Remove the omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section attribute

Disabling loading of pretty printers in the debugger itself is more
reliable. Before this commit the .gdb_debug_scripts section couldn't be
included in dylibs or rlibs as otherwise there is no way to disable the
section anymore without recompiling the entire standard library.

Author: bjorn3

compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/codegen_attrs.rs

@@ -374,11 +374,3 @@ impl<S: Stage> CombineAttributeParser<S> for TargetFeatureParser {
         features
     }
 }
-
-pub(crate) struct OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSectionParser;
-
-impl<S: Stage> NoArgsAttributeParser<S> for OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSectionParser {
-    const PATH: &[Symbol] = &[sym::omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section];
-    const ON_DUPLICATE: OnDuplicate<S> = OnDuplicate::Error;
-    const CREATE: fn(Span) -> AttributeKind = |_| AttributeKind::OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSection;
-}

compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs

@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ use crate::attributes::allow_unstable::{
     AllowConstFnUnstableParser, AllowInternalUnstableParser, UnstableFeatureBoundParser,
 };
 use crate::attributes::codegen_attrs::{
-    ColdParser, CoverageParser, ExportNameParser, NakedParser, NoMangleParser,
-    OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSectionParser, OptimizeParser, TargetFeatureParser, TrackCallerParser,
-    UsedParser,
+    ColdParser, CoverageParser, ExportNameParser, NakedParser, NoMangleParser, OptimizeParser,
+    TargetFeatureParser, TrackCallerParser, UsedParser,
 };
 use crate::attributes::confusables::ConfusablesParser;
 use crate::attributes::deprecation::DeprecationParser;
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ attribute_parsers!(
         Single<WithoutArgs<NoImplicitPreludeParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<NoMangleParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<NonExhaustiveParser>>,
-        Single<WithoutArgs<OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSectionParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<ParenSugarParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<PassByValueParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<PointeeParser>>,

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/debuginfo/gdb.rs

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::base::collect_debugger_visualizers_transitive;
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::traits::*;
-use rustc_hir::attrs::AttributeKind;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::LOCAL_CRATE;
-use rustc_hir::find_attr;
 use rustc_middle::bug;
 use rustc_middle::middle::debugger_visualizer::DebuggerVisualizerType;
 use rustc_session::config::{CrateType, DebugInfo};
@@ -86,9 +84,6 @@ pub(crate) fn get_or_insert_gdb_debug_scripts_section_global<'ll>(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn needs_gdb_debug_scripts_section(cx: &CodegenCx<'_, '_>) -> bool {
-    let omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section =
-        find_attr!(cx.tcx.hir_krate_attrs(), AttributeKind::OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSection);
-
     // To ensure the section `__rustc_debug_gdb_scripts_section__` will not create
     // ODR violations at link time, this section will not be emitted for rlibs since
     // each rlib could produce a different set of visualizers that would be embedded
@@ -117,8 +112,7 @@ pub(crate) fn needs_gdb_debug_scripts_section(cx: &CodegenCx<'_, '_>) -> bool {
         }
     });
 
-    !omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section
-        && cx.sess().opts.debuginfo != DebugInfo::None
+    cx.sess().opts.debuginfo != DebugInfo::None
         && cx.sess().target.emit_debug_gdb_scripts
         && embed_visualizers
 }

compiler/rustc_feature/src/builtin_attrs.rs

@@ -1257,11 +1257,6 @@ pub static BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES: &[BuiltinAttribute] = &[
         TEST, rustc_dummy, Normal, template!(Word /* doesn't matter*/),
         DuplicatesOk, EncodeCrossCrate::No
     ),
-    gated!(
-        omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section, Normal, template!(Word),
-        WarnFollowing, EncodeCrossCrate::No,
-        "the `#[omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section]` attribute is just used for the Rust test suite",
-    ),
     rustc_attr!(
         TEST, pattern_complexity_limit, CrateLevel, template!(NameValueStr: "N"),
         ErrorFollowing, EncodeCrossCrate::No,

compiler/rustc_feature/src/removed.rs

@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ declare_features! (
     /// Renamed to `dyn_compatible_for_dispatch`.
     (removed, object_safe_for_dispatch, "1.83.0", Some(43561),
      Some("renamed to `dyn_compatible_for_dispatch`"), 131511),
+    /// Allows using `#[omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section]`.
+    (removed, omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", None, None, 144738),
     /// Allows using `#[on_unimplemented(..)]` on traits.
     /// (Moved to `rustc_attrs`.)
     (removed, on_unimplemented, "1.40.0", None, None, 65794),

compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs

@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ declare_features! (
     (unstable, multiple_supertrait_upcastable, "1.69.0", None),
     /// Allow negative trait bounds. This is an internal-only feature for testing the trait solver!
     (internal, negative_bounds, "1.71.0", None),
-    /// Allows using `#[omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section]`.
-    (internal, omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section, "1.5.0", None),
     /// Set the maximum pattern complexity allowed (not limited by default).
     (internal, pattern_complexity_limit, "1.78.0", None),
     /// Allows using pattern types.

compiler/rustc_hir/src/attrs/data_structures.rs

@@ -391,9 +391,6 @@ pub enum AttributeKind {
     /// Represents `#[non_exhaustive]`
     NonExhaustive(Span),
 
-    /// Represents `#[omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section]`
-    OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSection,
-
     /// Represents `#[optimize(size|speed)]`
     Optimize(OptimizeAttr, Span),
 

compiler/rustc_hir/src/attrs/encode_cross_crate.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ impl AttributeKind {
             NoImplicitPrelude(..) => No,
             NoMangle(..) => Yes,      // Needed for rustdoc
             NonExhaustive(..) => Yes, // Needed for rustdoc
-            OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSection => No,
             Optimize(..) => No,
             ParenSugar(..) => No,
             PassByValue(..) => Yes,

compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs

@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                     | AttributeKind::MacroTransparency(_)
                     | AttributeKind::Pointee(..)
                     | AttributeKind::Dummy
-                    | AttributeKind::RustcBuiltinMacro { .. }
-                    | AttributeKind::OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSection,
+                    | AttributeKind::RustcBuiltinMacro { .. },
                 ) => { /* do nothing  */ }
                 Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::AsPtr(attr_span)) => {
                     self.check_applied_to_fn_or_method(hir_id, *attr_span, span, target)

src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/directives.md

@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ See [Pretty-printer](compiletest.md#pretty-printer-tests).
 - [`should-ice`](compiletest.md#incremental-tests) — incremental cfail should
       ICE
 - [`reference`] — an annotation linking to a rule in the reference
+- `disable-gdb-pretty-printers` — disable gdb pretty printers for debuginfo tests
 
 [`reference`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/reference/blob/master/docs/authoring.md#test-rule-annotations