PR gdb/11702

	* dwarf2read.c (dwarf2_add_field): Only create a symbol if
	DW_AT_external is present.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 07f2bf4db8e59556a413284e905eac94ed056161..b3f6fc5df0a07bae47c6ee5d033de56ff4b38b62 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2010-06-29  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 
+       PR gdb/11702
+       * dwarf2read.c (dwarf2_add_field): Only create a symbol if
+       DW_AT_external is present.
+
        PR gdb/11702
        * NEWS: Add entry.
        * dwarf2read.c (dwarf2_add_field): If DW_AT_const_value is present,

diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
index 127d10fc741fd7afee8f90e103777307125cf618..858b18e44da5739ed58708af02c5bda112bab0a4 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -4528,11 +4528,6 @@ dwarf2_add_field (struct field_info *fip, struct die_info *die,
 
   fp = &new_field->field;
 
-  /* NOTE: According to the dwarf standard, static data members are
-     indicated by having DW_AT_external.
-     The check here for ! die_is_declaration is historical.
-     This test is replicated in new_symbol.  */
-
   if (die->tag == DW_TAG_member && ! die_is_declaration (die, cu))
     {
       /* Data member other than a C++ static data member.  */
@@ -4649,7 +4644,12 @@ dwarf2_add_field (struct field_info *fip, struct die_info *die,
        return;
 
       attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_const_value, cu);
-      if (attr)
+      if (attr
+         /* Only create a symbol if this is an external value.
+            new_symbol checks this and puts the value in the global symbol
+            table, which we want.  If it is not external, new_symbol
+            will try to put the value in cu->list_in_scope which is wrong.  */
+         && dwarf2_flag_true_p (die, DW_AT_external, cu))
        {
          /* A static const member, not much different than an enum as far as
             we're concerned, except that we can support more types.  */
@@ -8850,10 +8850,8 @@ new_symbol (struct die_info *die, struct type *type, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
             static const members.  */
          if (die->tag == DW_TAG_member)
            {
-             /* NOTE: This test seems wrong according to the dwarf standard.
-                static data members are represented by DW_AT_external.
-                However, dwarf2_add_field is currently calling
-                die_is_declaration to check, so we do the same.  */
+             /* dwarf2_add_field uses die_is_declaration,
+                so we do the same.  */
              gdb_assert (die_is_declaration (die, cu));
              gdb_assert (attr);
            }