With test-case gdb.threads/inf-thr-count.exp, check-readmore and
READMORE_SLEEP=1000 I run into:
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(gdb) set variable spin = 0^M
(gdb) ^M
Thread 1 "inf-thr-count" hit Breakpoint 2, breakpt () at /data/vries/gdb/src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/inf-thr-count.c:49^M
49 }^M
FAIL: gdb.threads/inf-thr-count.exp: set 'spin' flag to allow main thread to exit (timeout)
PASS: gdb.threads/inf-thr-count.exp: wait for main thread to stop
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Fix this by using -no-prompt-anchor.
Tested on x86_64-linux.
# Set a variable in the inferior, this will cause the second thread to
# exit.
-gdb_test_no_output "set variable spin = 0" \
+gdb_test_no_output -no-prompt-anchor "set variable spin = 0" \
"set 'spin' flag to allow main thread to exit"
# When the second thread exits, the main thread joins with it, and