From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Keith Seitz <keiths@cygnus.com>
To: Fernando Nasser <fnasser@redhat.com>
Cc: Insight Maling List <insight@sources.redhat.com>, Jim Ingham <jingham@apple.com>
Subject: Re: Variable errors
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:13:00 -0000
Message-id: <Pine.SOL.3.91.1010411121155.14548h-100000@ryobi.cygnus.com>
References: <3AD4A86C.95E8C039@redhat.com>
X-SW-Source: 2001-q2/msg00051.html

On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Fernando Nasser wrote:

> Keith Seitz wrote:
> > 
> > Let's say that the variable "i" is in the variable object "var6". Now,
> > when you do "var6 update", it returns either an empty list if its value
> > has not changed since the last check OR it returns "var6" if its value
> > has changed. Or look in the debug window and it prints "Type changed" all
> > the time.
> > 
> 
> I guess you're right, I forgot the scalars.  Try this patch (*UNTESTED*)
> for now.  I will flag the varobj name if the type has changed over the
> weekend.  Until I do this, variables that change type from scalar to
> scalar (different types) will be highlighted.

That should do the trick. You need not hurredly do anything, I just 
wanted to let readers (do we have any?) know that this buglet exists (and 
offer some simple workarounds until an "official" response can be made by 
us).

Thanks!
Keith