[6/8] Introduce metadata style

Message ID 20190927212520.20073-7-tom@tromey.com
State New, archived
Headers

Commit Message

Tom Tromey Sept. 27, 2019, 9:25 p.m. UTC
  This introduces a new "metadata" style and changes many places in gdb
to use it.  The idea here is to let the user distinguish gdb output
from output that (conceptually at least) comes directly from the
inferior.  The newly-styled category includes text that gdb
traditionally surrounds in "<...>", like "<unavailable>".

I only added a single test for this.  In many cases this output is
difficult to test.  Also, while developing this errors in the
implementation of the new printf formats showed up as regressions.

gdb/ChangeLog
2019-09-27  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* p-lang.c (pascal_printstr): Use metadata style.
	* value.c (show_convenience): Use metadata style.
	* valprint.c (valprint_check_validity, val_print_optimized_out)
	(val_print_not_saved, val_print_unavailable)
	(val_print_invalid_address, generic_val_print, val_print)
	(value_check_printable, val_print_array_elements): Use metadata
	style.
	* ui-out.h (class ui_out) <field_fmt>: New overload.
	<do_field_fmt>: Add style parameter.
	* ui-out.c (ui_out::field_fmt): New overload.
	* typeprint.c (type_print_unknown_return_type)
	(val_print_not_allocated, val_print_not_associated): Use metadata
	style.
	* tui/tui-out.h (class tui_ui_out) <do_field_fmt>: Add style
	parameter.
	* tui/tui-out.c (tui_ui_out::do_field_fmt): Update.
	* tracepoint.c (tvariables_info_1): Use metadata style.
	* stack.c (print_frame_arg, print_frame_info, print_frame)
	(info_frame_command_core): Use metadata style.
	* skip.c (info_skip_command): Use metadata style.
	* rust-lang.c (rust_print_enum): Use metadata style.
	* python/py-prettyprint.c (print_stack_unless_memory_error): Use
	metadata style.
	* python/py-framefilter.c (py_print_single_arg): Use metadata
	style.
	* printcmd.c (do_one_display, print_variable_and_value): Use
	metadata style.
	* p-valprint.c (pascal_val_print)
	(pascal_object_print_value_fields): Use metadata style.
	* p-typeprint.c (pascal_type_print_base): Use metadata style.
	* mi/mi-out.h (class mi_ui_out) <do_field_fmt>: Add style
	parameter.
	* mi/mi-out.c (mi_ui_out::do_field_fmt): Update.
	* m2-valprint.c (m2_print_long_set): Use metadata style.
	* m2-typeprint.c (m2_print_type): Use metadata style.
	* infcmd.c (print_return_value_1): Use metadata style.
	* gnu-v3-abi.c (print_one_vtable): Use metadata style.
	* f-valprint.c (info_common_command_for_block): Use metadata
	style.
	* f-typeprint.c (f_type_print_base): Use metadata style.
	* expprint.c (print_subexp_standard): Use metadata style.
	* cp-valprint.c (cp_print_value_fields): Use metadata style.
	* cli/cli-style.h (class cli_style_option): Add constructor.
	(metadata_style): Declare.
	* cli/cli-style.c (metadata_style): New global.
	(_initialize_cli_style): Register metadata style.
	* cli-out.h (class cli_ui_out) <do_field_fmt>: Add style
	parameter.
	* cli-out.c (cli_ui_out::do_field_fmt): Update.
	* c-typeprint.c (c_type_print_base_struct_union)
	(c_type_print_base_1): Use metadata style.
	* breakpoint.c (watchpoint_value_print)
	(print_one_breakpoint_location): Use metadata style.
	* break-catch-syscall.c (print_one_catch_syscall): Use metadata
	style.
	* break-catch-sig.c (signal_catchpoint_print_one): Use metadata
	style.
	* ada-valprint.c (val_print_packed_array_elements, printstr)
	(print_field_values, ada_val_print_ref, ada_val_print): Use
	metadata style.
	* ada-typeprint.c (print_array_type, ada_print_type): Use metadata
	style.
	* ada-tasks.c (print_ada_task_info, info_task): Use metadata
	style.
	* ada-lang.c (user_select_syms): Use metadata style.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2019-09-27  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* lib/gdb-utils.exp (style): Handle "metadata" argument.
	* gdb.base/style.exp: Add metadata style test.
---
 gdb/ChangeLog                    | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/ada-lang.c                   |  5 ++-
 gdb/ada-tasks.c                  | 14 +++++--
 gdb/ada-typeprint.c              | 15 ++++---
 gdb/ada-valprint.c               | 18 ++++++---
 gdb/break-catch-sig.c            |  4 +-
 gdb/break-catch-syscall.c        |  3 +-
 gdb/breakpoint.c                 |  8 ++--
 gdb/c-typeprint.c                | 32 +++++++++------
 gdb/cli-out.c                    |  7 ++--
 gdb/cli-out.h                    |  6 +--
 gdb/cli/cli-style.c              | 11 ++++++
 gdb/cli/cli-style.h              |  5 +++
 gdb/cp-valprint.c                | 19 +++++----
 gdb/expprint.c                   |  6 ++-
 gdb/f-typeprint.c                |  3 +-
 gdb/f-valprint.c                 |  6 ++-
 gdb/gnu-v3-abi.c                 |  4 +-
 gdb/infcmd.c                     |  4 +-
 gdb/m2-typeprint.c               |  3 +-
 gdb/m2-valprint.c                | 10 +++--
 gdb/mi/mi-out.c                  |  4 +-
 gdb/mi/mi-out.h                  |  5 ++-
 gdb/p-lang.c                     |  5 ++-
 gdb/p-typeprint.c                |  8 ++--
 gdb/p-valprint.c                 | 16 +++++---
 gdb/printcmd.c                   | 13 +++---
 gdb/python/py-framefilter.c      |  2 +-
 gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c      |  8 ++--
 gdb/rust-lang.c                  |  5 ++-
 gdb/skip.c                       |  8 +++-
 gdb/stack.c                      | 24 ++++++-----
 gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog          |  5 +++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/style.exp |  4 ++
 gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb-utils.exp  |  1 +
 gdb/tracepoint.c                 | 17 +++++---
 gdb/tui/tui-out.c                |  6 +--
 gdb/tui/tui-out.h                |  5 ++-
 gdb/typeprint.c                  |  8 ++--
 gdb/ui-out.c                     | 20 +++++++++-
 gdb/ui-out.h                     |  9 +++--
 gdb/valprint.c                   | 30 ++++++++------
 gdb/value.c                      |  4 +-
 43 files changed, 331 insertions(+), 127 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Pedro Alves Sept. 30, 2019, 2:05 p.m. UTC | #1
On 9/27/19 10:25 PM, Tom Tromey wrote:
> @@ -372,4 +376,11 @@ Highlight display styling.\n\
>  Configure highlight colors and display intensity\n\
>  Some commands use the highlight style to draw the attention to a part\n\
>  of their output."));
> +
> +  STYLE_ADD_SETSHOW_COMMANDS (metadata_style,
> +			      _("\
> +Metadata display styling\n\
> +Configure metadata colors and display intensity\n\
> +The \"metadata\" style is used when GDB displays information about\n\
> +your data, for example \"<unavailable\""));

Missing ">" in "<unavailable>".

