[rpms/gdb] gdb-17.2-rebase-f44: Backport upstream patch "gdb.texinfo: Expand documentation for debuginfod

[rpms/gdb] gdb-17.2-rebase-f44: Backport upstream patch "gdb.texinfo: Expand documentation for debuginfod

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            Repo   : rpms/gdb
            Branch : gdb-17.2-rebase-f44
            Commit : fd47e2fe66930b2cce35cbb100e8eaabd532d1c9
            Author : Alexandra Hájková <ahajkova@redhat.com>
            Date   : 2022-01-10T13:17:44+01:00
            Stats  : +163/-1 in 5 file(s)
            URL    : https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gdb/c/fd47e2fe66930b2cce35cbb100e8eaabd532d1c9?branch=gdb-17.2-rebase-f44

            Log:
            Backport upstream patch "gdb.texinfo: Expand documentation for debuginfod

(RHBZ 2024875, Aaron Merey).

---
diff --git a/_gdb.spec.Patch.include b/_gdb.spec.Patch.include
index 4884f06..b5dfdd5 100644
--- a/_gdb.spec.Patch.include
+++ b/_gdb.spec.Patch.include
@@ -334,3 +334,7 @@ Patch080: gdb-rhbz2022177-dprintf-1.patch
 # Backport test case for dprintf bug (RH BZ 2022177).
 Patch081: gdb-rhbz2022177-dprintf-2.patch
 
+#Backport upstream commit from Aaron Merey
+#3ea44f21299 gdb.texinfo: Expand documentation for debuginfod
+Patch082: gdb-rhbz2024875-expand-documentation-for-debuginfod.patch
+

diff --git a/_gdb.spec.patch.include b/_gdb.spec.patch.include
index 8a8acc8..174578a 100644
--- a/_gdb.spec.patch.include
+++ b/_gdb.spec.patch.include
@@ -79,3 +79,4 @@
 %patch079 -p1
 %patch080 -p1
 %patch081 -p1
+%patch082 -p1

diff --git a/_patch_order b/_patch_order
index 863ee71..fc8b8a7 100644
--- a/_patch_order
+++ b/_patch_order
@@ -79,3 +79,4 @@ gdb-rhbz2012976-paper-over-fortran-lex-problems.patch
 gdb-rhbz-853071-update-manpages.patch
 gdb-rhbz2022177-dprintf-1.patch
 gdb-rhbz2022177-dprintf-2.patch
+gdb-rhbz2024875-expand-documentation-for-debuginfod.patch

