c++/1210: Printing fails/aborts for some attributes (Cannot access memory at address)

[milan dot schulte at offis dot de]

>Number:         1210
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       Printing fails/aborts for some attributes (Cannot access memory at address)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed May 14 14:18:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     milan.schulte@offis.de
>Release:        unknown-1.0
>Organization:
>Environment:

>Description:
Using GDB 5.3 from console of DDD 3.3.1 to print the content of an object aborts at some attribute:

(gdb) print (*this)
$15 = (ControlEndCon [incomplete object]) {
  <ControlNode> = {
    <GraphNode> = {
      <Node> = {
        <Element> = {
          <Base> = {
            _vptr.Base = 0x85c5038
          }, <No data fields>}, 
        members of Node: 
        myLocalSet = {Cannot access memory at address 0xfffffff4
(gdb)

The attribute myLocalSet is *not* a pointer. Printing the attribute with the following command works:

(gdb) print (*this).myLocalSet
$17 = (StorageUnitSet) {
  <Element> = {
    <Base> = {
      _vptr.Base = 0x859b9d0
    }, <No data fields>}, 
  <ComparableList<StorageUnit*>> = {
    <List<StorageUnit*>> = {
      <BasicType> = {
        _vptr.BasicType = 0x859b9d0
      }, 
      members of List<StorageUnit*>: 
      mySize = 0, 
      myIteratorCount = 0, 
      myHead = 0x0, 
      myTail = 0x0
    }, <No data fields>}, <No data fields>}
(gdb) 

I'm using g++ (GCC) 3.3 and binutils 2.13.90.0.18 (i486-suse-linux) using BFD version 2.13.90.0.18

The above works with the same source code using GCC 2.95.2, binutils 2.9.5, GDB 5.1.1, DDD 3.3.1.

Any hints appreciated!
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