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Re: Problems with i386_register_convert_to_virtual
> Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 15:39:07 -0700
> From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313@cygnus.com>
>
> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> >
> > > From: Robert Hoehne <robert.hoehne@gmx.net>
> > > Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 10:52:41 +0200
> > >
> > > After more searching in the GDB code and docs, I found the macro
> > > REGISTER_CONVERTIBLE which tells, if a register have different
> > > raw and virtual sizes. This macro is also used for instance in findvar.c
> > > to decide, if REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_VIRTUAL is called or a
> > > simple memcpy is done. In my Opionion either this should be documented
> > > in the description for REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_VIRTUAL that
> > > this macro should be called only, when REGISTER_CONVERTIBLE
> > > returns true, or that logic should be included in the convert macro.
> >
> > I agree. Does anyone have preferences as to what way of these two is
> > the best?
>
> I'd suggest adjusting the documentation.
I committed a suitable change to gdbint.texinfo.