Re: MI/C++/references fixup

Daniel Jacobowitz
2006-11-29T14:24:50Z

On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 05:15:04PM +0300, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > > + /* 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. */
> >
> > in the address of a reference, in C++ a reference.
> >
> > In C++ it can't meaningfully change. In a program, though, it can;
> > once when it's initialized, and again if something scribbles on the
> > stack. And that might be what you're trying to debug. So, I'm
> > a little wary of this; it seems to me that we ought to check for both
> > changes in the address and value (sort of like we do for watchpoints).
>
> In practice, if the address changes, the value also changes, so the user can
> notice. Second, if user really wants to get the address, he can do that
> with "&whatever".

I suppose that's true. Want to post an updated patch, and we'll see if
anyone has a reason to keep it? We're leaving the CLI as it was, this
time.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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