diff --git a/gdb-rhbz2024875-expand-documentation-for-debuginfod.patch b/gdb-rhbz2024875-expand-documentation-for-debuginfod.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf3bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb-rhbz2024875-expand-documentation-for-debuginfod.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+From FEDORA_PATCHES Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Alexandra=20H=C3=A1jkov=C3=A1?= <ahajkova@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:00:50 +0100
+Subject: gdb-rhbz2024875-expand-documentation-for-debuginfod.patch
+
+;;Backport upstream commit from Aaron Merey
+;;3ea44f21299 gdb.texinfo: Expand documentation for debuginfod
+
+gdb.texinfo: Expand documentation for debuginfod
+
+Add section describing GDB's usage of debuginfod.
+
+Refer to this new section in the description of the '--with-debuginfod'
+configure option.
+
+Mention debuginfod in the 'Separate Debug Files' section.
+
+diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
++++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ software in general.  We will miss him.
+                                  the operating system
+ * Trace File Format::		GDB trace file format
+ * Index Section Format::        .gdb_index section format
++* Debuginfod::                  Download debugging resources with @code{debuginfod}
+ * Man Pages::			Manual pages
+ * Copying::			GNU General Public License says
+                                 how you can copy and share GDB
+@@ -21373,7 +21374,9 @@ For the ``build ID'' method, @value{GDBN} looks in the
+ a file named @file{@var{nn}/@var{nnnnnnnn}.debug}, where @var{nn} are the
+ first 2 hex characters of the build ID bit string, and @var{nnnnnnnn}
+ are the rest of the bit string.  (Real build ID strings are 32 or more
+-hex characters, not 10.)
++hex characters, not 10.)  @value{GDBN} can automatically query
++@code{debuginfod} servers using build IDs in order to download separate debug
++files that cannot be found locally.  For more information see @ref{Debuginfod}.
+ @end itemize
+ 
+ So, for example, suppose you ask @value{GDBN} to debug
+@@ -21394,6 +21397,10 @@ debug information files, in the indicated order:
+ @file{/usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/ls.debug}.
+ @end itemize
+ 
++If the debug file still has not been found and @code{debuginfod}
++(@pxref{Debuginfod}) is enabled, @value{GDBN} will attempt to download the
++file from @code{debuginfod} servers.
++
+ @anchor{debug-file-directory}
+ Global debugging info directories default to what is set by @value{GDBN}
+ configure option @option{--with-separate-debug-dir}.  During @value{GDBN} run
+@@ -38746,12 +38753,12 @@ Use the curses library instead of the termcap library, for text-mode
+ terminal operations.
+ 
+ @item --with-debuginfod
+-Build @value{GDBN} with libdebuginfod, the debuginfod client library.
+-Used to automatically fetch source files and separate debug files from
+-debuginfod servers using the associated executable's build ID. Enabled
+-by default if libdebuginfod is installed and found at configure time.
+-debuginfod is packaged with elfutils, starting with version 0.178. You
+-can get the latest version from `https://sourceware.org/elfutils/'.
++Build @value{GDBN} with @file{libdebuginfod}, the @code{debuginfod} client
++library.  Used to automatically fetch ELF, DWARF and source files from
++@code{debuginfod} servers using build IDs associated with any missing
++files.  Enabled by default if @file{libdebuginfod} is installed and found
++at configure time.  For more information regarding @code{debuginfod} see
++@ref{Debuginfod}.
+ 
+ @item --with-libunwind-ia64
+ Use the libunwind library for unwinding function call stack on ia64
+@@ -47012,6 +47019,82 @@ switch (die->tag)
+   @}
+ @end smallexample
+ 
++@node Debuginfod
++@appendix Download debugging resources with Debuginfod
++@cindex debuginfod
++
++@code{debuginfod} is an HTTP server for distributing ELF, DWARF and source
++files.
++
++With the @code{debuginfod} client library, @file{libdebuginfod}, @value{GDBN}
++can query servers using the build IDs associated with missing debug info,
++executables and source files in order to download them on demand.
++
++For instructions on building @value{GDBN} with @file{libdebuginfod},
++@pxref{Configure Options,,--with-debuginfod}.  @code{debuginfod} is packaged
++with @code{elfutils}, starting with version 0.178.  See
++@uref{https://sourceware.org/elfutils/Debuginfod.html} for more information
++regarding @code{debuginfod}.
++
++@menu
++* Debuginfod Settings::		Configuring debuginfod with @value{GDBN}
++@end menu
++
++@node Debuginfod Settings
++@section Debuginfod Settings
++
++@value{GDBN} provides the following commands for configuring @code{debuginfod}.
++
++@table @code
++@kindex set debuginfod
++@anchor{set debuginfod}
++@item set debuginfod
++@itemx set debuginfod on
++@cindex enable debuginfod
++@value{GDBN} will attempt to query @code{debuginfod} servers when missing debug
++info or source files.
++
++@item set debuginfod off
++@value{GDBN} will not attempt to query @code{debuginfod} servers when missing
++debug info or source files.  By default, @code{debuginfod} is set to @code{off}
++for non-interactive sessions.
++
++@item set debuginfod ask
++@value{GDBN} will prompt the user to enable or disable @code{debuginfod} before
++attempting to perform the next query.  By default, @code{debuginfod} is set to
++@code{ask} for interactive sessions.
++
++@kindex show debuginfod status
++@item show debuginfod status
++Show whether @code{debuginfod} is set to @code{on}, @code{off} or @code{ask}.
++
++@kindex set debuginfod urls
++@cindex configure debuginfod URLs
++@item set debuginfod urls
++@itemx set debuginfod urls @var{urls}
++Set the space-separated list of URLs that @code{debuginfod} will attempt to
++query.  Only @code{http://}, @code{https://} and @code{file://} protocols
++should be used.  The default value of @code{debuginfod urls} is copied from
++the @var{DEBUGINFOD_URLS} environment variable.
++
++@kindex show debuginfod urls
++@item show debuginfod urls
++Display the list of URLs that @code{debuginfod} will attempt to query.
++
++@kindex set debuginfod verbose
++@cindex debuginfod verbosity
++@item set debuginfod verbose
++@itemx set debuginfod verbose @var{n}
++Enable or disable @code{debuginfod}-related output.  Use a non-zero value
++to enable and @code{0} to disable.  @code{debuginfod} output is shown by
++default.
++
++@kindex show debuginfod verbose
++@item show debuginfod verbose
++Show the current verbosity setting.
++
++@end table
++
+ @node Man Pages
+ @appendix Manual pages
+ @cindex Man pages

diff --git a/gdb.spec b/gdb.spec
index 2b5240b..76ef8bb 100644
--- a/gdb.spec
+++ b/gdb.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Version: 11.1
 
 # The release always contains a leading reserved number, start it at 1.
 # `upstream' is not a part of `name' to stay fully rpm dependencies compatible for the testing.
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and GPL+ and LGPLv2+ and LGPLv3+ and BSD and Public Domain and GFDL
 # Do not provide URL for snapshots as the file lasts there only for 2 days.
@@ -1144,6 +1144,10 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 10 2022 Alexandra Hájková - 11.1-8
+- Backport upstream patch "gdb.texinfo: Expand documentation for debuginfod"
+  (RHBZ 2024875, Aaron Merey).
+
 * Mon Dec 6 2021 Kevin Buettner - 11.1-7
 - Add -Wno-deprecated-declarations to --enable-gdb-build-warnings to work
   around the python 3.11 deprecation of Py_SetProgramName.