Thanks,
Pedro Alves
  

Patch

diff --git a/gdb/ada-lang.c b/gdb/ada-lang.c
index 063b98bde5b..846c9b4dec5 100644
--- a/gdb/ada-lang.c
+++ b/gdb/ada-lang.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ 
 #include "gdbsupport/gdb_vecs.h"
 #include "typeprint.h"
 #include "namespace.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 #include "psymtab.h"
 #include "value.h"
@@ -3877,8 +3878,8 @@  See set/show multiple-symbol."));
 	  ada_print_symbol_signature (gdb_stdout, syms[i].symbol,
 				      &type_print_raw_options);
 	  if (sal.symtab == NULL)
-	    printf_filtered (_(" at <no source file available>:%d\n"),
-			     sal.line);
+	    printf_filtered (_(" at %p[<no source file available>%p]:%d\n"),
+			     metadata_style.style ().ptr (), nullptr, sal.line);
 	  else
 	    printf_filtered (_(" at %s:%d\n"),
 			     symtab_to_filename_for_display (sal.symtab),
diff --git a/gdb/ada-tasks.c b/gdb/ada-tasks.c
index 24ceab1fcab..e4a52976dcb 100644
--- a/gdb/ada-tasks.c
+++ b/gdb/ada-tasks.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ 
 #include "gdbthread.h"
 #include "progspace.h"
 #include "objfiles.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static int ada_build_task_list ();
 
@@ -1163,9 +1164,14 @@  print_ada_task_info (struct ui_out *uiout,
       /* Finally, print the task name, without quotes around it, as mi like
 	 is not expecting quotes, and in non mi-like no need for quotes
          as there is a specific column for the name.  */
-      uiout->field_string ("name",
-                          task_info->name[0] != '\0' ? task_info->name
-                          : _("<no name>"));
+      uiout->field_fmt ("name",
+			(task_info->name[0] != '\0'
+			 ? ui_file_style ()
+			 : metadata_style.style ()),
+			"%s",
+			(task_info->name[0] != '\0'
+			 ? task_info->name
+			 : _("<no name>")));
 
       uiout->text ("\n");
     }
@@ -1201,7 +1207,7 @@  info_task (struct ui_out *uiout, const char *taskno_str, struct inferior *inf)
   if (task_info->name[0] != '\0')
     printf_filtered (_("Name: %s\n"), task_info->name);
   else
-    printf_filtered (_("<no name>\n"));
+    fprintf_styled (gdb_stdout, metadata_style.style (), _("<no name>\n"));
 
   /* Print the TID and LWP.  */
   printf_filtered (_("Thread: %#lx\n"), task_info->ptid.tid ());
diff --git a/gdb/ada-typeprint.c b/gdb/ada-typeprint.c
index 89a69e9bd44..c2461660ad4 100644
--- a/gdb/ada-typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/ada-typeprint.c
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@  print_array_type (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream, int show,
 
   if (type == NULL)
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<undecipherable array type>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      _("<undecipherable array type>"));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@  ada_print_type (struct type *type0, const char *varstring,
       if (is_var_decl)
 	fprintf_filtered (stream, "%.*s: ",
 			  ada_name_prefix_len (varstring), varstring);
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, "<null type?>");
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), "<null type?>");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -894,8 +895,9 @@  ada_print_type (struct type *type0, const char *varstring,
 	    const char *name = ada_type_name (type);
 
 	    if (!ada_is_range_type_name (name))
-	      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<%s-byte integer>"),
-				pulongest (TYPE_LENGTH (type)));
+	      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			      _("<%s-byte integer>"),
+			      pulongest (TYPE_LENGTH (type)));
 	    else
 	      {
 		fprintf_filtered (stream, "range ");
@@ -916,8 +918,9 @@  ada_print_type (struct type *type0, const char *varstring,
 	  }
 	break;
       case TYPE_CODE_FLT:
-	fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<%s-byte float>"),
-			  pulongest (TYPE_LENGTH (type)));
+	fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			_("<%s-byte float>"),
+			pulongest (TYPE_LENGTH (type)));
 	break;
       case TYPE_CODE_ENUM:
 	if (show < 0)
diff --git a/gdb/ada-valprint.c b/gdb/ada-valprint.c
index 3060eb676b6..714b6259ec0 100644
--- a/gdb/ada-valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/ada-valprint.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ 
 #include "infcall.h"
 #include "objfiles.h"
 #include "target-float.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static int print_field_values (struct type *, const gdb_byte *,
 			       int,
@@ -237,7 +238,8 @@  val_print_packed_array_elements (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 		     value_embedded_offset (v0), 0, stream,
 		     recurse + 1, v0, &opts, current_language);
 	  annotate_elt_rep (i - i0);
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, _(" <repeats %u times>"), i - i0);
+	  fprintf_filtered (stream, _(" %p[<repeats %u times>%p]"),
+			    metadata_style.style ().ptr (), i - i0, nullptr);
 	  annotate_elt_rep_end ();
 
 	}
@@ -527,7 +529,8 @@  printstr (struct ui_file *stream, struct type *elttype, const gdb_byte *string,
 	  ada_emit_char (char_at (string, i, type_len, byte_order),
 			 elttype, stream, '\'', type_len);
 	  fputs_filtered ("'", stream);
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, _(" <repeats %u times>"), reps);
+	  fprintf_filtered (stream, _(" %p[<repeats %u times>%p]"),
+			    metadata_style.style ().ptr (), reps, nullptr);
 	  i = rep1 - 1;
 	  things_printed += options->repeat_count_threshold;
 	  need_comma = 1;
@@ -671,7 +674,8 @@  print_field_values (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 	     order problems.  */
 	  if (HAVE_CPLUS_STRUCT (type) && TYPE_FIELD_IGNORE (type, i))
 	    {
-	      fputs_filtered (_("<optimized out or zero length>"), stream);
+	      fputs_styled (_("<optimized out or zero length>"),
+			    metadata_style.style (), stream);
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
@@ -1069,7 +1073,8 @@  ada_val_print_ref (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 
   if (TYPE_CODE (elttype) == TYPE_CODE_UNDEF)
     {
-      fputs_filtered ("<ref to undefined type>", stream);
+      fputs_styled ("<ref to undefined type>", metadata_style.style (),
+		    stream);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1212,8 +1217,9 @@  ada_val_print (struct type *type,
     }
   catch (const gdb_exception_error &except)
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<error reading variable: %s>"),
-			except.what ());
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      _("<error reading variable: %s>"),
+		      except.what ());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/break-catch-sig.c b/gdb/break-catch-sig.c
index 53540ee8320..c475e8aca57 100644
--- a/gdb/break-catch-sig.c
+++ b/gdb/break-catch-sig.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 
 #include "valprint.h"
 #include "cli/cli-utils.h"
 #include "completer.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@  signal_catchpoint_print_one (struct breakpoint *b,
     }
   else
     uiout->field_string ("what",
-			 c->catch_all ? "<any signal>" : "<standard signals>");
+			 c->catch_all ? "<any signal>" : "<standard signals>",
+			 metadata_style.style ());
   uiout->text ("\" ");
 
