Re: [RFA/MI testsuite] gdb/701 test (varobj)

[Fernando Nasser <fnasser@redhat.com>]

Thanks for checking this out Keith.

Regards,
Fernando

Keith Seitz wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Fernando Nasser wrote:
> 
> 
>>As you are at it, canyou take a look at this old patch of mine that I've 
>>found lost in a branch....  Something should be broken without it!
> 
> 
> Ok, I've got a testcase for it... I'll be submitting it shortly.
> 
> I think your patch is now obsolete. At one time this was necessary
> because when we call varobj_update, we've already gotten a pointer to our 
> varobj (via varobj_get_handle). When varobj_update is called and the type 
> changes, the original varobj is deleted, and a new one is created with the 
> same name. I changed the API for varobj_update so that this new handle is 
> propagated upward.
> 
> Thus, when varobj_update returns, the handle is still valid (if 
> different). This change was committed by me on 2001-08-17.
> 
> Keith
> 


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