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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/varobj.c b/gdb/varobj.c
index a10560f..dad284d 100644
--- a/gdb/varobj.c
+++ b/gdb/varobj.c
@@ -972,7 +972,8 @@ varobj_add_child (struct varobj *var, struct varobj_item *item)
}
/* Obtain the type of an object Variable as a string similar to the one gdb
- prints on the console. */
+ prints on the console. The caller is responsible for freeing the string.
+ */
char *
varobj_get_type (struct varobj *var)
@@ -1289,11 +1290,16 @@ update_type_if_necessary (struct varobj *var, struct value *new_value)
{
struct type *new_type;
char *curr_type_str, *new_type_str;
+ int type_name_changed;
new_type = value_actual_type (new_value, 0, 0);
new_type_str = type_to_string (new_type);
curr_type_str = varobj_get_type (var);
- if (strcmp (curr_type_str, new_type_str) != 0)
+ type_name_changed = strcmp (curr_type_str, new_type_str) != 0;
+ xfree (curr_type_str);
+ xfree (new_type_str);
+
+ if (type_name_changed)
{
var->type = new_type;