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[Bug gdb/18861] New: 'reinterpret_cast' in gdb seems to be doing a 'static_cast'.
- From: "cs120hcc at yahoo dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: gdb-prs at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 21:27:27 +0000
- Subject: [Bug gdb/18861] New: 'reinterpret_cast' in gdb seems to be doing a 'static_cast'.
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18861
Bug ID: 18861
Summary: 'reinterpret_cast' in gdb seems to be doing a
'static_cast'.
Product: gdb
Version: unknown
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: gdb
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: cs120hcc at yahoo dot com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 8544
--> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8544&action=edit
Sample Code and Repro Transcript
Problem: 'reinterpret_cast' in gdb seems to be doing a 'static_cast'.
For example, assume we have two unrelated base classes, 'fred' and 'ginger',
and another class 'hillary' that first extends 'fred' then 'ginger'.
Typically, a 'hillary' object would have the same address as the inherited
'fred' object. The inherited 'ginger' object typically follows the 'fred'
data. (It depends on the compiler implementation, but don't let that distract
you from the description of the gdb bug.)
'reinterpret_cast' typically does not change the value of a pointer that is
casts. Specifically, given 'ginger*' pointer 'g',
'reinterpret_cast<hillary*>(g)' should have the same value as
'static_cast<hillary*>(static_cast<void*>(g))' per 5.2.10.7 of the 2011 and
2014 versions of the C++ standard (N3242 and N4296). Notice that it does work
properly in code generated by g++. However, in the various versions of gdb, it
does not.
The bug is reproduced is several GDB versions and distributions.
> GNU gdb (GDB) 7.4.1-debian installed using apt-get
> GNU gdb (GDB) 7.9.1 downloaded from gnu.org/software/gdb/download/
> GNU gdb (GDB) 7.10.50.20150818-cvs downloaded from gnu.org/software/gdb/download/
> GNU gdb (Gentoo 7.5.1 p2) 7.5.1 installed using portage
Attached is sample code with several transcripts showing the problem.
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