Re: [patch/testsuite] gdb.c++/classes.exp: add another ptype pattern

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>]

On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 10:07:53AM -0700, David Carlton wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:49:20 -0400, Michael Elizabeth Chastain <mec@shout.net> said:
> 
> > The big stab for ClassWithEnum is the same, but the stab for the
> > nested enum changed from 'PrivEnum' to 'ClassWithEnum::PrivEnum'.
> > The hypothetical case has came to life.  Argh!
> 
> > Is it good for us that gcc 3.3 and later versions output
> > 'ClassWithEnum::PrivEnum'?  Or should I file a bug report against
> > gcc and ask them to put it back to just plain 'PrivEnum'?
> 
> It might be a good idea as part of a larger change (to the names of
> all nested classes).  It's probably not a great idea if the change
> only involves enums nested with classes, though others might disagree
> with me on that.
> 
> What certainly isn't a good idea is that it's changed and nobody has
> bothered to discuss this with us.  Maybe a good course of action would
> be to post to gcc@ asking about it.

Eh, I believe Kevin B. did it:

2002-05-22  Kevin Buettner  <kevinb@redhat.com>

        * dbxout.c (dbxout_class_name_qualifiers): New function.
        (dbxout_symbol): Output class/struct qualifiers for a .stabs entry.

Ask him about it instead of blaming GCC...

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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