2006-08-21  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>

	* value.h (lookup_only_internalvar): New prototype.
	(create_internalvar): Likewise.
	* value.c (lookup_only_internalvar): New function.
	(create_internalvar): Likewise.
	(lookup_internalvar): Use new lookup_only_internalvar and
	create_internalvar functions.
	* parse.c (write_dollar_variable): Look up $ symbols in internal
	table first rather than last.

--- gdb/value.h
+++ gdb/value.h
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@ extern void set_internalvar_component (s
 				       int bitpos, int bitsize,
 				       struct value *newvalue);
 
+extern struct internalvar *lookup_only_internalvar (char *name);
+
+extern struct internalvar *create_internalvar (char *name);
+
 extern struct internalvar *lookup_internalvar (char *name);
 
 extern int value_equal (struct value *arg1, struct value *arg2);
--- gdb/value.c
+++ gdb/value.c
@@ -741,10 +741,10 @@ init_if_undefined_command (char* args, i
    normally include a dollar sign.
 
    If the specified internal variable does not exist,
-   one is created, with a void value.  */
+   the return value is NULL.  */
 
 struct internalvar *
-lookup_internalvar (char *name)
+lookup_only_internalvar (char *name)
 {
   struct internalvar *var;
 
@@ -752,6 +752,17 @@ lookup_internalvar (char *name)
     if (strcmp (var->name, name) == 0)
       return var;
 
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/* Create an internal variable with name NAME and with a void value.
+   NAME should not normally include a dollar sign.  */
+
+struct internalvar *
+create_internalvar (char *name)
+{
+  struct internalvar *var;
   var = (struct internalvar *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct internalvar));
   var->name = concat (name, (char *)NULL);
   var->value = allocate_value (builtin_type_void);
@@ -762,6 +773,25 @@ lookup_internalvar (char *name)
   return var;
 }
 
+
+/* Look up an internal variable with name NAME.  NAME should not
+   normally include a dollar sign.
+
+   If the specified internal variable does not exist,
+   one is created, with a void value.  */
+
+struct internalvar *
+lookup_internalvar (char *name)
+{
+  struct internalvar *var;
+
+  var = lookup_only_internalvar (name);
+  if (var)
+    return var;
+
+  return create_internalvar (name);
+}
+
 struct value *
 value_of_internalvar (struct internalvar *var)
 {
--- gdb/parse.c
+++ gdb/parse.c
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ write_dollar_variable (struct stoken str
 {
   struct symbol *sym = NULL;
   struct minimal_symbol *msym = NULL;
+  struct internalvar *isym = NULL;
 
   /* Handle the tokens $digits; also $ (short for $0) and $$ (short for $$1)
      and $$digits (equivalent to $<-digits> if you could type that). */
@@ -486,6 +487,17 @@ write_dollar_variable (struct stoken str
   if (i >= 0)
     goto handle_register;
 
+  /* Any names starting with $ are probably debugger internal variables.  */
+
+  isym = lookup_only_internalvar (copy_name (str) + 1);
+  if (isym)
+    {
+      write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
+      write_exp_elt_intern (isym);
+      write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
+      return;
+    }
+
   /* On some systems, such as HP-UX and hppa-linux, certain system routines 
      have names beginning with $ or $$.  Check for those, first. */
 
@@ -508,10 +520,10 @@ write_dollar_variable (struct stoken str
       return;
     }
 
-  /* Any other names starting in $ are debugger internal variables.  */
+  /* Any other names are assumed to be debugger internal variables.  */
 
   write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
-  write_exp_elt_intern (lookup_internalvar (copy_name (str) + 1));
+  write_exp_elt_intern (create_internalvar (copy_name (str) + 1));
   write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
   return;
 handle_last: