Make language setting tests more robust

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Luis Machado Feb. 1, 2017, 3:17 p.m. UTC
  This patch robustifies the setting of the language in gdb.  Right now most of
the tests assume "set language" is a silent command and use gdb_test_no_output
for testing, but it may output a warning stating the language the user wants
to select does not match the frame's language.  When this happens we have a
failure. This is also the case with "show language", where it outputs the
language currently-selected but may also output said warning.

One case of the warning being displayed happens when one has debug information
for glibc, which may cause GDB to identify the frame as having an "asm"
language. Therefore setting it to something else will get GDB's attention.

This patch addresses the problem by creating a function in lib/gdb.exp to
set the language. That function will also handle potential warnings and check
to make sure the language was properly selected.

Also, i noticed most of the languages have their own set_lang_<language> proc,
and they are all the same.  Therefore i've removed those and switched to using
only the new set_language proc.

I tried to confirm why set_lang_<language> was replicated, but my conclusion
was that it was just the way the code worked and people just copy/pasted from
an existing language .exp file.

Overall i see no regressions with Ubuntu 16.04 x86-64, though the number of
tests changed slightly due to the way set_language works.  No additional
failures nonetheless.

2017-02-01  Luis Machado  <lgustavo@codesourcery.com>

	* gdb.arch/i386-stap-eval-lang-ada.exp: Use new set_language proc.
	* gdb.base/callfuncs.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/classes.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/cmpd-minsyms.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/cplusfuncs.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/debug-expr.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/demangle.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/expand-psymtabs-cxx.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/inherit.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/overload-const.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/psymtab-parameter.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/ptype-flags.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/typedef-operator.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/var-tag.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.cp/virtfunc.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dlang/circular.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dlang/debug-expr.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dlang/demangle.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dlang/expression.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dlang/primitive-types.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dlang/properties.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/arr-stride.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/arr-subrange.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/data-loc.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/dw2-cp-infcall-ref-static.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/dw2-linkage-name-trust.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/dynarr-ptr.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/subrange.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.fortran/exprs.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.fortran/types.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.go/basic-types.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.go/print.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.objc/print.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.opencl/datatypes.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.pascal/print.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.pascal/types.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.python/py-lookup-type.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.rust/expr.exp: Likewise.
	* lib/d-support.exp (set_lang_d): Remove.
	* lib/fortran.exp (set_lang_fortran): Remove.
	* lib/gdb.exp (set_language): New proc.
	* lib/go.exp (set_lang_go): Remove.
	* lib/objc.exp (set_lang_objc): Remove.
	* lib/pascal.exp (set_lang_pascal): Remove.
	* lib/rust-support.exp (set_lang_rust): Remove.
---
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/i386-stap-eval-lang-ada.exp |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp               |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp        |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/classes.exp                   |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cmpd-minsyms.exp              |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cplusfuncs.exp                |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/debug-expr.exp                |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/demangle.exp                  |  4 +--
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/expand-psymtabs-cxx.exp       |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/inherit.exp                   |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/overload-const.exp            |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/psymtab-parameter.exp         |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ptype-flags.exp               |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/typedef-operator.exp          |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/var-tag.exp                   |  4 +--
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/virtfunc.exp                  |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/circular.exp               |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/debug-expr.exp             |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/demangle.exp               |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/expression.exp             |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/primitive-types.exp        |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/properties.exp             |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-stride.exp            |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-subrange.exp          |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/data-loc.exp              |  2 +-
 .../gdb.dwarf2/dw2-cp-infcall-ref-static.exp       |  2 +-
 .../gdb.dwarf2/dw2-linkage-name-trust.exp          |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dynarr-ptr.exp            |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/subrange.exp              |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/exprs.exp                |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/types.exp                |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/basic-types.exp               |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/print.exp                     |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/print.exp                   |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.opencl/datatypes.exp             |  6 ++--
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/print.exp                 |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/types.exp                 |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-lookup-type.exp        |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.rust/expr.exp                    |  2 +-
 gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp                    | 11 ------
 gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp                      | 11 ------
 gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp                          | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp                           | 11 ------
 gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp                         | 11 ------
 gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp                       | 14 --------
 gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp                 | 10 ------
 46 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 111 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Simon Marchi Feb. 1, 2017, 6:38 p.m. UTC | #1
On 2017-02-01 10:17, Luis Machado wrote:
> This patch robustifies the setting of the language in gdb.  Right now 
> most of
> the tests assume "set language" is a silent command and use 
> gdb_test_no_output
> for testing, but it may output a warning stating the language the user 
> wants
> to select does not match the frame's language.  When this happens we 
> have a
> failure. This is also the case with "show language", where it outputs 
> the
> language currently-selected but may also output said warning.
> 
> One case of the warning being displayed happens when one has debug 
> information
> for glibc, which may cause GDB to identify the frame as having an "asm"
> language. Therefore setting it to something else will get GDB's 
> attention.
> 
> This patch addresses the problem by creating a function in lib/gdb.exp 
> to
> set the language. That function will also handle potential warnings and 
> check
> to make sure the language was properly selected.
> 
> Also, i noticed most of the languages have their own 
> set_lang_<language> proc,
> and they are all the same.  Therefore i've removed those and switched 
> to using
> only the new set_language proc.
> 
> I tried to confirm why set_lang_<language> was replicated, but my 
> conclusion
> was that it was just the way the code worked and people just 
> copy/pasted from
> an existing language .exp file.
> 
> Overall i see no regressions with Ubuntu 16.04 x86-64, though the 
> number of
> tests changed slightly due to the way set_language works.  No 
> additional
> failures nonetheless.

