Hui added inline comments.
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Comment at: include/lldb/Utility/Args.h:121
+ bool GetFlattenWindowsCommandString(std::string &command) const;
+
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labath wrote:
> Hui wrote:
> > labath wrote:
> > > Hui wrote:
> > > > labath wrote:
> > > > > labath wrote:
> > > > > > Hui wrote:
> > > > > > > labath wrote:
> > > > > > > > I am sorry for being such a pain, but I don't think this is
> > > > > > > > grammatically correct, as `get` and `flatten` are both verbs.
> > > > > > > > I'd call this either GetFlatten**ed**WindowsCommandLine or just
> > > > > > > > plain FlattenWindowsCommandLine.
> > > > > > > There are two kinds of sources of args in this discussion:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - from lldb console through stdin which is not raw.
> > > > > > > - from LLDB_SERVER_LOG_FILE environment variables which are raw
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We expect to call a GetFlattenedWindowsCommandString for raw
> > > > > > > input. However it seems not the case for now.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What about adding a TODO in the following in
> > > > > > > ProcessWindowsLauncher.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Would like a solution to proceed.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +bool GetFlattenedWindowsCommandString(Args args, std::string
> > > > > > > &command) {
> > > > > > > + if (args.empty())
> > > > > > > + return false;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > + std::vector<llvm::StringRef> args_ref;
> > > > > > > + for (auto &entry : args.entries())
> > > > > > > + args_ref.push_back(entry.ref);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > + // TODO: only flatten raw input.
> > > > > > > + // Inputs from lldb console through the stdin are not raw, for
> > > > > > > example,
> > > > > > > + // A command line like "dir c:\" is attained as "dir c":\\".
> > > > > > > Trying to flatten such
> > > > > > > + // input will result in unexpected errors. In this case, the
> > > > > > > flattend string will be
> > > > > > > + // interpreted as "dir c:\\ which is a wrong usage of `dir`
> > > > > > > command.
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > + command = llvm::sys::flattenWindowsCommandLine(args_ref);
> > > > > > > + return true;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > +} // namespace
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > I am afraid you lost me here. By the time something gets to this
> > > > > > function, it has already been parsed into individual argv strings.
> > > > > > I am not sure which ones do you consider raw, or why should it make
> > > > > > a difference. (lldb builtin interpreter has a concept of "raw"
> > > > > > commands, but I don't think that's what you mean here)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This function should take those argv strings, no matter what they
> > > > > > are, and recompose them into a single string. If those strings are
> > > > > > wrong, then it's output will also be wrong, but that's not a
> > > > > > problem of this function -- it's a problem of whoever parsed those
> > > > > > strings.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I won't have access to a windows machine this week to check this
> > > > > > out, but I can take a look at that next week. In the mean time, I
> > > > > > would be fine with just xfailing the single test which fails
> > > > > > because of this. I think that's a good tradeoff, as this would fix
> > > > > > a bunch of other tests as well as unblock you on your lldb-server
> > > > > > work.
> > > > > I can't test this out, but the place I'd expect the problem to be is
> > > > > in `ProcessLaunchInfo::ConvertArgumentsForLaunchingInShell`. This
> > > > > function seems to be blissfully unaware of the windows quoting rules,
> > > > > and yet it's the one that turns `platform shell dir c:\` into `cmd`,
> > > > > `/c` `whatever`. The flatten function then gets this argv array and
> > > > > flattens it one more time. I am not sure if that's the right thing to
> > > > > do on windows.
> > > > It is observed when you type "dir c:\" on lldb console, the
> > > > IOHandlerEditline::GetLine will yield "dir c:\\" for you through the
> > > > standard input (I skipped the new line char '\n'). And the
> > > > CommandInterpreter::ResolveCommandImpl won't get the raw command line
> > > > string, i mean "dir c:\", even I force WantsRawCommandString() true to
> > > > get one.
> > > How are you observing that? Are you sure that's what happens, and it's
> > > not just the lldb formatting of c strings (when lldb displays a `const
> > > char *` variable, it will automatically escape any backslashes within,
> > > which means the backslashes will appear doubled).
> > >
> > > I'd be surprised if extra backslashes appear at this level (they
> > > certainly don't on linux), as plenty of other things would fail if this
> > > didn't work.
> > I set the breakpoint through MSVC, triggered it by typing the command "dir
> > c:\" on lldb console and the value I read was "dir c:\\\n".
> Isn't MSVC doing the same thing here? Otherwise, how would you be able to
> tell a line feed character ("\n") from a literal backslash followed by the
> letter N?
My understanding of the IOHandlerEditline::GetLine function is it calls fgets
to get the input string which is stored as "dir c:\\\n" and the tailing char
('\n') is stripped out intentionally so a "dir c:\\" is the leftover.
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