Re: [PATCH v2] [gdb/python] Add non-variadic versions of PyObject_CallMethod

[Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>]

On 6/12/24 00:31, Tom de Vries wrote:
> On 6/11/24 21:55, Tom Tromey wrote:
>>>>>>> "Tom" == Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de> writes:
>>
>> Tom> Add non-variadic versions of PyObject_CallMethod that hide these 
>> details, such
>> Tom> that we can use the more intuitive:
>>
>> I expanded on this with some template magic, to make gdb automatically
>> handle all possible overloads.  Let me know what you think.
>>
> 
> This is what I hoped to achieve when I started out rewriting this, but 
> didn't manage.  So, I'm very happy with this solution, thanks for 
> helping out with this.
> 
>> I think this should probably go one step further and make the
>> PyObject_CallMethod macro expand to some error, and then change gdb to
>> use some more obviously gdb-specific name, like gdbpy_call_method --
>> that way people with Python experience won't be confused by the gdb API.
> 
> I took a stab at this, attached below.
> 

Submitted as v3 here ( 
https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2024-June/209903.html ), 
with $subject slightly changed.

Thanks,
- Tom