I have just looked at the stuff in lib/, it looks good to me, that's a 
nice cleanup.  A few comments below.

> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp 
> b/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
> index ed568d3..100fb63 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
> @@ -16,17 +16,6 @@
>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to D.
>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.

Remove this comment.

> -proc set_lang_d {} {
> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language d"] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"d\"." \
> -	   "set language to \"d\""] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    return 1
> -}
> -
>  # D version of runto_main.
> 
>  proc d_runto_main { } {
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp 
> b/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp
> index 867e4fc..2f4820b 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp
> @@ -18,17 +18,6 @@
>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to fortran.
>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.

Comment.

> -proc set_lang_fortran {} {
> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language fortran"] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"fortran\"." 
> \
> -	   "set language to \"fortran\""] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    return 1
> -}
> -
>  proc fortran_int4 {} {
>      if {[test_compiler_info {gcc-4-[012]-*}]} {
>  	return "int4"
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
> index 48bd7ee..327bce8 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
> @@ -6018,6 +6018,47 @@ proc multi_line_input { args } {
>      return [join $args "\n"]
>  }
> 
> +# Set the language and handle possible warnings output by GDB if we 
> select a
> +# language that differs from the current frame's language.
> +#
> +# The first argument is the language to set.
> +# The second argument is an optional message to be output by the test.
> +
> +proc set_language { args } {

Instead of "args", it might be clearer to use a default argument for the 
second arg:

   proc set_language { language { message "" } } {

And lower:

   if { $message == "" } {
     set message $command
   }

Not sure about the exact TCL syntax, but I think you get the point :).

> +    global gdb_prompt
> +
> +    set language [lindex $args 0]
> +    set command "set language $language"
> +    set lang_pattern [string_to_regexp $language]
> +
> +    # Do we have an optional user-provided test message?
> +    if {[llength $args] > 1} {
> +	set message [lindex $args 1]
> +    } else {
> +	set message $command
> +    }
> +
> +    # Switch to the user-selected language.
> +    gdb_test_multiple $command $message {
> +	-re "Undefined item: \"$lang_pattern\"\.\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt" {
> +	  fail $message
> +	  return 0
> +	}
> +	-re "Warning: the current language does not match this
> frame.\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
> +	}
> +	-re "$gdb_prompt $" {}
> +    }

Do you want to add a "pass" in there somewhere, or we keep it silent if 
it succeeds?

> +
> +    # Verify the language has been set correctly.  GDB may output a 
> warning
> +    # stating the user-provided language doesn't match the frame's 
> language.
> +    # We ignore that warning for testing purposes.
> +    if {$language != "auto"} {
> +	if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is
> \"$lang_pattern\".*" $message] {
> +	    return 0
> +	}
> +    }

In the else, you could verify that it matches 'The current source 
language is "auto; currently .*"'.

> +    return 1
> +}
> 
>  # Always load compatibility stuff.
>  load_lib future.exp
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
> index c29b7c1..cb98bdc 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
> @@ -19,17 +19,6 @@
>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to Go.
>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.

Comment.

> -proc set_lang_go {} {
> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language go"] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"go\"." \
> -	   "set language to \"go\""] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    return 1
> -}
> -
>  # Go version of runto_main.
> 
>  proc go_runto_main { } {
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
> index 7189f03..9891758 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
> @@ -17,14 +17,3 @@
> 
>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to fortran.
>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.

Comment.  Also, note that it mentions fortran :).  Actually, you could 
probably just delete that file.

