RFA: fix PR python/11792

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:37:34 -0600
> 
> >>>>> "Eli" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> Tom> The current language doesn't matter; all that matters is whether the
> Tom> object has the needed run-time type information.
> 
> Eli> Then IMO the text should be rephrased, because it currently sounds
> Eli> like this feature needs C++.  Perhaps use C++ just "for example" or
> Eli> something.
> 
> I think that would be more confusing.  The information needed is
> specifically that emitted by the C++ compiler, following the relevant
> C++ ABI.  "For example" makes it sound as though other kinds of run-time
> type information might be used -- but that is not the case.

Now I'm confused: earlier you told that the current language doesn't
matter, but now you say that only information emitted by the C++
compiler will do, which seems a contradiction.  What am I missing?