* NEWS: Update.

	* data-directory/Makefile.in (PYTHON_FILES): Add
	type_printers.py.
	* python/lib/gdb/command/type_printers.py: New file.
	* python/lib/gdb/command/types.py (TypePrinter): New class.
	(_get_some_type_recognizers, get_type_recognizers,
	apply_type_recognizers, register_type_printer): New
	functions.
	* python/py-objfile.c (objfile_object) <type_printers>: New
	field.
	(objfpy_dealloc): Decref new field.
	(objfpy_new): Set new field.
	(objfpy_get_type_printers, objfpy_set_type_printers): New
	functions.
	(objfile_to_objfile_object): Set new field.
	(objfile_getset): Add "type_printers".
	* python/py-progspace.c (pspace_object) <type_printers>: New
	field.
	(pspy_dealloc): Decref new field.
	(pspy_new): Set new field.
	(pspy_get_type_printers, pspy_set_type_printers): New functions.
	(pspace_to_pspace_object): Set new field.
	(pspace_getset): Add "type_printers".
	* python/python.c (start_type_printers, apply_type_printers,
	free_type_printers): New functions.
	(_initialize_python): Set gdb.type_printers.
	* python/python.h (start_type_printers, apply_type_printers,
	free_type_printers): Declare.
	* typeprint.c (type_print_raw_options, default_ptype_flags):
	Update for new fields.
	(do_free_global_table, create_global_typedef_table,
	find_global_typedef): New functions.
	(find_typedef_in_hash): Use find_global_typedef.
	(whatis_exp): Use create_global_typedef_table.  Change cleanup
	handling.
	* typeprint.h (struct type_print_options) <global_typedefs,
	global_printers>: New fields.
doc
	* gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Document "info type-printers",
	"enable type-printer" and "disable type-printer".
	(Python API): Add new node to menu.
	(Type Printing API): New node.
	(Progspaces In Python): Document type_printers field.
	(Objfiles In Python): Likewise.
	(gdb.types) <get_type_recognizers, apply_type_recognizers,
	register_type_printer, TypePrinter>: Document.
testsuite
	* gdb.base/completion.exp: Update for "info type-printers".
	* gdb.python/py-typeprint.cc: New file.
	* gdb.python/py-typeprint.exp: New file.
	* gdb.python/py-typeprint.py: New file.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/typeprint.h b/gdb/typeprint.h
index 71bac018999..a201bddd01e 100644
--- a/gdb/typeprint.h
+++ b/gdb/typeprint.h
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ struct type_print_options
   /* If not NULL, a local typedef hash table used when printing a
      type.  */
   struct typedef_hash_table *local_typedefs;
+
+  /* If not NULL, a global typedef hash table used when printing a
+     type.  */
+  struct typedef_hash_table *global_typedefs;
+
+  /* The list of type printers associated with the global typedef
+     table.  This is intentionally opaque.  */
+  void *global_printers;
 };
 
 extern const struct type_print_options type_print_raw_options;