> -
> -proc set_lang_objc {} {
> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language objective-c"] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is 
> \"objective-c\"." \
> -	   "set language to \"objective-c\""] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    return 1
> -}
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp 
> b/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
> index a0562c3..f0eb36b 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
> @@ -167,17 +167,3 @@ proc gdb_compile_pascal {source destfile type 
> options} {
>          return "Pascal compilation failed."
>      }
>  }
> -
> -# Auxiliary function to set the language to pascal.
> -# The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
> -
> -proc set_lang_pascal {} {
> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language pascal"] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"pascal\"." \
> -	   "set language to \"pascal\""] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    return 1
> -}
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
> b/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
> index 2a12cca..a80d60b 100644
> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
> @@ -15,16 +15,6 @@
> 
>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to Rust.
>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.

Comment.

> -proc set_lang_rust {} {
> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language rust"] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"rust\"." \
> -	   "set language to \"rust\""] {
> -	return 0
> -    }
> -    return 1
> -}
> 
>  proc gdb_compile_rust {sources dest options} {
>      if {[llength $sources] > 1} {
  
Luis Machado Feb. 1, 2017, 7:22 p.m. UTC | #2
On 02/01/2017 12:38 PM, Simon Marchi wrote:
> On 2017-02-01 10:17, Luis Machado wrote:
>> This patch robustifies the setting of the language in gdb.  Right now
>> most of
>> the tests assume "set language" is a silent command and use
>> gdb_test_no_output
>> for testing, but it may output a warning stating the language the user
>> wants
>> to select does not match the frame's language.  When this happens we
>> have a
>> failure. This is also the case with "show language", where it outputs the
>> language currently-selected but may also output said warning.
>>
>> One case of the warning being displayed happens when one has debug
>> information
>> for glibc, which may cause GDB to identify the frame as having an "asm"
>> language. Therefore setting it to something else will get GDB's
>> attention.
>>
>> This patch addresses the problem by creating a function in lib/gdb.exp to
>> set the language. That function will also handle potential warnings
>> and check
>> to make sure the language was properly selected.
>>
>> Also, i noticed most of the languages have their own
>> set_lang_<language> proc,
>> and they are all the same.  Therefore i've removed those and switched
>> to using
>> only the new set_language proc.
>>
>> I tried to confirm why set_lang_<language> was replicated, but my
>> conclusion
>> was that it was just the way the code worked and people just
>> copy/pasted from
>> an existing language .exp file.
>>
>> Overall i see no regressions with Ubuntu 16.04 x86-64, though the
>> number of
>> tests changed slightly due to the way set_language works.  No additional
>> failures nonetheless.
>
> I have just looked at the stuff in lib/, it looks good to me, that's a
> nice cleanup.  A few comments below.
>
>> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
>> b/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
>> index ed568d3..100fb63 100644
>> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
>> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
>> @@ -16,17 +16,6 @@
>>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to D.
>>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
>
> Remove this comment.
>

Oops. I was chasing some small issues with the set_language proc and 
ended up forgetting the cleanup these files.

Thanks for catching that.

>> +# Set the language and handle possible warnings output by GDB if we
>> select a
>> +# language that differs from the current frame's language.
>> +#
>> +# The first argument is the language to set.
>> +# The second argument is an optional message to be output by the test.
>> +
>> +proc set_language { args } {
>
> Instead of "args", it might be clearer to use a default argument for the
> second arg:
>
>   proc set_language { language { message "" } } {
>
> And lower:
>
>   if { $message == "" } {
>     set message $command
>   }
>
> Not sure about the exact TCL syntax, but I think you get the point :).
>

I'm fine with that. I was mostly making it work like gdb_test_no_output.

I'll get this addressed in the next iteration.

>> +    global gdb_prompt
>> +
>> +    set language [lindex $args 0]
>> +    set command "set language $language"
>> +    set lang_pattern [string_to_regexp $language]
>> +
>> +    # Do we have an optional user-provided test message?
>> +    if {[llength $args] > 1} {
>> +    set message [lindex $args 1]
>> +    } else {
>> +    set message $command
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    # Switch to the user-selected language.
>> +    gdb_test_multiple $command $message {
>> +    -re "Undefined item: \"$lang_pattern\"\.\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt" {
>> +      fail $message
>> +      return 0
>> +    }
>> +    -re "Warning: the current language does not match this
>> frame.\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
>> +    }
>> +    -re "$gdb_prompt $" {}
>> +    }
>
> Do you want to add a "pass" in there somewhere, or we keep it silent if
> it succeeds?
>

The way the code works at the moment will give a PASS if we set the 
language and then verify it has been set correctly. If it is not set 
correctly, we get a FAIL.

>> +
>> +    # Verify the language has been set correctly.  GDB may output a
>> warning
>> +    # stating the user-provided language doesn't match the frame's
>> language.
>> +    # We ignore that warning for testing purposes.
>> +    if {$language != "auto"} {
>> +    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is
>> \"$lang_pattern\".*" $message] {
>> +        return 0
>> +    }
>> +    }
>
> In the else, you could verify that it matches 'The current source
> language is "auto; currently .*"'.
>

Yeah, that sounds reasonable. I'll address this.

