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diff --git a/gdb/parse.c b/gdb/parse.c
index 6bf07bf..e0b5b70 100644
--- a/gdb/parse.c
+++ b/gdb/parse.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
#include "doublest.h"
#include "gdb_assert.h"
#include "block.h"
+#include "source.h"
/* Standard set of definitions for printing, dumping, prefixifying,
* and evaluating expressions. */
@@ -1075,13 +1076,27 @@ parse_exp_in_context (char **stringptr, struct block *block, int comma,
old_chain = make_cleanup (free_funcalls, 0 /*ignore*/);
funcall_chain = 0;
+ /* If no context specified, try using the current frame, if any. */
+
+ if (!block)
+ block = get_selected_block (&expression_context_pc);
+
+ /* Fall back to using the current source static context, if any. */
+
+ if (!block)
+ {
+ struct symtab_and_line cursal = get_current_source_symtab_and_line ();
+ if (cursal.symtab)
+ block = BLOCKVECTOR_BLOCK (BLOCKVECTOR (cursal.symtab), STATIC_BLOCK);
+ }
+
+ /* Save the context, if specified by caller, or found above. */
+
if (block)
{
expression_context_block = block;
expression_context_pc = BLOCK_START (block);
}
- else
- expression_context_block = get_selected_block (&expression_context_pc);
expout_size = 10;
expout_ptr = 0;