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diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi index 31e8995..cfa8131 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/python.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi @@ -1068,6 +1068,12 @@ The type code for this type. The type code will be one of the @code{TYPE_CODE_} constants defined below. @end defvar +@defvar Type.dynamic +A boolean indicating whether this type is dynamic. In some +situations, such as Rust @code{enum} types or Ada variant records, the +concrete type of a value may vary depending on its contents. +@end defvar + @defvar Type.name The name of this type. If this type has no name, then @code{None} is returned. @@ -1076,7 +1082,9 @@ is returned. @defvar Type.sizeof The size of this type, in target @code{char} units. Usually, a target's @code{char} type will be an 8-bit byte. However, on some -unusual platforms, this type may have a different size. +unusual platforms, this type may have a different size. A dynamic +type may not have a fixed size; in this case, this attribute's value +will be @code{None}. @end defvar @defvar Type.tag @@ -1106,7 +1114,9 @@ Each field is a @code{gdb.Field} object, with some pre-defined attributes: @item bitpos This attribute is not available for @code{enum} or @code{static} (as in C@t{++}) fields. The value is the position, counting -in bits, from the start of the containing type. +in bits, from the start of the containing type. Note that, in a +dynamic type, the position of a field may not be constant. In this +case, the value will be @code{None}. @item enumval This attribute is only available for @code{enum} fields, and its value |