   if (uiout->is_mi_like_p ())
diff --git a/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c b/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c
index a165be62be1..dde80b54a2f 100644
--- a/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c
+++ b/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ 
 #include "arch-utils.h"
 #include "observable.h"
 #include "xml-syscall.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* An instance of this type is used to represent a syscall catchpoint.
    A breakpoint is really of this type iff its ops pointer points to
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@  print_one_catch_syscall (struct breakpoint *b,
       xfree (text);
     }
   else
-    uiout->field_string ("what", "<any syscall>");
+    uiout->field_string ("what", "<any syscall>", metadata_style.style ());
   uiout->text ("\" ");
 
   if (uiout->is_mi_like_p ())
diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.c b/gdb/breakpoint.c
index 2030687728c..0a705163386 100644
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
@@ -4457,7 +4457,7 @@  static void
 watchpoint_value_print (struct value *val, struct ui_file *stream)
 {
   if (val == NULL)
-    fprintf_unfiltered (stream, _("<unreadable>"));
+    fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<unreadable>"));
   else
     {
       struct value_print_options opts;
@@ -6055,9 +6055,11 @@  print_one_breakpoint_location (struct breakpoint *b,
 	    {
 	      annotate_field (4);
 	      if (header_of_multiple)
-		uiout->field_string ("addr", "<MULTIPLE>");
+		uiout->field_string ("addr", "<MULTIPLE>",
+				     metadata_style.style ());
 	      else if (b->loc == NULL || loc->shlib_disabled)
-		uiout->field_string ("addr", "<PENDING>");
+		uiout->field_string ("addr", "<PENDING>",
+				     metadata_style.style ());
 	      else
 		uiout->field_core_addr ("addr",
 					loc->gdbarch, loc->address);
diff --git a/gdb/c-typeprint.c b/gdb/c-typeprint.c
index 43ad3b3e0e6..1a37c4edfb8 100644
--- a/gdb/c-typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/c-typeprint.c
@@ -1116,10 +1116,12 @@  c_type_print_base_struct_union (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 	{
 	  if (TYPE_STUB (type))
 	    fprintfi_filtered (level + 4, stream,
-			       _("<incomplete type>\n"));
+			       _("%p[<incomplete type>%p]\n"),
+			       metadata_style.style ().ptr (), nullptr);
 	  else
 	    fprintfi_filtered (level + 4, stream,
-			       _("<no data fields>\n"));
+			       _("%p[<no data fields>%p]\n"),
+			       metadata_style.style ().ptr (), nullptr);
 	}
 
       /* Start off with no specific section type, so we can print
@@ -1277,7 +1279,8 @@  c_type_print_base_struct_union (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 		{
 		  /* Keep GDB from crashing here.  */
 		  fprintf_filtered (stream,
-				    _("<undefined type> %s;\n"),
+				    _("%p[<undefined type>%p] %s;\n"),
+				    metadata_style.style ().ptr (), nullptr,
 				    TYPE_FN_FIELD_PHYSNAME (f, j));
 		  break;
 		}
@@ -1325,9 +1328,9 @@  c_type_print_base_struct_union (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 						 &local_flags);
 		    }
 		  else
-		    fprintf_filtered (stream,
-				      _("<badly mangled name '%s'>"),
-				      mangled_name);
+		    fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+				    _("<badly mangled name '%s'>"),
+				    mangled_name);
 		}
 	      else
 		{
@@ -1465,7 +1468,7 @@  c_type_print_base_1 (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 
   if (type == NULL)
     {
-      fputs_filtered (_("<type unknown>"), stream);
+      fputs_styled (_("<type unknown>"), metadata_style.style (), stream);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1511,7 +1514,8 @@  c_type_print_base_1 (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 	 couldn't resolve TYPE_TARGET_TYPE.  Not much we can do.  */
       gdb_assert (TYPE_NAME (type) == NULL);
       gdb_assert (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type) == NULL);
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<unnamed typedef>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      _("<unnamed typedef>"));
       break;
 
     case TYPE_CODE_FUNC:
@@ -1622,10 +1626,12 @@  c_type_print_base_1 (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 	      {
 		if (TYPE_STUB (type))
 		  fprintfi_filtered (level + 4, stream,
-				     _("<incomplete type>\n"));
+				     _("%p[<incomplete type>%p]\n"),
+				     metadata_style.style ().ptr (), nullptr);
 		else
 		  fprintfi_filtered (level + 4, stream,
-				     _("<no data fields>\n"));
+				     _("%p[<no data fields>%p]\n"),
+				     metadata_style.style ().ptr (), nullptr);
 	      }
 	    len = TYPE_NFIELDS (type);
 	    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
@@ -1668,7 +1674,7 @@  c_type_print_base_1 (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 
     case TYPE_CODE_RANGE:
       /* This should not occur.  */
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<range type>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<range type>"));
       break;
 
     case TYPE_CODE_NAMESPACE:
@@ -1690,8 +1696,8 @@  c_type_print_base_1 (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 	{
 	  /* At least for dump_symtab, it is important that this not
 	     be an error ().  */
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<invalid type code %d>"),
-			    TYPE_CODE (type));
+	  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			  _("<invalid type code %d>"), TYPE_CODE (type));
 	}
       break;
     }
diff --git a/gdb/cli-out.c b/gdb/cli-out.c
index c713607e068..702e4e4dfe2 100644
--- a/gdb/cli-out.c
+++ b/gdb/cli-out.c
@@ -188,16 +188,15 @@  cli_ui_out::do_field_string (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
 
 void
 cli_ui_out::do_field_fmt (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
-			  const char *fldname, const char *format,
-			  va_list args)
+			  const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+			  const char *format, va_list args)
 {
   if (m_suppress_output)
     return;
 
   std::string str = string_vprintf (format, args);
 
