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[RFC/Patch] PR 16113: Allow gdb.Field objects as subscripts on gdb.Value objects
- From: Siva Chandra <sivachandra at google dot com>
- To: gdb-patches <gdb-patches at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 17:02:35 -0800
- Subject: [RFC/Patch] PR 16113: Allow gdb.Field objects as subscripts on gdb.Value objects
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Hi,
The attached patch addresses the marked PR. The doc and NEWS changes
are incomplete as it depends on whether the route I have taken in this
patch is acceptable. I will fill them after I get (dis/)approval.
Other changes to the doc and NEWS are present.
2013-12-08 Siva Chandra Reddy <sivachandra@google.com>
PR 16113: Allow gdb.Field objects with the subscript operator on
gdb.Value objects of struct/class values.
* NEWS (Python Scripting): Add entry for the new feature.
* python/py-type.c (gdbpy_is_field): New function
* python/py-value.c (valpy_getitem): Allow subscript value to be
a gdb.Field object.
(value_has_field): New function
(get_field_flag): New function
* python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_is_field): Add declaration.
testsuite/
* gdb.python/py-value-cc.cc: Improve test case.
* gdb.python/py-value-cc.exp: Add new tests.
doc/
* gdb.texinfo (Values From Inferior): Add a note about using
gdb.Field objects as subscripts on gdb.Value objects.