A following patch will want to do
string_file str_file;
scoped_restore save_stdout
= make_scoped_restore (&gdb_stdout, &str_file);
where gdb_stdout is a ui_file *, and string_file is a type that
inherits from ui_file, but that doesn't compile today:
src/gdb/top.c: In function ‘std::__cxx11::string execute_command_to_string(char*, int)’:
src/gdb/top.c:710:50: error: no matching function for call to ‘make_scoped_restore(ui_file**, string_file*)’
= make_scoped_restore (&gdb_stdout, &str_file);
^
[...]
In file included from src/gdb/utils.h:25:0,
from src/gdb/defs.h:732,
from src/gdb/top.c:20:
src/gdb/common/scoped_restore.h:94:24: note: candidate: template<class T> scoped_restore_tmpl<T> make_scoped_restore(T*, T)
scoped_restore_tmpl<T> make_scoped_restore (T *var, T value)
^
src/gdb/common/scoped_restore.h:94:24: note: template argument deduction/substitution failed:
src/gdb/top.c:710:50: note: deduced conflicting types for parameter ‘T’ (‘ui_file*’ and ‘string_file*’)
= make_scoped_restore (&gdb_stdout, &str_file);
^
This commit makes code such as the above possible.
gdb/ChangeLog:
2017-01-31 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* common/scoped_restore.h
(scoped_restore_tmpl::scoped_restore_tmpl): Template on T2, and
change the value's parameter type to T2.
(make_scoped_restore): Likewise.
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