Conference turris::decladebug

880.0. "func fails with function scopes" by CXXC::MJHANS (Matthew Hanselman, DEC C) Tue Mar 11 1997 13:23

    You cannot use the "func" command to return to a function scope if the
    class scope is within the function scope.
    
    In the provided example, "D" is in the file scope, but "C" is within
    main()'s scope.  If you "class D", you can successfully "func main". 
    But trying "class C ; func main" fails.
    
    +++++++++++++++++++++
    // tmp.cxx                    
    class D {
      char a;
    } d;
    
    main()
    {
      float a;
    
      class C {
        int a;
      } c;
    
      return 0;
    }
    +++++++++++++++++++++
    
    Welcome to the Ladebug Debugger Version 4.0-30
    ------------------ 
    object file name: a.out 
    Reading symbolic information ...done
    (ladebug) stop in main
    [#1: stop in int main(void) ]
    (ladebug) run
    [1] stopped at [int main(void):14 0x120002120]
         14   return 0;
    (ladebug) class C
    class C  {
      int a;
    }
    (ladebug) func main
    Symbol main not visible in current scope.
    (ladebug) class D
    class D  {
      char a;
    }
    (ladebug) func main
    int main(void) in tmp.cxx line No. 14:
         14   return 0;
    
    								- Matt

I've added this report to the C++ bugs list.

-Steve