-  do_field_string (fldno, width, align, fldname, str.c_str (),
-		   ui_file_style ());
+  do_field_string (fldno, width, align, fldname, str.c_str (), style);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gdb/cli-out.h b/gdb/cli-out.h
index d7bd23b0ef2..7d5b4febba5 100644
--- a/gdb/cli-out.h
+++ b/gdb/cli-out.h
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@  protected:
 				const char *string,
 				const ui_file_style &style) override;
   virtual void do_field_fmt (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
-			     const char *fldname, const char *format,
-			     va_list args)
-    override ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (6,0);
+			     const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+			     const char *format, va_list args)
+    override ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (7, 0);
   virtual void do_spaces (int numspaces) override;
   virtual void do_text (const char *string) override;
   virtual void do_message (const ui_file_style &style,
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-style.c b/gdb/cli/cli-style.c
index ea301774d22..2016935f2e5 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-style.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-style.c
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@  cli_style_option title_style ("title", ui_file_style::BOLD);
 
 /* See cli-style.h.  */
 
+cli_style_option metadata_style ("metadata", ui_file_style::DIM);
+
+/* See cli-style.h.  */
+
 cli_style_option::cli_style_option (const char *name,
 				    ui_file_style::basic_color fg)
   : m_name (name),
@@ -372,4 +376,11 @@  Highlight display styling.\n\
 Configure highlight colors and display intensity\n\
 Some commands use the highlight style to draw the attention to a part\n\
 of their output."));
+
+  STYLE_ADD_SETSHOW_COMMANDS (metadata_style,
+			      _("\
+Metadata display styling\n\
+Configure metadata colors and display intensity\n\
+The \"metadata\" style is used when GDB displays information about\n\
+your data, for example \"<unavailable\""));
 }
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-style.h b/gdb/cli/cli-style.h
index 826162f5788..6716471dec3 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-style.h
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-style.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@  public:
   /* Construct a CLI style option with an intensity.  */
   cli_style_option (const char *name, ui_file_style::intensity i);
 
+  /* Construct a CLI style option with an intensity.  */
+  cli_style_option (ui_file_style::intensity val);
+
   /* Return a ui_file_style corresponding to the settings in this CLI
      style.  */
   ui_file_style style () const;
@@ -108,6 +111,8 @@  extern cli_style_option highlight_style;
 /* The title style.  */
 extern cli_style_option title_style;
 
+/* The metadata style.  */
+extern cli_style_option metadata_style;
 
 /* True if source styling is enabled.  */
 extern bool source_styling;
diff --git a/gdb/cp-valprint.c b/gdb/cp-valprint.c
index 530d8c52691..e73b0e27faf 100644
--- a/gdb/cp-valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/cp-valprint.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ 
 #include "typeprint.h"
 #include "gdbsupport/byte-vector.h"
 #include "gdbarch.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static struct obstack dont_print_vb_obstack;
 static struct obstack dont_print_statmem_obstack;
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@  cp_print_value_fields (struct type *type, struct type *real_type,
 
   /* If there are no data fields, skip this part */
   if (len == n_baseclasses || !len)
-    fprintf_filtered (stream, "<No data fields>");
+    fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), "<No data fields>");
   else
     {
       size_t statmem_obstack_initial_size = 0;
@@ -268,7 +269,8 @@  cp_print_value_fields (struct type *type, struct type *real_type,
 	         byte order problems.  */
 	      if (TYPE_FIELD_IGNORE (type, i))
 		{
-		  fputs_filtered ("<optimized out or zero length>", stream);
+		  fputs_styled ("<optimized out or zero length>",
+				metadata_style.style (), stream);
 		}
 	      else if (value_bits_synthetic_pointer (val,
 						     TYPE_FIELD_BITPOS (type,
@@ -276,7 +278,8 @@  cp_print_value_fields (struct type *type, struct type *real_type,
 						     TYPE_FIELD_BITSIZE (type,
 									 i)))
 		{
-		  fputs_filtered (_("<synthetic pointer>"), stream);
+		  fputs_styled (_("<synthetic pointer>"),
+				metadata_style.style (), stream);
 		}
 	      else
 		{
@@ -292,8 +295,8 @@  cp_print_value_fields (struct type *type, struct type *real_type,
 	    {
 	      if (TYPE_FIELD_IGNORE (type, i))
 		{
-		  fputs_filtered ("<optimized out or zero length>",
-				  stream);
+		  fputs_styled ("<optimized out or zero length>",
+				metadata_style.style (), stream);
 		}
 	      else if (field_is_static (&TYPE_FIELD (type, i)))
 		{
@@ -307,9 +310,9 @@  cp_print_value_fields (struct type *type, struct type *real_type,
 		    }
 		  catch (const gdb_exception_error &ex)
 		    {
-		      fprintf_filtered (stream,
-					_("<error reading variable: %s>"),
-					ex.what ());
+		      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+				      _("<error reading variable: %s>"),
+				      ex.what ());
 		    }
 		}
 	      else if (i == vptr_fieldno && type == vptr_basetype)
diff --git a/gdb/expprint.c b/gdb/expprint.c
index d7ad1a71878..c98638ab7fe 100644
--- a/gdb/expprint.c
+++ b/gdb/expprint.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ 
 #include "block.h"
 #include "objfiles.h"
 #include "valprint.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -510,8 +511,9 @@  print_subexp_standard (struct expression *exp, int *pos,
       if (exp->language_defn->la_name_of_this)
 	fputs_filtered (exp->language_defn->la_name_of_this, stream);
       else
-	fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<language %s has no 'this'>"),
-			  exp->language_defn->la_name);
+	fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			_("<language %s has no 'this'>"),
+			exp->language_defn->la_name);
       return;
 
       /* Modula-2 ops */
diff --git a/gdb/f-typeprint.c b/gdb/f-typeprint.c
index 92b50938740..0093aebddc2 100644
--- a/gdb/f-typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/f-typeprint.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ 
 #include "target.h"
 #include "f-lang.h"
 #include "typeprint.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 #if 0				/* Currently unused.  */
 static void f_type_print_args (struct type *, struct ui_file *);
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@  f_type_print_base (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream, int show,
   wrap_here ("    ");
   if (type == NULL)
     {
-      fputs_filtered ("<type unknown>", stream);
+      fputs_styled ("<type unknown>", metadata_style.style (), stream);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/gdb/f-valprint.c b/gdb/f-valprint.c
index 264416ec540..f9d49233fca 100644
--- a/gdb/f-valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/f-valprint.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ 
 #include "command.h"
 #include "block.h"
 #include "dictionary.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static void f77_get_dynamic_length_of_aggregate (struct type *);
 
@@ -415,8 +416,9 @@  info_common_command_for_block (const struct block *block, const char *comname,
 
 	    catch (const gdb_exception_error &except)
 	      {
-		printf_filtered ("<error reading variable: %s>",
-				 except.what ());
+		fprintf_styled (gdb_stdout, metadata_style.style (),
+				"<error reading variable: %s>",
+				except.what ());
 	      }
 
 	    putchar_filtered ('\n');
diff --git a/gdb/gnu-v3-abi.c b/gdb/gnu-v3-abi.c
index 6407c9beb82..1d4e43ad7f6 100644
--- a/gdb/gnu-v3-abi.c
+++ b/gdb/gnu-v3-abi.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 
 #include "c-lang.h"
 #include "typeprint.h"
 #include <algorithm>
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static struct cp_abi_ops gnu_v3_abi_ops;
 
@@ -912,7 +913,8 @@  print_one_vtable (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct value *value,
 	}
       catch (const gdb_exception_error &ex)
 	{
-	  printf_filtered (_("<error: %s>"), ex.what ());
+	  fprintf_styled (gdb_stdout, metadata_style.style (),
+			  _("<error: %s>"), ex.what ());
 	  got_error = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/gdb/infcmd.c b/gdb/infcmd.c
index dc82ef043fe..20523fed534 100644
--- a/gdb/infcmd.c
+++ b/gdb/infcmd.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ 
 #include "interps.h"
 #include "gdbsupport/gdb_optional.h"
 #include "source.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* Local functions: */
 
@@ -1628,7 +1629,8 @@  print_return_value_1 (struct ui_out *uiout, struct return_value_info *rv)
 	  uiout->field_stream ("return-value", stb);
 	}
       else
-	uiout->field_string ("return-value", _("<not displayed>"));
+	uiout->field_string ("return-value", _("<not displayed>"),
+			     metadata_style.style ());
       uiout->text ("\n");
     }
   else
diff --git a/gdb/m2-typeprint.c b/gdb/m2-typeprint.c
index dae07d1c531..3c1a8d2aed3 100644
--- a/gdb/m2-typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/m2-typeprint.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ 
 #include "c-lang.h"
 #include "typeprint.h"
 #include "cp-abi.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static void m2_print_bounds (struct type *type,
 			     struct ui_file *stream, int show, int level,
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@  m2_print_type (struct type *type, const char *varstring,
   wrap_here ("    ");
   if (type == NULL)
     {
-      fputs_filtered (_("<type unknown>"), stream);
+      fputs_styled (_("<type unknown>"), metadata_style.style (), stream);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/gdb/m2-valprint.c b/gdb/m2-valprint.c
index 74f89ee45fb..4dc0fe18e6a 100644
--- a/gdb/m2-valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/m2-valprint.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 
 #include "c-lang.h"
 #include "m2-lang.h"
 #include "target.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static int print_unpacked_pointer (struct type *type,
 				   CORE_ADDR address, CORE_ADDR addr,
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@  m2_print_long_set (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
     }
   else
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, " %s }", _("<unknown bounds of set>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      " %s }", _("<unknown bounds of set>"));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -407,7 +409,8 @@  m2_val_print (struct type *type, int embedded_offset,
       elttype = check_typedef (elttype);
       if (TYPE_STUB (elttype))
 	{
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<incomplete type>"));
+	  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			  _("<incomplete type>"));
 	  break;
 	}
       else
@@ -423,7 +426,8 @@  m2_val_print (struct type *type, int embedded_offset,
 	maybe_bad_bstring:
 	  if (i < 0)
 	    {
-	      fputs_filtered (_("<error value>"), stream);
+	      fputs_styled (_("<error value>"), metadata_style.style (),
+			    stream);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
 
diff --git a/gdb/mi/mi-out.c b/gdb/mi/mi-out.c
index 71af4865e97..ad4252f7122 100644
--- a/gdb/mi/mi-out.c
+++ b/gdb/mi/mi-out.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@  mi_ui_out::do_field_string (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
 
 void
 mi_ui_out::do_field_fmt (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
-			 const char *fldname, const char *format,
-			 va_list args)
+			 const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+			 const char *format, va_list args)
 {
   ui_file *stream = m_streams.back ();
   field_separator ();
diff --git a/gdb/mi/mi-out.h b/gdb/mi/mi-out.h
index 9393809b5f2..c8b42c295ee 100644
--- a/gdb/mi/mi-out.h
+++ b/gdb/mi/mi-out.h
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@  protected:
 				const char *fldname, const char *string,
 				const ui_file_style &style) override;
   virtual void do_field_fmt (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
-			  const char *fldname, const char *format, va_list args)
-    override ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (6,0);
+			     const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+			     const char *format, va_list args)
+    override ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (7,0);
   virtual void do_spaces (int numspaces) override;
   virtual void do_text (const char *string) override;
   virtual void do_message (const ui_file_style &style,
diff --git a/gdb/p-lang.c b/gdb/p-lang.c
index cfe2a888722..95911158d15 100644
--- a/gdb/p-lang.c
+++ b/gdb/p-lang.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "c-lang.h"
 #include "gdbarch.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* All GPC versions until now (2007-09-27) also define a symbol called
    '_p_initialize'.  Check for the presence of this symbol first.  */
@@ -292,7 +293,9 @@  pascal_printstr (struct ui_file *stream, struct type *type,
 	      in_quotes = 0;
 	    }
 	  pascal_printchar (current_char, type, stream);
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, " <repeats %u times>", reps);
+	  fprintf_filtered (stream, " %p[<repeats %u times>%p]",
+			    metadata_style.style ().ptr (),
+			    reps, nullptr);
 	  i = rep1 - 1;
 	  things_printed += options->repeat_count_threshold;
 	  need_comma = 1;
diff --git a/gdb/p-typeprint.c b/gdb/p-typeprint.c
index d90b8ceb6ea..fadc44eaee8 100644
--- a/gdb/p-typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/p-typeprint.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ 
 #include "typeprint.h"
 #include "gdb-demangle.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 static void pascal_type_print_varspec_suffix (struct type *, struct ui_file *,
 					      int, int, int,
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@  pascal_type_print_base (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream, int show,
   wrap_here ("    ");
   if (type == NULL)
     {
-      fputs_filtered ("<type unknown>", stream);
+      fputs_styled ("<type unknown>", metadata_style.style (), stream);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -827,8 +828,9 @@  pascal_type_print_base (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream, int show,
 	{
 	  /* At least for dump_symtab, it is important that this not be
 	     an error ().  */
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, "<invalid unnamed pascal type code %d>",
-			    TYPE_CODE (type));
+	  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			  "<invalid unnamed pascal type code %d>",
+			  TYPE_CODE (type));
 	}
       break;
     }
diff --git a/gdb/p-valprint.c b/gdb/p-valprint.c
index a3738a9252d..10612f3babe 100644
--- a/gdb/p-valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/p-valprint.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ 
 #include "cp-support.h"
 #include "objfiles.h"
 #include "gdbsupport/byte-vector.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 
 /* Decorations for Pascal.  */
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@  pascal_val_print (struct type *type,
       elttype = check_typedef (elttype);
       if (TYPE_STUB (elttype))
 	{
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, "<incomplete type>");
+	  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), "<incomplete type>");
 	  break;
 	}
       else
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@  pascal_val_print (struct type *type,
 	maybe_bad_bstring:
 	  if (bound_info < 0)
 	    {
-	      fputs_filtered ("<error value>", stream);
+	      fputs_styled ("<error value>", metadata_style.style (), stream);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
 