>> +    return 1
>> +}
>>
>>  # Always load compatibility stuff.
>>  load_lib future.exp
>> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
>> index c29b7c1..cb98bdc 100644
>> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
>> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
>> @@ -19,17 +19,6 @@
>>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to Go.
>>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
>
> Comment.
>
>> -proc set_lang_go {} {
>> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language go"] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"go\"." \
>> -       "set language to \"go\""] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    return 1
>> -}
>> -
>>  # Go version of runto_main.
>>
>>  proc go_runto_main { } {
>> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
>> index 7189f03..9891758 100644
>> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
>> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
>> @@ -17,14 +17,3 @@
>>
>>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to fortran.
>>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
>
> Comment.  Also, note that it mentions fortran :).  Actually, you could
> probably just delete that file.
>

I considered just leaving it there, but with just the copyright. 
Deleting may be cleaner though. What others think?

>> -
>> -proc set_lang_objc {} {
>> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language objective-c"] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is
>> \"objective-c\"." \
>> -       "set language to \"objective-c\""] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    return 1
>> -}
>> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
>> index a0562c3..f0eb36b 100644
>> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
>> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
>> @@ -167,17 +167,3 @@ proc gdb_compile_pascal {source destfile type
>> options} {
>>          return "Pascal compilation failed."
>>      }
>>  }
>> -
>> -# Auxiliary function to set the language to pascal.
>> -# The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
>> -
>> -proc set_lang_pascal {} {
>> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language pascal"] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"pascal\"." \
>> -       "set language to \"pascal\""] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    return 1
>> -}
>> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
>> b/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
>> index 2a12cca..a80d60b 100644
>> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
>> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
>> @@ -15,16 +15,6 @@
>>
>>  # Auxiliary function to set the language to Rust.
>>  # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
>
> Comment.
>
>> -proc set_lang_rust {} {
>> -    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language rust"] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"rust\"." \
>> -       "set language to \"rust\""] {
>> -    return 0
>> -    }
>> -    return 1
>> -}
>>
>>  proc gdb_compile_rust {sources dest options} {
>>      if {[llength $sources] > 1} {
>
>

Thanks for the review.
  
Simon Marchi Feb. 1, 2017, 7:24 p.m. UTC | #3
On 2017-02-01 14:22, Luis Machado wrote:
> The way the code works at the moment will give a PASS if we set the
> language and then verify it has been set correctly. If it is not set
> correctly, we get a FAIL.

Oh ok it makes sense.
  
Keith Seitz Feb. 1, 2017, 9:50 p.m. UTC | #4
Not to belabor the point, but...

On 02/01/2017 10:38 AM, Simon Marchi wrote:
>>
>> +# Set the language and handle possible warnings output by GDB if we
>> select a
>> +# language that differs from the current frame's language.
>> +#
>> +# The first argument is the language to set.
>> +# The second argument is an optional message to be output by the test.
>> +
>> +proc set_language { args } {
> 
> Instead of "args", it might be clearer to use a default argument for the
> second arg:
> 
>   proc set_language { language { message "" } } {
> 
> And lower:
> 
>   if { $message == "" } {
>     set message $command
>   }
> 
> Not sure about the exact TCL syntax, but I think you get the point :).
>

Yes, your syntax looks correct to me. [I was in the process of writing
exactly the same thing.]

Regarding gdb_test_no_output et al, this grokking of args needs to be
banished from the test suite. It adds unnecessary complexity. I would
encourage maintainers to request revision when such a thing is proposed
for the test suite.

As a heads up/reminder, we also have parse_args, which is suitable for
more advanced use cases, involving multiple optional arguments and
flags. mi_make_breakpoint is one such place that demonstrates the use of
this facility.

Keith
  
Luis Machado Feb. 1, 2017, 11:29 p.m. UTC | #5
On 02/01/2017 03:50 PM, Keith Seitz wrote:
> Not to belabor the point, but...
>
> On 02/01/2017 10:38 AM, Simon Marchi wrote:
>>>
>>> +# Set the language and handle possible warnings output by GDB if we
>>> select a
>>> +# language that differs from the current frame's language.
>>> +#
>>> +# The first argument is the language to set.
>>> +# The second argument is an optional message to be output by the test.
>>> +
>>> +proc set_language { args } {
>>
>> Instead of "args", it might be clearer to use a default argument for the
>> second arg:
>>
>>   proc set_language { language { message "" } } {
>>
>> And lower:
>>
>>   if { $message == "" } {
>>     set message $command
>>   }
>>
>> Not sure about the exact TCL syntax, but I think you get the point :).
>>
>
> Yes, your syntax looks correct to me. [I was in the process of writing
> exactly the same thing.]
>
> Regarding gdb_test_no_output et al, this grokking of args needs to be
> banished from the test suite. It adds unnecessary complexity. I would
> encourage maintainers to request revision when such a thing is proposed
> for the test suite.

