Tom Tromey <tro...@redhat.com> writes: >>>>>> "Samuel" == Samuel Bronson <naes...@gmail.com> writes: > > Samuel> +# FIXME: The handling of e.g. std::basic_string (at least on char) > Samuel> +# probably needs updating to work with Python 3's new string rules. > Samuel> +# > Samuel> +# In particular, Python 3 has a separate type (called byte) for > Samuel> +# bytestrings, and a special b"" syntax for the byte literals; the > old > Samuel> +# str() type has been redefined to always store Unicode text. > Samuel> +# > Samuel> +# We probably can't do much about this until GDB get their act > Samuel> +# together: <https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17138> > > I don't think this comment is applicable. > The libstdc++ pretty-printers use gdb.Value.lazy_string, not the > built-in Python types.
Hmm, doesn't that just make it a timebomb -- a value that will explode if, at some point in the future, someone tries to treat it as a string? -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
