Re: [RFA/dwarf-2] Fix for the null record problem

[Andrew Cagney <cagney at gnu dot org>]

> Joel Brobecker writes:
>  > Hello,
>  > 
>  > This is a followup on the thread that started with:
>  > 
>  >    http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-patches/2004-02/msg00058.html
>  > 
>  > The test proposed under that thread was dropped because an empty
>  > struct is not legal C. However, it is legal in Ada, and I've seen
>  > a message saying that it is also legal in C++.
>  > 
>
> Let's try the Vulcan mind meld: "We need a gdb.ada directory. We need
> a gdb.ada directory. We need a gdb.ada directory. We need a gdb.ada
> directory." :-) 
>
> Seriously, I'd like to see a testcase that FAIL->PASS with this patch.
> Can somebody get a C++ testcase, at least?
>
> the patch looks sensible, but I would like to see the testcase go in
> at the same time, or we'll forget.

A separate struct0 test?  If the compile fails, skip it.  It doesn't 
need to be as evil as structs.exp.

Andrew