Thanks for the input. Nice to have that in mind for the future. It does 
look slightly convoluted.

>
> As a heads up/reminder, we also have parse_args, which is suitable for
> more advanced use cases, involving multiple optional arguments and
> flags. mi_make_breakpoint is one such place that demonstrates the use of
> this facility.

I'll check it out.
  
Simon Marchi Feb. 2, 2017, 1:24 a.m. UTC | #6
On 2017-02-01 16:50, Keith Seitz wrote:
> Regarding gdb_test_no_output et al, this grokking of args needs to be
> banished from the test suite. It adds unnecessary complexity. I would
> encourage maintainers to request revision when such a thing is proposed
> for the test suite.

Ok, good to know I'm not the only one :).  When I encounter procs that 
use this pattern, I have to either:

A. Pray that the documentation is still up to date
B. Read the code to decode what's being used where

Both are not very fun.
  

Patch

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/i386-stap-eval-lang-ada.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/i386-stap-eval-lang-ada.exp
index 8449ffa..41530ea 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/i386-stap-eval-lang-ada.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/i386-stap-eval-lang-ada.exp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@  if { [prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" $testfile $srcfile] } {
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language ada"
+set_language "ada"
 
 if { ![runto "-pstap bar"] } {
     return -1
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp
index 3651963..ae30fae 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/callfuncs.exp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@  proc rerun_and_prepare {} {
 	gdb_suppress_tests
     }
 
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c"
+    set_language "c"
 
     get_debug_format
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp
index dc442ff..fc37720 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@  with_test_prefix "nodebug" {
     # GDB happened to see real asm code when it stopped at the entry point
     # when talking to a remote target, like gdbserver.  This guarantees the
     # feature check below will work.
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c" ""
+    set_language "c"
 
     if {[skip_compile_feature_tests]} {
 	untested "compile command not supported (could not find libcc1 shared library?)"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/classes.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/classes.exp
index 256fa68..ef0e515 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/classes.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/classes.exp
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@  proc do_tests {} {
     global nl
 
 
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c++" ""
+    set_language "c++"
     gdb_test_no_output "set width 0" ""
 
     if ![runto_main ] then {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cmpd-minsyms.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cmpd-minsyms.exp
index bff6967..9d5c559 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cmpd-minsyms.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cmpd-minsyms.exp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@  foreach sym $min_syms {
 }
 
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 
 # A list of minimal symbol names to check.
 # Note that GDB<char>::even_harder<int>(char) is quoted and includes
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cplusfuncs.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cplusfuncs.exp
index 0b90500..28c5617 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cplusfuncs.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/cplusfuncs.exp
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@  proc do_tests {} {
 
     runto_main
 
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+    set_language "c++"
     probe_demangler
     test_paddr_overloaded_functions
     test_paddr_operator_functions
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/debug-expr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/debug-expr.exp
index b20de5b..a941e99 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/debug-expr.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/debug-expr.exp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ 
 if { [skip_cplus_tests] } { continue }
 
 gdb_start
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 gdb_test_no_output "set debug expression 1"
 
 # Test whether the expression debug machinery accepts the expression.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/demangle.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/demangle.exp
index 0ecf95d..c4a9e6e 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/demangle.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/demangle.exp
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@  proc do_tests {} {
     gdb_exit
     gdb_start
 
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+    set_language "c++"
     gdb_test_no_output "set width 0"
 
     # Using catch_demangling_errors this way ensures that, if one of
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@  proc do_tests {} {
     catch_demangling_errors test_hp_style_demangling
 
     # Verify specifying demangle language.
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language unknown"
+    set_language "unknown"
     set_demangling_style "auto"
     gdb_test_exact "demangle -l c++ -- _ZSt4cout" "std::cout"
     gdb_test_exact "demangle -l c++ _ZSt4cout" "std::cout"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/expand-psymtabs-cxx.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/expand-psymtabs-cxx.exp
index ad2111c..112b717 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/expand-psymtabs-cxx.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/expand-psymtabs-cxx.exp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@  if  { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" object {debug c
 
 clean_restart ${executable}
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 
 # FAIL was:
 # $1 = {<text variable, no debug info>} 0
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/inherit.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/inherit.exp
index d80caee..9caafc8 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/inherit.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/inherit.exp
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@  proc do_tests { } {
 	return
     }
 
