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Re: [GDB 6.8] Problem using watchpoints with compound objects
The following is the example I am using:
int a[4];
int main (void)
{
a[0] = 1;
return 0;
}
and the GDB command is "watch a", so GDB should be watching the contents
of the array object and not its address. I have also tried the following
test with the same effect:
struct {int m1, m2, m3, m4;} a;
int main (void)
{
a.m1 = 1;
return 0;
}
In both cases value_equal is comparing the address of the object and not
the contents. This is caused, I believe, by the following code at the
start of value_equal:
arg1 = coerce_array (arg1);
arg2 = coerce_array (arg2);
which is converting the compound objects into pointers. These are then
used in the latter tests of value_equal.
Cheers,
Antony.
Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 05:38:56PM +0000, Antony KING wrote:
>> After applying the patch for problem 1 I then encountered a second
>> problem where a watchpoint is being erroneously dismissed as being
>> unchanged. I believe this problem is due to the following test in
>> watchpoint_check():
>>
>> if (!value_equal (b->val, new_val))
>>
>> This test is only comparing the address of the object and not its
>> contents. I think the test should be revised to the following:
>
> What are you setting a watchpoint on? value_equal is an
> implementation of the equality operator in the CLI. If you have a
> pointer, it will only compare the addresses, but for a struct object
> it should compare contents.