Gdb reload (#10408)

* gdb pretty printer survive reload

* precise printer injection

tools/nim-gdb.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import gdb
 import re
 import sys
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ def printErrorOnce(id, message):
     errorSet.add(id)
     gdb.write(message, gdb.STDERR)
 
-nimobjfile = gdb.current_objfile() or gdb.objfiles()[0]
-nimobjfile.type_printers = []
 
 ################################################################################
 #####  Type pretty printers
@@ -121,9 +118,6 @@ class NimTypePrinter:
   def instantiate(self):
     return NimTypeRecognizer()
 
-
-nimobjfile.type_printers = [NimTypePrinter()]
-
 ################################################################################
 #####  GDB Function, equivalent of Nim's $ operator
 ################################################################################
@@ -528,5 +522,20 @@ def makematcher(klass):
       printErrorOnce(typeName, "No matcher for type '" + typeName + "': " + str(e) + "\n")
   return matcher
 
-nimobjfile.pretty_printers = []
+def register_nim_pretty_printers_for_object(objfile):
-nimobjfile.pretty_printers.extend([makematcher(var) for var in list(vars().values()) if hasattr(var, 'pattern')])
+  nimMainSym = gdb.lookup_global_symbol("NimMain", gdb.SYMBOL_FUNCTIONS_DOMAIN)
+  if nimMainSym and nimMainSym.symtab.objfile == objfile:
+    print("set Nim pretty printers for ", objfile.filename)
+
+    objfile.type_printers = [NimTypePrinter()]
+    objfile.pretty_printers = [makematcher(var) for var in list(globals().values()) if hasattr(var, 'pattern')]
+
+# Register pretty printers for all objfiles that are already loaded.
+for old_objfile in gdb.objfiles():
+  register_nim_pretty_printers_for_object(old_objfile)
+
+# Register an event handler to register nim pretty printers for all future objfiles.
+def new_object_handler(event):
+  register_nim_pretty_printers_for_object(event.new_objfile)
+
+gdb.events.new_objfile.connect(new_object_handler)