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@  pascal_object_print_value_fields (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 			       options, dont_print_vb);
 
   if (!len && n_baseclasses == 1)
-    fprintf_filtered (stream, "<No data fields>");
+    fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), "<No data fields>");
   else
     {
       struct obstack tmp_obstack = dont_print_statmem_obstack;
@@ -622,7 +623,8 @@  pascal_object_print_value_fields (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 	         order problems.  */
 	      if (TYPE_FIELD_IGNORE (type, i))
 		{
-		  fputs_filtered ("<optimized out or zero length>", stream);
+		  fputs_styled ("<optimized out or zero length>",
+				metadata_style.style (), stream);
 		}
 	      else if (value_bits_synthetic_pointer (val,
 						     TYPE_FIELD_BITPOS (type,
@@ -630,7 +632,8 @@  pascal_object_print_value_fields (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 						     TYPE_FIELD_BITSIZE (type,
 									 i)))
 		{
-		  fputs_filtered (_("<synthetic pointer>"), stream);
+		  fputs_styled (_("<synthetic pointer>"),
+				metadata_style.style (), stream);
 		}
 	      else
 		{
@@ -647,7 +650,8 @@  pascal_object_print_value_fields (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
 	    {
 	      if (TYPE_FIELD_IGNORE (type, i))
 		{
-		  fputs_filtered ("<optimized out or zero length>", stream);
+		  fputs_styled ("<optimized out or zero length>",
+				metadata_style.style (), stream);
 		}
 	      else if (field_is_static (&TYPE_FIELD (type, i)))
 		{
diff --git a/gdb/printcmd.c b/gdb/printcmd.c
index c17afe29bb2..ea00f083b12 100644
--- a/gdb/printcmd.c
+++ b/gdb/printcmd.c
@@ -2001,8 +2001,9 @@  do_one_display (struct display *d)
 	}
       catch (const gdb_exception_error &ex)
 	{
-	  fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, _("<error: %s>\n"),
-			    ex.what ());
+	  fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, _("%p[<error: %s>%p]\n"),
+			    metadata_style.style ().ptr (), ex.what (),
+			    nullptr);
 	}
     }
   else
@@ -2035,7 +2036,8 @@  do_one_display (struct display *d)
 	}
       catch (const gdb_exception_error &ex)
 	{
-	  fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, _("<error: %s>"), ex.what ());
+	  fprintf_styled (gdb_stdout, metadata_style.style (),
+			  _("<error: %s>"), ex.what ());
 	}
 
       printf_filtered ("\n");
@@ -2237,8 +2239,9 @@  print_variable_and_value (const char *name, struct symbol *var,
     }
   catch (const gdb_exception_error &except)
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, "<error reading variable %s (%s)>", name,
-			except.what ());
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      "<error reading variable %s (%s)>", name,
+		      except.what ());
     }
 
   fprintf_filtered (stream, "\n");
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c b/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c
index f82a239c2a8..4dd6243ae99 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@  py_print_single_arg (struct ui_out *out,
 	  if (val == NULL)
 	    {
 	      gdb_assert (fa != NULL && fa->error != NULL);
-	      out->field_fmt ("value",
+	      out->field_fmt ("value", metadata_style.style (),
 			      _("<error reading variable: %s>"),
 			      fa->error.get ());
 	    }
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c b/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c
index fdc520d8443..a4df48fe19a 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ 
 #include "extension-priv.h"
 #include "python.h"
 #include "python-internal.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* Return type of print_string_repr.  */
 
@@ -259,10 +260,11 @@  print_stack_unless_memory_error (struct ui_file *stream)
       gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> msg = fetched_error.to_string ();
 
       if (msg == NULL || *msg == '\0')
-	fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<error reading variable>"));
+	fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			_("<error reading variable>"));
       else
-	fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<error reading variable: %s>"),
-			  msg.get ());
+	fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+			_("<error reading variable: %s>"), msg.get ());
     }
   else
     gdbpy_print_stack ();
diff --git a/gdb/rust-lang.c b/gdb/rust-lang.c
index 79f13311cd8..cef0a9cb092 100644
--- a/gdb/rust-lang.c
+++ b/gdb/rust-lang.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* See rust-lang.h.  */
 
@@ -473,7 +474,9 @@  rust_print_enum (struct type *type, int embedded_offset,
   if (rust_empty_enum_p (type))
     {
       /* Print the enum type name here to be more clear.  */
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("%s {<No data fields>}"), TYPE_NAME (type));
+      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("%s {%p[<No data fields>%p]}"),
+			TYPE_NAME (type),
+			metadata_style.style ().ptr (), nullptr);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/gdb/skip.c b/gdb/skip.c
index fcf41bf79a7..cc10692f493 100644
--- a/gdb/skip.c
+++ b/gdb/skip.c
@@ -415,7 +415,9 @@  info_skip_command (const char *arg, int from_tty)
       current_uiout->field_string ("file",
 				   e.file ().empty () ? "<none>"
 				   : e.file ().c_str (),
-				   file_name_style.style ()); /* 4 */
+				   e.file ().empty ()
+				   ? metadata_style.style ()
+				   : file_name_style.style ()); /* 4 */
       if (e.function_is_regexp ())
 	current_uiout->field_string ("regexp", "y"); /* 5 */
       else
@@ -424,7 +426,9 @@  info_skip_command (const char *arg, int from_tty)
       current_uiout->field_string ("function",
 				   e.function ().empty () ? "<none>"
 				   : e.function ().c_str (),
-				   function_name_style.style ()); /* 6 */
+				   e.function ().empty ()
+				   ? metadata_style.style ()
+				   : function_name_style.style ()); /* 6 */
 
       current_uiout->text ("\n");
     }
diff --git a/gdb/stack.c b/gdb/stack.c
index 4899d0f4169..cb07e28b671 100644
--- a/gdb/stack.c
+++ b/gdb/stack.c
@@ -386,12 +386,16 @@  print_frame_arg (const frame_print_options &fp_opts,
   annotate_arg_name_end ();
   uiout->text ("=");
 
