Re: [PATCH 2/4] Fix some aspects of python lazy string handling: python

["Doug Evans via gdb-patches" <gdb-patches at sourceware dot org>]

On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Doug Evans <dje@google.com> wrote:
> Hi. This is the python side of the patch set.
>
> 2016-11-06  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
>
>         PR python/17728, python/18439, python/18779
>         * python/py-lazy-string.c (lazy_string_object): Clarify use of
> LENGTH
>         member.  Change type of TYPE member to PyObject *.  All uses
> updated.
>         (stpy_convert_to_value): Fix handling of TYPE_CODE_PTR.
>         (gdbpy_create_lazy_string_object): Flag bad length values.
>         Handle TYPE_CODE_ARRAY with possibly different user-provided length.
>         Handle typedefs in incoming type.
>         (stpy_lazy_string_elt_type): New function.
>         (gdbpy_extract_lazy_string): Call it.
>         * python/py-value.c (valpy_lazy_string): Flag bad length values.
>         Fix handling of TYPE_CODE_PTR.  Handle TYPE_CODE_ARRAY.  Handle
>         typedefs in incoming type.

Rebased, re-regression tested on amd64-linux, and committed.
[I'll post the committed patch as soon as I can get sendmail on my box
working again, bleah. We still don't allow attachments do we?]