With a gdb 16.2 based package, I ran into:
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(gdb) PASS: gdb.base/bg-execution-repeat.exp: c 1&: input still accepted
interrupt
(gdb) PASS: gdb.base/bg-execution-repeat.exp: c 1&: interrupt
set var do_wait=0
(gdb) PASS: gdb.base/bg-execution-repeat.exp: c 1&: set var do_wait=0
continue&
Cannot execute this command while the selected thread is running.
(gdb)
Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
PASS: gdb.base/bg-execution-repeat.exp: c 1&: continue&
0x00007ffff7cf1503 in clock_nanosleep@GLIBC_2.2.5 () from /lib64/libc.so.6
FAIL: gdb.base/bg-execution-repeat.exp: c 1&: breakpoint hit 2 (timeout)
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Fix this by waiting for "Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt" after
issuing the interrupt command.
Tested on x86_64-linux.
# enable the "set var" command with an interrupt / continue& pair.
gdb_test -no-prompt-anchor "interrupt"
+ set test "interrupt received"
+ set re [string_to_regexp "Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt."]
+ gdb_expect {
+ -re $re {
+ pass $test
+ }
+ timeout {
+ fail "$test (timeout)"
+ }
+ }
+
# Allow the breakpoint to trigger.
gdb_test -no-prompt-anchor "set var do_wait=0"