+  ui_file_style style;
   if (!arg->val && !arg->error)
     uiout->text ("...");
   else
     {
       if (arg->error)
-	stb.printf (_("<error reading variable: %s>"), arg->error.get ());
+	{
+	  stb.printf (_("<error reading variable: %s>"), arg->error.get ());
+	  style = metadata_style.style ();
+	}
       else
 	{
 	  try
@@ -428,11 +432,12 @@  print_frame_arg (const frame_print_options &fp_opts,
 	    {
 	      stb.printf (_("<error reading variable: %s>"),
 			  except.what ());
+	      style = metadata_style.style ();
 	    }
 	}
     }
 
-  uiout->field_stream ("value", stb);
+  uiout->field_stream ("value", stb, style);
 }
 
 /* Read in inferior function local SYM at FRAME into ARGP.  Caller is
@@ -1006,18 +1011,18 @@  print_frame_info (const frame_print_options &fp_opts,
         {
           annotate_function_call ();
           uiout->field_string ("func", "<function called from gdb>",
-			       function_name_style.style ());
+			       metadata_style.style ());
 	}
       else if (get_frame_type (frame) == SIGTRAMP_FRAME)
         {
 	  annotate_signal_handler_caller ();
           uiout->field_string ("func", "<signal handler called>",
-			       function_name_style.style ());
+			       metadata_style.style ());
         }
       else if (get_frame_type (frame) == ARCH_FRAME)
         {
           uiout->field_string ("func", "<cross-architecture call>",
-			       function_name_style.style ());
+			       metadata_style.style ());
 	}
       uiout->text ("\n");
       annotate_frame_end ();
@@ -1311,7 +1316,7 @@  print_frame (const frame_print_options &fp_opts,
 	    print_pc (uiout, gdbarch, frame, pc);
 	  else
 	    uiout->field_string ("addr", "<unavailable>",
-				 address_style.style ());
+				 metadata_style.style ());
 	  annotate_frame_address_end ();
 	  uiout->text (" in ");
 	}
@@ -1508,7 +1513,7 @@  info_frame_command_core (struct frame_info *fi, bool selected_frame_p)
   if (frame_pc_p)
     fputs_filtered (paddress (gdbarch, get_frame_pc (fi)), gdb_stdout);
   else
-    fputs_filtered ("<unavailable>", gdb_stdout);
+    fputs_styled ("<unavailable>", metadata_style.style (), gdb_stdout);
 
   wrap_here ("   ");
   if (funname)
@@ -1545,8 +1550,9 @@  info_frame_command_core (struct frame_info *fi, bool selected_frame_p)
 	      val_print_not_saved (gdb_stdout);
 	      break;
 	    default:
-	      fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, _("<error: %s>"),
-				ex.what ());
+	      fprintf_styled (gdb_stdout, metadata_style.style (),
+			      _("<error: %s>"),
+			      ex.what ());
 	      break;
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/style.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/style.exp
index fb0dfed0061..0f812f7f1bc 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/style.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/style.exp
@@ -133,4 +133,8 @@  save_vars { env(TERM) } {
 	"filename is styled when loading symbol file"
 
     gdb_test "pwd" "Working directory [style .*? file].*"
+
+    gdb_test_no_output "set print repeat 3"
+    gdb_test "print {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}" \
+	" = \\{0 [style {<repeats.*8.*times>} metadata]\\}"
 }
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb-utils.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb-utils.exp
index 89767dc51c4..95ca348dc33 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb-utils.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb-utils.exp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@  proc style {str style} {
 	highlight { set style 31 }
 	variable { set style 36 }
 	address { set style 34 }
+	metadata { set style 2 }
     }
     return "\033\\\[${style}m${str}\033\\\[m"
 }
diff --git a/gdb/tracepoint.c b/gdb/tracepoint.c
index 2f91e49efd3..843341aaae1 100644
--- a/gdb/tracepoint.c
+++ b/gdb/tracepoint.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@  tvariables_info_1 (void)
 	uiout->field_string ("name", std::string ("$") + tsv.name);
 	uiout->field_string ("initial", plongest (tsv.initial_value));
 
+	ui_file_style style;
 	if (tsv.value_known)
 	  c = plongest (tsv.value);
 	else if (uiout->is_mi_like_p ())
@@ -444,13 +445,19 @@  tvariables_info_1 (void)
 	     undefined does not seem important enough to represent.  */
 	  c = NULL;
 	else if (current_trace_status ()->running || traceframe_number >= 0)
-	  /* The value is/was defined, but we don't have it.  */
-	  c = "<unknown>";
+	  {
+	    /* The value is/was defined, but we don't have it.  */
+	    c = "<unknown>";
+	    style = metadata_style.style ();
+	  }
 	else
-	  /* It is not meaningful to ask about the value.  */
-	  c = "<undefined>";
+	  {
+	    /* It is not meaningful to ask about the value.  */
+	    c = "<undefined>";
+	    style = metadata_style.style ();
+	  }
 	if (c)
-	  uiout->field_string ("current", c);
+	  uiout->field_string ("current", c, style);
 	uiout->text ("\n");
       }
   }
diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-out.c b/gdb/tui/tui-out.c
index d415e7b64a0..0d3f3be9880 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-out.c
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-out.c
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@  tui_ui_out::do_field_string (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
 
 void
 tui_ui_out::do_field_fmt (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
-			  const char *fldname, const char *format,
-			  va_list args)
+			  const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+			  const char *format, va_list args)
 {
   if (suppress_output ())
     return;
 
   m_start_of_line++;
 
-  cli_ui_out::do_field_fmt (fldno, width, align, fldname, format, args);
+  cli_ui_out::do_field_fmt (fldno, width, align, fldname, style, format, args);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-out.h b/gdb/tui/tui-out.h
index 9df9e93aa9d..2b856af4883 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-out.h
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-out.h
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@  protected:
   void do_field_string (int fldno, int width, ui_align align, const char *fldname,
 			const char *string, const ui_file_style &style) override;
   void do_field_fmt (int fldno, int width, ui_align align, const char *fldname,
-		  const char *format, va_list args) override
-    ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (6,0);
+		     const ui_file_style &style,
+		     const char *format, va_list args) override
+    ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (7, 0);
   void do_text (const char *string) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/gdb/typeprint.c b/gdb/typeprint.c
index 41d95c2afb2..357b88db531 100644
--- a/gdb/typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/typeprint.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ 
 #include "cli/cli-utils.h"
 #include "extension.h"
 #include "completer.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 const struct type_print_options type_print_raw_options =
 {
@@ -415,7 +416,8 @@  type_to_string (struct type *type)
 void
 type_print_unknown_return_type (struct ui_file *stream)
 {
-  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<unknown return type>"));
+  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		  _("<unknown return type>"));
 }
 
