Index: gdb-head/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-create-rtti.exp
===================================================================
--- gdb-head.orig/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-create-rtti.exp	2013-04-17 10:24:53.083499115 +0200
+++ gdb-head/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-create-rtti.exp	2013-04-18 10:46:23.465940961 +0200
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ if ![mi_run_to_main] {
 # Enable "print object"
 mi_gdb_test "-gdb-set print object on" ".*"
 
-# Test creating a variable for $sp
-mi_gdb_test "-var-create sp1 * \$sp" \
+# Test creating a variable for $sp.
+# We use a explicit cast to (void *) as that is the
+# type that caused the bug this testcase is testing for.
+mi_gdb_test "-var-create sp1 * ((void*)\$sp)" \
 	    "\\^done,name=\"sp1\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"$hex\",type=\"void \\*\",has_more=\"0\"" \
 	    "-var-create sp1 * \$sp"
 gdb_exit
Index: gdb-head/gdb/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- gdb-head.orig/gdb/ChangeLog	2013-04-18 10:39:43.913948060 +0200
+++ gdb-head/gdb/ChangeLog	2013-04-18 10:46:50.085940489 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2013-04-18  Luis Machado  <lgustavo@codesourcery.com>
 
+	* gdb.mi/mi-var-create-rtti.exp: Create a variable of
+	type void *.
+
+2013-04-18  Luis Machado  <lgustavo@codesourcery.com>
+
 	* ppc-linux-nat.c (ppc_linux_new_thread): Clear the new thread's
 	debug state prior to replicating existing hardware watchpoints or
 	breakpoints.