Readline has a styling feature for completion -- if it is enabled, the
common prefix of completions will be displayed in a different style.
This doesn't work in gdb, because gdb implements its own completer.
This patch implements the feature. However, it doesn't directly use
the Readline feature, because gdb can do a bit better: it can let the
user control the styling using the existing mechanisms.
This version incorporates an Emacs idea, via Eli: style the prefix,
the "difference character", and the suffix differently.
gdb/ChangeLog
2020-05-23 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
* NEWS: Add entry for completion styling.
* completer.c (_rl_completion_prefix_display_length): Move
declaration earlier.
(gdb_fnprint): Use completion_style.
(gdb_display_match_list_1): Likewise.
* cli/cli-style.c (completion_prefix_style)
(completion_difference_style, completion_suffix_style): New
globals.
(_initialize_cli_style): Register new globals.
* cli/cli-style.h (completion_prefix_style)
(completion_difference_style, completion_suffix_style): Declare.
gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2020-05-23 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Output Styling): Mention completion styling.
(Editing): Mention readline completion styling.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2020-05-23 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
* gdb.base/style.exp: Add completion styling test.
* lib/gdb-utils.exp (style): Add completion styles.
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