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog index 515f0eb434a..b192a47e399 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2011-06-08 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com> + + * gdb.python/py-inferior.c (f2): Make str an array rather + than a pointer. + * gdb.python/py-inferior.exp: Adjust testcase accordingly. + 2011-06-07 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> * gdb.base/async-shell.c: New file. diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.c index dd83ffc4767..04ec4769263 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.c +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.c @@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ static int search_buf_size; int f2 (int a) { - char *str = "hello, testsuite"; + /* We use a `char[]' type below rather than the typical `char *' + to make sure that `str' gets allocated on the stack. Otherwise, + the compiler may place the "hello, testsuite" string inside + a read-only section, preventing us from over-writing it from GDB. */ + char str[] = "hello, testsuite"; puts (str); /* Break here. */ diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.exp index 42ca920a820..b853c791b49 100644 --- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.exp +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-inferior.exp @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python str = gdb.inferiors()\[0\].read_memory (addr, 5)" gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python str\[1\] = 'a'" "change str" 0 gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python gdb.inferiors()\[0\].write_memory (addr, str)" \ "write str" 1 -gdb_test "print str" " = 0x\[\[:xdigit:\]\]+ \"hallo, testsuite\"" \ +gdb_test "print str" " = \"hallo, testsuite\"" \ "ensure str was changed in the inferior" # Test memory search. |