Index: varobj.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/varobj.c,v
retrieving revision 1.62
diff -u -p -r1.62 varobj.c
--- varobj.c	29 Nov 2006 06:41:13 -0000	1.62
+++ varobj.c	29 Nov 2006 08:52:22 -0000
@@ -512,10 +512,7 @@ varobj_create (char *objname,
 	   right type.  */
 	value = evaluate_type (var->root->exp);
 
-      release_value (value);
-
       var->type = value_type (value);
-
       install_new_value (var, value, 1 /* Initial assignment */);
 
       /* Set language info */
@@ -847,9 +844,7 @@ varobj_set_value (struct varobj *var, ch
 	 with catch the exception.  */
       if (!gdb_value_assign (var->value, value, &val))
 	return 0;
-
-      release_value (val);
-      
+     
       /* If the value has changed, record it, so that next -var-update can
 	 report this change.  If a variable had a value of '1', we've set it
 	 to '333' and then set again to '1', when -var-update will report this
@@ -901,7 +896,10 @@ varobj_list (struct varobj ***varlist)
    and return 0.
    Otherwise, assign the value and if type_changeable returns non-zero,
    find if the new value is different from the current value.
-   Return 1 if so, and 0 if the values are equal.  */
+   Return 1 if so, and 0 if the values are equal.  
+
+   The VALUE parameter should not be released -- the function will
+   take care of releasing it when needed.  */
 static int
 install_new_value (struct varobj *var, struct value *value, int initial)
 { 
@@ -917,6 +915,15 @@ install_new_value (struct varobj *var, s
   changeable = type_changeable (var);
   need_to_fetch = changeable;
 
+  /* We are not interested in address of references, and given
+     that in C++ reference is not rebindable, it cannot
+     meaningfully change.  So, get hold of the real value.  */
+  if (value)
+    {
+      value = coerce_ref (value);
+      release_value (value);
+    }
+
   if (var->type && TYPE_CODE (var->type) == TYPE_CODE_UNION)
     /* For unions, we need to fetch the value implicitly because
        of implementation of union member fetch.  When gdb
@@ -985,6 +992,8 @@ install_new_value (struct varobj *var, s
     value_free (var->value);
   var->value = value;
   var->updated = 0;
+  
+  gdb_assert (!var->value || value_type (var->value));
 
   return changed;
 }
Index: testsuite/lib/mi-support.exp
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/testsuite/lib/mi-support.exp,v
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -p -r1.33 mi-support.exp
--- testsuite/lib/mi-support.exp	24 Jul 2006 20:38:08 -0000	1.33
+++ testsuite/lib/mi-support.exp	29 Nov 2006 08:52:23 -0000
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ proc mi_runto {func} {
 
   set test "mi runto $func"
   mi_gdb_test "200-break-insert $func" \
-    "200\\^done,bkpt=\{number=\"\[0-9\]+\",type=\"breakpoint\",disp=\"keep\",enabled=\"y\",addr=\"$hex\",func=\"$func\",file=\".*\",line=\"\[0-9\]*\",times=\"0\"\}" \
+    "200\\^done,bkpt=\{number=\"\[0-9\]+\",type=\"breakpoint\",disp=\"keep\",enabled=\"y\",addr=\"$hex\",func=\"$func\(\\\(\\\)\)?\",file=\".*\",line=\"\[0-9\]*\",times=\"0\"\}" \
     "breakpoint at $func"
 
   if {![regexp {number="[0-9]+"} $expect_out(buffer) str]
@@ -998,3 +998,40 @@ proc mi0_continue_to { bkptno func args 
     mi0_execute_to "exec-continue" "breakpoint-hit\",bkptno=\"$bkptno" \
 	"$func" "$args" "$file" "$line" "" "$test"
 }
+
+# Creates varobj named NAME for EXPRESSION.
+# Name cannot be "-".
+proc mi_create_varobj { name expression } {
+    mi_gdb_test "-var-create $name * $expression" \
+        "\\^done,name=\"$name\",numchild=\"\[0-9\]+\",type=.*" \
+        "-var-create $name * $expression"
+}
+
+# Updates varobj named NAME and checks that all varobjs in EXPECTED
+# are reported as updated, and no other varobj is updated.
+# Assumes that no varobj is out of scope and that no varobj changes
+# types.
+proc mi_varobj_update { name expected } {
+    set er "\\^done,changelist=\\\["
+    set first 1
+    foreach item $expected {
+        set v "{name=\"$item\",in_scope=\"true\",type_changed=\"false\"}"
+        if {$first} {
+            set er "$er$v"
+        } else {
+            set er "$er,$v"
+        }
+    }
+    set er "$er\\\]"
+
+    verbose -log "Expecting: $er" 2
+    mi_gdb_test "-var-update $name" $er \
+        "-var-update $name: expect $expected"
+}
+
+proc mi_check_varobj_value { name value } {
+
+    mi_gdb_test "-var-evaluate-expression $name" \
+	"\\^done,value=\"$value\"" \
+	"-var-evaluate-expression $name: expect $value"
+}
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