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+    set_language "c++"
     test_ptype_si
     test_ptype_mi
     test_ptype_vi
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/overload-const.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/overload-const.exp
index 0d7b0ae..feb4e96 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/overload-const.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/overload-const.exp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@  if {[prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" $testfile $testfile.cc {c++ debug}]
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 
 if [gdb_breakpoint "myclass::func"] {
     pass "setting breakpoint at myclass::func"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/psymtab-parameter.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/psymtab-parameter.exp
index 3d78de9..0bddd80 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/psymtab-parameter.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/psymtab-parameter.exp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@  if { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}.x" object {debug
 clean_restart $testfile.x
 
 # As `main' is not present GDB fails to find the proper inferior language.
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 
 # The goal is to keep the CU (Compilation Unit) unexpanded.  It would be rather
 # XFAIL than FAIL here.  For example -readnow breaks it.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ptype-flags.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ptype-flags.exp
index 24c4e31..e82f7d0 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ptype-flags.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ptype-flags.exp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@  if ![runto_main] then {
     return
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++" ""
+set_language "c++"
 gdb_test_no_output "set width 0" ""
 
 proc do_check {name {flags ""} {show_typedefs 1} {show_methods 1} {raw 0}} {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/typedef-operator.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/typedef-operator.exp
index 5c5fda6..5180aac 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/typedef-operator.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/typedef-operator.exp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@  if {[prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" $testfile $srcfile {c++ debug}]} {
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 
 gdb_test "p *u" {You can't do that without a process to debug.} "test crash"
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/var-tag.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/var-tag.exp
index 5524468..b85055b 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/var-tag.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/var-tag.exp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@  proc do_global_tests {lang} {
     set ptypefmt "type = (class|enum|union|struct) %s $opt_underlying{.*}"
 
     with_test_prefix $lang {
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language $lang"
+    set_language "$lang"
     gdb_test "ptype C" "type = class C {.*}"
     gdb_test "print E" "= a"
     gdb_test "ptype E" "type = enum E $opt_underlying{.*}"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@  with_test_prefix "in C::f" {
 # Another hard-to-guess-the-users-intent bug...
 # It would be really nice if we could query the user!
 with_test_prefix "global collision" {
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+    set_language "c++"
     setup_kfail "c++/16463" "*-*-*"
     gdb_test "print global" "= 3"
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/virtfunc.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/virtfunc.exp
index 7b8f672..c0ae27d 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/virtfunc.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/virtfunc.exp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@  proc test_info_vtbl {} {
 }
 
 proc do_tests {} {
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language c++" ""
+    set_language "c++"
     gdb_test_no_output "set width 0" ""
 
     if ![runto_main] then {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/circular.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/circular.exp
index 205cde2..09ac534 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/circular.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/circular.exp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@  if { [prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" ${testfile} \
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language d"
+set_language "d"
 
 if {![runto "circular1.found"]} {
     return -1
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/debug-expr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/debug-expr.exp
index d62dcc6..bd58421 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/debug-expr.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/debug-expr.exp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ 
 if { [skip_d_tests] } { return -1 }
 
 gdb_start
-gdb_test_no_output "set language d"
+set_language "d"
 gdb_test_no_output "set debug expression 1"
 
 # Test whether the expression debug machinery accepts the expression.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/demangle.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/demangle.exp
index baf6d6f..77b7968 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/demangle.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/demangle.exp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@  proc test_d_demangling {} {
 gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 
-if [set_lang_d] {
+if [set_language "d"] {
     gdb_test_no_output "set width 0"
 
     test_d_demangling
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/expression.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/expression.exp
index 700f59b..9ec95a3 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/expression.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/expression.exp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@  proc test_d_expressions {} {
 gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 
-if [set_lang_d] {
+if [set_language "d"] {
     test_d_integer_literals
     test_d_float_literals
     test_d_expressions
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/primitive-types.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/primitive-types.exp
index eec10ef..241cd6a 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/primitive-types.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/primitive-types.exp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@  proc test_builtin_d_types_accepted {} {
 gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 
-if [set_lang_d] {
+if [set_language "d"] {
     test_builtin_d_types_accepted
 } else {
     warning "D type tests suppressed."
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/properties.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/properties.exp
index de95bd6..1ef8de3 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/properties.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dlang/properties.exp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@  proc test_d_typeof {} {
 gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 
-if [set_lang_d] {
+if [set_language "d"] {
     test_d_sizeof
     test_d_typeof
 } else {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-stride.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-stride.exp
index e628d26..201072c 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-stride.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-stride.exp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@  if { [prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" ${testfile} \
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language ada"
+set_language "ada"
 
 gdb_test "ptype pck.table" \
          "type = array \\(0 \\.\\. 4\\) of pck\\.item <packed: 6-bit elements>"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-subrange.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-subrange.exp
index 1cfffda..8f74448 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-subrange.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/arr-subrange.exp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@  if { [prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" ${testfile} \
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language ada"
+set_language "ada"
 
 gdb_test "ptype pck.table" \
          "type = array \\(enum_000 \\.\\. enum_128\\) of boolean"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/data-loc.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/data-loc.exp
index 3e4c845..3ef93a8 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/data-loc.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/data-loc.exp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@  if ![runto_main] {
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language ada"
+set_language "ada"
 
 # foo.three
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-cp-infcall-ref-static.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-cp-infcall-ref-static.exp
index d03d2ab..4fe0964 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-cp-infcall-ref-static.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-cp-infcall-ref-static.exp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@  if ![runto_main] then {
 }
 
 # main is not provided by DWARF.
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 
 # There are no mangled names in DWARF to suggest the v3 ABI.
 gdb_test_no_output "set cp-abi gnu-v3"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-linkage-name-trust.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-linkage-name-trust.exp
index 4275d5d..c339328 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-linkage-name-trust.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-linkage-name-trust.exp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@  if ![runto_main] then {
 }
 
 # main is not provided by DWARF.
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c++"
+set_language "c++"
 
 # There are no mangled names in DWARF to suggest the v3 ABI.
 gdb_test_no_output "set cp-abi gnu-v3"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dynarr-ptr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dynarr-ptr.exp
index f7eff69..7567d82 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dynarr-ptr.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dynarr-ptr.exp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@  if ![runto_main] {
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language ada"
+set_language "ada"
 
 # foo.three_ptr.all
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/subrange.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/subrange.exp
index 9c9df7d..3d00bf3 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/subrange.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/subrange.exp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@  if { [prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" ${testfile} \
     return -1
 }
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set language pascal"
+set_language "pascal"
 
 gdb_test "ptype TByteArray" \
     "type = array \\\[0\\.\\.191\\\] of byte"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/exprs.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/exprs.exp
index 1aa7f4c..b9e42ef 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/exprs.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/exprs.exp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@  gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 
 gdb_test "set print sevenbit-strings" ""
 
-if [set_lang_fortran] then {
+if [set_language "fortran"] then {
     test_value_history
     test_convenience_variables
     test_integer_literals_accepted
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/types.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/types.exp
index 9549515..1c3d677 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/types.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/types.exp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@  gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 
 gdb_test "set print sevenbit-strings" ""
 
-if [set_lang_fortran] then {
+if [set_language "fortran"] then {
     test_integer_literal_types_accepted
     test_integer_literal_types_rejected
     test_logical_literal_types_accepted
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/basic-types.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/basic-types.exp
index 453e5e2..85d5849 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/basic-types.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/basic-types.exp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@  gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 
-if [set_lang_go] {
+if [set_language "go"] {
     test_integer_literal_types_accepted
     test_logical_literal_types_accepted
     test_character_literal_types_accepted
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/print.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/print.exp
index c95dc09..01868f6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/print.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.go/print.exp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@  gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 
-if [set_lang_go] {
+if [set_language "go"] {
     test_float_accepted
     test_float_rejected
 } else {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/print.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/print.exp
index 9ea4764..e438daa 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/print.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/print.exp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@  gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 
-if [set_lang_objc] {
+if [set_language "objective-c"] {
     test_float_accepted
     test_float_rejected
 } else {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.opencl/datatypes.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.opencl/datatypes.exp
index 572e329..baf7be9 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.opencl/datatypes.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.opencl/datatypes.exp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@  gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 
 # Manually switch the language to opencl
-gdb_test_no_output "set language opencl" "no prompt when setting the language to opencl"
+set_language "opencl" "no prompt when setting the language to opencl"
 
 # Check OpenCL data types (GDB)
 gdb_test "whatis bool" "type = bool"
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@  gdb_test "whatis double16" "type = double16"
 gdb_test "p sizeof(double16)" " = 128"
 
 # Set the language back to the default: "auto; currently c"
-gdb_test_no_output "set language c" "no prompt when setting the language to c"
-gdb_test_no_output "set language auto" "no prompt when setting the language to auto"
+set_language "c" "no prompt when setting the language to c"
+set_language "auto" "no prompt when setting the language to auto"
 
