Re: [rfc][15/37] Eliminate builtin_type_ macros: Dereferencing of integer types

Ulrich Weigand
2008-09-02T23:34:26Z

Tom Tromey wrote:
> >>>>> "Ulrich" == Ulrich Weigand <uweigand@de.ibm.com> writes:
>
> Ulrich> GDB allows to dereference an integer type, treating it as if
> Ulrich> it were an "int *".
>
> Ulrich> It might make sense to check for which languages this extension
> Ulrich> is actually useful, and remove it from the rest.
>
> Ulrich> * jv-lang.c (evaluate_subexp_java): Likewise.
>
> FWIW -- I couldn't come up with a situation where this extension makes
> sense for Java. I'm certain I have never used it while debugging Java
> code.

Fine with me -- I'll leave the jv-lang.c part out then.