Check return values of functions declared with warn_unused_result

attribute in GLIBC 2.8.
* cli/cli-cmds.c (pwd_command): Check return value from getcwd.
* inflow.c (check_syscall): New function.
(new_tty): Use check_syscall to check return values from open and dup.
* linux-nat.c (linux_nat_info_proc_cmd): Check return value from fgets.
* main.c (captured_main): Call cwd after setting up gdb_stderr;
check for errors from getcwd.
* mi/mi-cmd-env.c (mi_cmd_env_pwd): Check return value from getcwd.
* ui-file.c (stdio_file_write): Ignore return value from fwrite.
(stdio_file_fputs): Same.
* utils.c (internal_vproblem): abort if last-ditch error message
write fails.

gdb/ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 2009-01-06  Jim Blandy  <jimb@red-bean.com>
 
+	Check return values of functions declared with warn_unused_result
+	attribute in GLIBC 2.8.
+	* cli/cli-cmds.c (pwd_command): Check return value from getcwd.
+	* inflow.c (check_syscall): New function.
+	(new_tty): Use check_syscall to check return values from open and dup.
+	* linux-nat.c (linux_nat_info_proc_cmd): Check return value from fgets.
+	* main.c (captured_main): Call cwd after setting up gdb_stderr;
+	check for errors from getcwd.
+	* mi/mi-cmd-env.c (mi_cmd_env_pwd): Check return value from getcwd.
+	* ui-file.c (stdio_file_write): Ignore return value from fwrite.
+	(stdio_file_fputs): Same.
+	* utils.c (internal_vproblem): abort if last-ditch error message
+	write fails.
+
 	* top.c (gdb_init): Don't set the current directory here; that's
 	already been done in captured_main.
 

gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c

@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@ pwd_command (char *args, int from_tty)
 {
   if (args)
     error (_("The \"pwd\" command does not take an argument: %s"), args);
-  getcwd (gdb_dirbuf, sizeof (gdb_dirbuf));
+  if (! getcwd (gdb_dirbuf, sizeof (gdb_dirbuf)))
+    error (_("Error finding name of working directory: %s"),
+           safe_strerror (errno));
 
   if (strcmp (gdb_dirbuf, current_directory) != 0)
     printf_unfiltered (_("Working directory %s\n (canonically %s).\n"),

gdb/inflow.c

@@ -523,6 +523,20 @@ new_tty_prefork (const char *ttyname)
   inferior_thisrun_terminal = ttyname;
 }
 
+
+/* If RESULT, assumed to be the return value from a system call, is
+   negative, print the error message indicated by errno and exit.
+   MSG should identify the operation that failed.  */
+static void
+check_syscall (const char *msg, int result)
+{
+  if (result < 0)
+    {
+      print_sys_errmsg (msg, errno);
+      _exit (1);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 new_tty (void)
 {
@@ -549,27 +563,23 @@ new_tty (void)
 
   /* Now open the specified new terminal.  */
   tty = open (inferior_thisrun_terminal, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
-  if (tty == -1)
-    {
-      print_sys_errmsg (inferior_thisrun_terminal, errno);
-      _exit (1);
-    }
+  check_syscall (inferior_thisrun_terminal, tty);
 
   /* Avoid use of dup2; doesn't exist on all systems.  */
   if (tty != 0)
     {
       close (0);
-      dup (tty);
+      check_syscall ("dup'ing tty into fd 0", dup (tty));
     }
   if (tty != 1)
     {
       close (1);
-      dup (tty);
+      check_syscall ("dup'ing tty into fd 1", dup (tty));
     }
   if (tty != 2)
     {
       close (2);
-      dup (tty);
+      check_syscall ("dup'ing tty into fd 2", dup (tty));
     }
 
 #ifdef TIOCSCTTY

gdb/linux-nat.c

@@ -3684,8 +3684,10 @@ linux_nat_info_proc_cmd (char *args, int from_tty)
       if ((procfile = fopen (fname1, "r")) != NULL)
 	{
 	  struct cleanup *cleanup = make_cleanup_fclose (procfile);
-	  fgets (buffer, sizeof (buffer), procfile);
+          if (fgets (buffer, sizeof (buffer), procfile))
             printf_filtered ("cmdline = '%s'\n", buffer);
+          else
+            warning (_("unable to read '%s'"), fname1);
 	  do_cleanups (cleanup);
 	}
       else

gdb/main.c

@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ captured_main (void *data)
   line[0] = '\0';		/* Terminate saved (now empty) cmd line */
   instream = stdin;
 