 /* See typeprint.h.  */
@@ -862,7 +864,7 @@  Show the number of recursive nested type definitions to print."), NULL,
 void
 val_print_not_allocated (struct ui_file *stream)
 {
-  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<not allocated>"));
+  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<not allocated>"));
 }
 
 /* Print <not associated> status to stream STREAM.  */
@@ -870,5 +872,5 @@  val_print_not_allocated (struct ui_file *stream)
 void
 val_print_not_associated (struct ui_file *stream)
 {
-  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<not associated>"));
+  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<not associated>"));
 }
diff --git a/gdb/ui-out.c b/gdb/ui-out.c
index 8cbaa4e0bc1..a64c79481ca 100644
--- a/gdb/ui-out.c
+++ b/gdb/ui-out.c
@@ -545,7 +545,25 @@  ui_out::field_fmt (const char *fldname, const char *format, ...)
 
   va_start (args, format);
 
-  do_field_fmt (fldno, width, align, fldname, format, args);
+  do_field_fmt (fldno, width, align, fldname, ui_file_style (), format, args);
+
+  va_end (args);
+}
+
+void
+ui_out::field_fmt (const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+		   const char *format, ...)
+{
+  va_list args;
+  int fldno;
+  int width;
+  ui_align align;
+
+  verify_field (&fldno, &width, &align);
+
+  va_start (args, format);
+
+  do_field_fmt (fldno, width, align, fldname, style, format, args);
 
   va_end (args);
 }
diff --git a/gdb/ui-out.h b/gdb/ui-out.h
index d8adf7b7f0d..d2e95b2c838 100644
--- a/gdb/ui-out.h
+++ b/gdb/ui-out.h
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@  class ui_out
   void field_skip (const char *fldname);
   void field_fmt (const char *fldname, const char *format, ...)
     ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (3, 4);
+  void field_fmt (const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+		  const char *format, ...)
+    ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (4, 5);
 
   void spaces (int numspaces);
   void text (const char *string);
@@ -291,9 +294,9 @@  class ui_out
 				const char *fldname, const char *string,
 				const ui_file_style &style) = 0;
   virtual void do_field_fmt (int fldno, int width, ui_align align,
-			     const char *fldname, const char *format,
-			     va_list args)
-    ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (6,0) = 0;
+			     const char *fldname, const ui_file_style &style,
+			     const char *format, va_list args)
+    ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (7, 0) = 0;
   virtual void do_spaces (int numspaces) = 0;
   virtual void do_text (const char *string) = 0;
   virtual void do_message (const ui_file_style &style,
diff --git a/gdb/valprint.c b/gdb/valprint.c
index e5b28f3ee9e..919ab938213 100644
--- a/gdb/valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/valprint.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ 
 #include "gdbsupport/byte-vector.h"
 #include "cli/cli-option.h"
 #include "gdbarch.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* Maximum number of wchars returned from wchar_iterate.  */
 #define MAX_WCHARS 4
@@ -347,7 +348,8 @@  valprint_check_validity (struct ui_file *stream,
 	    }
 
 	  if (!is_ref || !ref_is_addressable)
-	    fputs_filtered (_("<synthetic pointer>"), stream);
+	    fputs_styled (_("<synthetic pointer>"), metadata_style.style (),
+			  stream);
 
 	  /* C++ references should be valid even if they're synthetic.  */
 	  return is_ref;
@@ -369,25 +371,25 @@  val_print_optimized_out (const struct value *val, struct ui_file *stream)
   if (val != NULL && value_lval_const (val) == lval_register)
     val_print_not_saved (stream);
   else
-    fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<optimized out>"));
+    fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<optimized out>"));
 }
 
 void
 val_print_not_saved (struct ui_file *stream)
 {
-  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<not saved>"));
+  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<not saved>"));
 }
 
 void
 val_print_unavailable (struct ui_file *stream)
 {
-  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<unavailable>"));
+  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<unavailable>"));
 }
 
 void
 val_print_invalid_address (struct ui_file *stream)
 {
-  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<invalid address>"));
+  fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<invalid address>"));
 }
 
 /* Print a pointer based on the type of its target.
@@ -988,7 +990,7 @@  generic_val_print (struct type *type,
       /* This happens (without TYPE_STUB set) on systems which don't use
          dbx xrefs (NO_DBX_XREFS in gcc) if a file has a "struct foo *bar"
          and no complete type for struct foo in that file.  */
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<incomplete type>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<incomplete type>"));
       break;
 
     case TYPE_CODE_COMPLEX:
@@ -1047,7 +1049,7 @@  val_print (struct type *type, LONGEST embedded_offset,
 
   if (TYPE_STUB (real_type))
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<incomplete type>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (), _("<incomplete type>"));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1084,7 +1086,8 @@  val_print (struct type *type, LONGEST embedded_offset,
     }
   catch (const gdb_exception_error &except)
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<error reading variable>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      _("<error reading variable>"));
     }
 }
 
@@ -1115,7 +1118,8 @@  value_check_printable (struct value *val, struct ui_file *stream,
 {
   if (val == 0)
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<address of value unknown>"));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      _("<address of value unknown>"));
       return 0;
     }
 
@@ -1139,8 +1143,9 @@  value_check_printable (struct value *val, struct ui_file *stream,
 
   if (TYPE_CODE (value_type (val)) == TYPE_CODE_INTERNAL_FUNCTION)
     {
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, _("<internal function %s>"),
-			value_internal_function_name (val));
+      fprintf_styled (stream, metadata_style.style (),
+		      _("<internal function %s>"),
+		      value_internal_function_name (val));
       return 0;
     }
 
@@ -2069,7 +2074,8 @@  val_print_array_elements (struct type *type,
 		     address, stream, recurse + 1, val, options,
 		     current_language);
 	  annotate_elt_rep (reps);
-	  fprintf_filtered (stream, " <repeats %u times>", reps);
+	  fprintf_filtered (stream, " %p[<repeats %u times>%p]",
+			    metadata_style.style ().ptr (), reps, nullptr);
 	  annotate_elt_rep_end ();
 
 	  i = rep1 - 1;
diff --git a/gdb/value.c b/gdb/value.c
index d58a964649b..67fe2f17c05 100644
--- a/gdb/value.c
+++ b/gdb/value.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ 
 #include "completer.h"
 #include "gdbsupport/selftest.h"
 #include "gdbsupport/array-view.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* Definition of a user function.  */
 struct internal_function
@@ -2539,7 +2540,8 @@  show_convenience (const char *ignore, int from_tty)
 	}
       catch (const gdb_exception_error &ex)
 	{
-	  fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, _("<error: %s>"), ex.what ());
+	  fprintf_styled (gdb_stdout, metadata_style.style (),
+			  _("<error: %s>"), ex.what ());
 	}
 
       printf_filtered (("\n"));