Variable objects: references formatting

Jim Blandy jimb@codesourcery.com
Fri May 5 08:08:00 GMT 2006


Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> writes:
>  > > OK, if its a patch for -var-valuate-expression then perhaps the BOGUS
>  > > comment could be removed as it seems to address this issue.
>  > 
>  > I read the "BOGUS" comment as referring to the fact that we have to
>  > specially trap structs and unions, instead of simply passing
>  > everything through common_val_print.  I don't think this patch affects
>  > that "bogusness"; it just makes the workaround work better.
>
> I was guessing.  I see that the check is for var->type, whereas
> perhaps val_print prints out children if var->val->type is a
> struct/class.  But I don't know the relationship between the two and
> you're the expert in these matters.

Well, I don't feel very expert in MI; I appreciate having other eyes
look stuff over.



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