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

Tom Tromey
2008-09-01T07:19:41Z

>>>>> "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.

Tom