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Re: [PATCH] [RFC] python: gdb.Type: strip typedefs past pointers too
- From: Paul Bolle <pebolle at tiscali dot nl>
- To: Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, Daniel Jacobowitz <dan at codesourcery dot com>, Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:48:11 +0200
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] python: gdb.Type: strip typedefs past pointers too
- References: <1284753356.21566.10.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4C972A26.6040505@redhat.com>
On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 10:32 +0100, Phil Muldoon wrote:
> I think the current behaviour is correct.
Daniel took the time to explain that I basically tried to emulate what
looks to be a bug in the ptype command.
> Would you consider submitting it so that it
> can be turned on (off by default) via keyword? (i.e. a recurse=True
> keyword). That would allow us to preserve the existing functionality,
> but allow the user an API friendly way for this alternate recursive
> behaviour[.]
Any thoughts on Joel's question (sent a few days ago):
> (how about references?)
?
Paul Bolle