Segmentation fault attempting to print an Objective-C field in gdb - objective-c

Question

In GDB I get a segmentation fault if I attempt to do the following:
print bg->top
The code looks a bit like this:
#interface Sprite : Object
{
#public
int top;
/* Other fields */
}
#end
bg = [Sprite load: "test.png"];
/* GDB is at a breakpoint after the above line */
The message I get is:
(gdb) print bg->top
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x6a7e3048 in libobjc-2!__objc_class_links_resolved () from C:\MinGW\bin\libobjc-2.dll
The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.
GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.
To change this behavior use "set unwindonsignal on".
Evaluation of the expression containing the function
(objc_lookup_class) will be abandoned.
When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop.
Why is this?
I'm using the GNU Objective-C runtime and I'm not using GNUStep.

Answer 1

how is 'bg' declared?
id bg or Sprite *bg
using 'id bg'
you must cast bg to the correct class,
(gdb) p bg->top
There is no member named top.
(gdb) p ((struct Sprite *)bg)->top
$1 = 0
using Sprite *bg
(gdb) p bg->top
$1 = 0
using GNU gdb (GDB) 7.3.50.20110421-cvs
under linux, which version of gdb are you using?
is the Sprite class implemented separately in a DLL/library or
in the main application?
its possible it could be some manifestation of
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39465