Add $_memeq, $_regex, $_streq, $_strlen convenience functions.

	* NEWS: Document them.
	* data-directory/Makefile.in (PYTHON_FILES): Add function/__init__.py,
	function/strfns.py.
	* python/py-type.c (typy_array_1): New function.
	(typy_array): Call it.
	(typy_vector): New function.
	(type_object_methods): Add "vector".
	* python/lib/gdb/function/__init__.py: New file.
	* python/lib/gdb/function/strfns.py: New file.

	doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (Convenience Funs): New node.
	(Types In Python): Document Type.vector.

	testsuite/
	* gdb.python/py-strfns.c: New file.
	* gdb.python/py-strfns.exp: New file.
	* gdb.python/py-type.exp (test_fields): Add vector tests.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index d693e64dd8b..942597d7220 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 
 *** Changes since GDB 7.5
 
+* Python scripting
+
+  ** Vectors can be created with gdb.Type.vector.
+
+* New Python-based convenience functions:
+
+  ** $_memeq(buf1, buf2, length)
+  ** $_streq(str1, str2)
+  ** $_strlen(str)
+  ** $_regex(str, regex)
+
 * The 'cd' command now defaults to using '~' (the home directory) if not
   given an argument.