GSoc GDB pretty printers: Automatic testing and printing class pointers

[Da Viper]

Hello there here is the repo of the new printers

https://invent.kde.org/ebuka/gdb_printers

if you look into the test folder there is a sample test file

i set a breakpoint at the top of the file and then treverse till the end
manually checking if they match correctly


On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 at 16:36, Thomas Baumgart <thb at net-bembel.de> wrote:

> On Donnerstag, 17. Juni 2021 17:28:24 CEST Da Viper wrote:
>
> > Hello there,
> >
> > This is a continuation of the chat from the telegram group
> >
> > - Manual Test
> > The way i perform manual test is that, I create a cpp file then
> instantiate
> > the class with all possible constructors and input the set a break point
> at
> > the bottom to compare all the output  to the given input
> > i am not sure of a way to make this automatic as it would be easier to
> know
> > when new changes affect existing code instead of performing all the test
> > for the hundred of classes
>
> I am not sure if I understand the above so that I am able to duplicate it.
> Also, where do you have your code available for duplication?
>
> > - Printing Classes instantiated as pointer
> > for example if we have a qstring created like this
> >
> > `QString qsst("this is another string");`
> >  `QString *thePtr = &qsst;`
> >
> > if i am to create a printer for qstring it does not apply the printer for
> > the variable `thePtr`
> > i am not sure how to fix the problem ( however the same also happens for
> > `std::string` but it is also included the value later)
>
> Having access to your printers may certainly help us to make suggestions.
> Otherwise, this is somewhat shooting in the dark.
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> Thomas Baumgart
>
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