+/* Read a frame specification from FRAME_EXP and return the selected frame.
+ Call error() if the specification is in any way invalid (so this
+ function never returns NULL).
+
+ The frame specification is usually an integer level number, however if
+ the number does not match a valid frame level then it will be treated as
+ a frame address. The frame address will then be used to find a matching
+ frame in the stack. If no matching frame is found then a new frame will
+ be created.
+
+ The use of FRAME_EXP as an address is undocumented in the GDB user
+ manual, this feature is supported here purely for backward
+ compatibility. */
+
+static struct frame_info *
+parse_frame_specification (const char *frame_exp)
+{
+ gdb_assert (frame_exp != NULL);
+
+ /* NOTE: Parse and evaluate expression, but do not use
+ functions such as parse_and_eval_long or
+ parse_and_eval_address to also extract the value.
+ Instead value_as_long and value_as_address are used.
+ This avoids problems with expressions that contain
+ side-effects. */
+ struct value *arg = parse_and_eval (frame_exp);
+
+ /* Assume ARG is an integer, and try using that to select a frame. */
+ struct frame_info *fid;
+ int level = value_as_long (arg);
+
+ fid = find_relative_frame (get_current_frame (), &level);
+ if (level == 0)
+ /* find_relative_frame was successful. */
+ return fid;
+
+ /* Convert the value into a corresponding address. */
+ CORE_ADDR addr = value_as_address (arg);
+
+ /* Assume that ADDR is an address, use that to identify a frame with a
+ matching ID. */
+ struct frame_id id = frame_id_build_wild (addr);
+
+ /* If (s)he specifies the frame with an address, he deserves
+ what (s)he gets. Still, give the highest one that matches.
+ (NOTE: cagney/2004-10-29: Why highest, or outer-most, I don't
+ know). */
+ for (fid = get_current_frame ();
+ fid != NULL;
+ fid = get_prev_frame (fid))
+ {
+ if (frame_id_eq (id, get_frame_id (fid)))
+ {
+ struct frame_info *prev_frame;
+
+ while (1)
+ {
+ prev_frame = get_prev_frame (fid);
+ if (!prev_frame
+ || !frame_id_eq (id, get_frame_id (prev_frame)))
+ break;
+ fid = prev_frame;
+ }
+ return fid;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* We couldn't identify the frame as an existing frame, but
+ perhaps we can create one with a single argument. */
+ return create_new_frame (addr, 0);
+}
+
+/* Implement the -stack-select-frame MI command. */
+