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Add support for strings with dynamic length using the DWARF attribute
DW_AT_string_length.
Currently gFortran generates DWARF for some strings that make use of
DW_AT_string_length like this:
<1><2cc>: Abbrev Number: 20 (DW_TAG_string_type)
<2cd> DW_AT_string_length: 5 byte block: 99 bd 1 0 0 (DW_OP_call4: <0x1bd>)
<2d3> DW_AT_byte_size : 4
<2d4> DW_AT_sibling : <0x2e2>
In this type entry the DW_AT_string_length attribute references a
second DW_TAG_formal_parameter that contains the string length. The
DW_AT_byte_size indicates that the length is a 4-byte value.
This commit extends GDB's DWARF parsing for strings so that we can
create dynamic types as well as static types, based on the attribute
the DWARF contains.
I then extend the dynamic type resolution code in gdbtypes.c to add
support for resolving dynamic strings.
gdb/ChangeLog:
* dwarf2read.c (read_tag_string_type): Read the fields required to
make a dynamic string, and possibly create a dynamic range for the
string.
(attr_to_dynamic_prop): Setup is_reference based on the type of
attribute being processed.
* gdbtypes.c (is_dynamic_type_internal): Handle TYPE_CODE_STRING.
(resolve_dynamic_array): Rename to...
(resolve_dynamic_array_or_string): ...this, update header comment,
and accept TYPE_CODE_STRING.
(resolve_dynamic_type_internal): Handle TYPE_CODE_STRING.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
* gdb.fortran/array-slices.exp: Add test for dynamic strings.
Change-Id: I03f2d181b26156f48f27a03c8a59f9bd4d71ac17
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