 # Load the OpenCL app
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/print.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/print.exp
index 458630d..eadbe3a 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/print.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/print.exp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@  gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 
-if [set_lang_pascal] {
+if [set_language "pascal"] {
     test_float_accepted
     test_float_rejected
 } else {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/types.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/types.exp
index 4a2374b..0e31673 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/types.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.pascal/types.exp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@  gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 
-if [set_lang_pascal] then {
+if [set_language "pascal"] then {
     test_integer_literal_types_accepted
     test_logical_literal_types_accepted
     test_character_literal_types_accepted
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-lookup-type.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-lookup-type.exp
index 2f98052..de24bbb 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-lookup-type.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-lookup-type.exp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@  gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 if { [skip_python_tests] } { continue }
 
 proc test_lookup_type { lang type_name } {
-    gdb_test_no_output "set language ${lang}"
+    set_language "${lang}"
     gdb_test "python print(gdb.lookup_type('${type_name}').name)" \
         "${type_name}" \
         "lookup type ${type_name} using language ${lang}"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.rust/expr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.rust/expr.exp
index 415680b..4ed84c9 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.rust/expr.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.rust/expr.exp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@  gdb_start
 
 gdb_test_no_output "set var \$something = 27"
 
-if {![set_lang_rust]} {
+if {![set_language "rust"]} {
     warning "Rust expression tests suppressed."
     continue
 }
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
index ed568d3..100fb63 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/d-support.exp
@@ -16,17 +16,6 @@ 
 # Auxiliary function to set the language to D.
 # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
 
-proc set_lang_d {} {
-    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language d"] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"d\"." \
-	   "set language to \"d\""] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    return 1
-}
-
 # D version of runto_main.
 
 proc d_runto_main { } {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp
index 867e4fc..2f4820b 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/fortran.exp
@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@ 
 # Auxiliary function to set the language to fortran.
 # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
 
-proc set_lang_fortran {} {
-    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language fortran"] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"fortran\"." \
-	   "set language to \"fortran\""] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    return 1
-}
-
 proc fortran_int4 {} {
     if {[test_compiler_info {gcc-4-[012]-*}]} {
 	return "int4"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
index 48bd7ee..327bce8 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
@@ -6018,6 +6018,47 @@  proc multi_line_input { args } {
     return [join $args "\n"]
 }
 
+# Set the language and handle possible warnings output by GDB if we select a
+# language that differs from the current frame's language.
+#
+# The first argument is the language to set.
+# The second argument is an optional message to be output by the test.
+
+proc set_language { args } {
+    global gdb_prompt
+
+    set language [lindex $args 0]
+    set command "set language $language"
+    set lang_pattern [string_to_regexp $language]
+
+    # Do we have an optional user-provided test message?
+    if {[llength $args] > 1} {
+	set message [lindex $args 1]
+    } else {
+	set message $command
+    }
+
+    # Switch to the user-selected language.
+    gdb_test_multiple $command $message {
+	-re "Undefined item: \"$lang_pattern\"\.\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt" {
+	  fail $message
+	  return 0
+	}
+	-re "Warning: the current language does not match this frame.\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+	}
+	-re "$gdb_prompt $" {}
+    }
+
+    # Verify the language has been set correctly.  GDB may output a warning
+    # stating the user-provided language doesn't match the frame's language.
+    # We ignore that warning for testing purposes.
+    if {$language != "auto"} {
+	if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"$lang_pattern\".*" $message] {
+	    return 0
+	}
+    }
+    return 1
+}
 
 # Always load compatibility stuff.
 load_lib future.exp
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
index c29b7c1..cb98bdc 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/go.exp
@@ -19,17 +19,6 @@ 
 # Auxiliary function to set the language to Go.
 # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
 
-proc set_lang_go {} {
-    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language go"] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"go\"." \
-	   "set language to \"go\""] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    return 1
-}
-
 # Go version of runto_main.
 
 proc go_runto_main { } {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
index 7189f03..9891758 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/objc.exp
@@ -17,14 +17,3 @@ 
 
 # Auxiliary function to set the language to fortran.
 # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
-
-proc set_lang_objc {} {
-    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language objective-c"] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"objective-c\"." \
-	   "set language to \"objective-c\""] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    return 1
-}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
index a0562c3..f0eb36b 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/pascal.exp
@@ -167,17 +167,3 @@  proc gdb_compile_pascal {source destfile type options} {
         return "Pascal compilation failed."
     }
 }
-
-# Auxiliary function to set the language to pascal.
-# The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
-
-proc set_lang_pascal {} {
-    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language pascal"] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"pascal\"." \
-	   "set language to \"pascal\""] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    return 1
-}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
index 2a12cca..a80d60b 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/rust-support.exp
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ 
 
 # Auxiliary function to set the language to Rust.
 # The result is 1 (true) for success, 0 (false) for failure.
-proc set_lang_rust {} {
-    if [gdb_test_no_output "set language rust"] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    if [gdb_test "show language" ".* source language is \"rust\"." \
-	   "set language to \"rust\""] {
-	return 0
-    }
-    return 1
-}
 
 proc gdb_compile_rust {sources dest options} {
     if {[llength $sources] > 1} {