Re: Type information in -data-evaluate-expression

[Vladimir Prus <ghost at cs dot msu dot su>]

Nick Roberts wrote:

> Here's another example where tooltips using -data-evaluate-expression
> might not work:
> 
>   int i;
>   i = 1;
>   {
>     int i;
>     i = 10;
> =>  i++;
>   }
> 
> If execution is at the arrow, the user might place the mouse over the
> first
> occurrence of i and expect the value 1 to be displayed.  However, since
> -data-evaluate-expression evaluates relative to the current line, 10 would
> actually be displayed.

Not that it works with variable objects, anyway. OTOH, I think
expanding -var-create so that it takes "context line" where expression
is to be evaluated should be rather simple.

- Volodya