-  getcwd (gdb_dirbuf, sizeof (gdb_dirbuf));
-  current_directory = gdb_dirbuf;
-
   gdb_stdout = stdio_fileopen (stdout);
   gdb_stderr = stdio_fileopen (stderr);
   gdb_stdlog = gdb_stderr;	/* for moment */
@@ -199,6 +196,15 @@ captured_main (void *data)
   gdb_stdtargerr = gdb_stderr;	/* for moment */
   gdb_stdtargin = gdb_stdin;	/* for moment */
 
+  if (! getcwd (gdb_dirbuf, sizeof (gdb_dirbuf)))
+    /* Don't use *_filtered or warning() (which relies on
+       current_target) until after initialize_all_files(). */
+    fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stderr,
+                        _("%s: warning: error finding working directory: %s\n"),
+                        argv[0], safe_strerror (errno));
+    
+  current_directory = gdb_dirbuf;
+
   /* Set the sysroot path.  */
 #ifdef TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT_RELOCATABLE
   gdb_sysroot = make_relative_prefix (argv[0], BINDIR, TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT);

gdb/mi/mi-cmd-env.c

@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ mi_cmd_env_pwd (char *command, char **argv, int argc)
      
   /* Otherwise the mi level is 2 or higher.  */
 
-  getcwd (gdb_dirbuf, sizeof (gdb_dirbuf));
+  if (! getcwd (gdb_dirbuf, sizeof (gdb_dirbuf)))
+    error (_("mi_cmd_env_pwd: error finding name of working directory: %s"),
+           safe_strerror (errno));
+    
   ui_out_field_string (uiout, "cwd", gdb_dirbuf);
 }
 

gdb/ui-file.c

@@ -481,7 +481,9 @@ stdio_file_write (struct ui_file *file, const char *buf, long length_buf)
   if (stdio->magic != &stdio_file_magic)
     internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__,
 		    _("stdio_file_write: bad magic number"));
-  fwrite (buf, length_buf, 1, stdio->file);
+  /* Calling error crashes when we are called from the exception framework.  */
+  if (fwrite (buf, length_buf, 1, stdio->file))
+    ;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -491,7 +493,9 @@ stdio_file_fputs (const char *linebuffer, struct ui_file *file)
   if (stdio->magic != &stdio_file_magic)
     internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__,
 		    _("stdio_file_fputs: bad magic number"));
-  fputs (linebuffer, stdio->file);
+  /* Calling error crashes when we are called from the exception framework.  */
+  if (fputs (linebuffer, stdio->file))
+    ;
 }
 
 static int

gdb/utils.c

@@ -862,10 +862,16 @@ internal_vproblem (struct internal_problem *problem,
       case 1:
 	dejavu = 2;
 	fputs_unfiltered (msg, gdb_stderr);
-	abort ();	/* NOTE: GDB has only three calls to abort().  */
+	abort ();	/* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
       default:
 	dejavu = 3;
-	write (STDERR_FILENO, msg, sizeof (msg));
+        /* Newer GLIBC versions put the warn_unused_result attribute
+           on write, but this is one of those rare cases where
+           ignoring the return value is correct.  Casting to (void)
+           does not fix this problem.  This is the solution suggested
+           at http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25509.  */
+	if (write (STDERR_FILENO, msg, sizeof (msg)) != sizeof (msg))
+          abort (); /* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
 	exit (1);
       }
   }
@@ -930,7 +936,7 @@ further debugging may prove unreliable.", file, line, problem->name, msg);
   if (quit_p)
     {
       if (dump_core_p)
-	abort ();		/* NOTE: GDB has only three calls to abort().  */
+	abort ();		/* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
       else
 	exit (1);
     }
@@ -940,7 +946,7 @@ further debugging may prove unreliable.", file, line, problem->name, msg);
 	{
 #ifdef HAVE_WORKING_FORK
 	  if (fork () == 0)
-	    abort ();		/* NOTE: GDB has only three calls to abort().  */
+	    abort ();		/* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
 #endif
 	}
     }