Here, foo__Ta1S___XP1 is the type used for the code generation while
foo__Ta1S is the source-level type. Both form a valid GNAT encoding for
a packed array type.
Trying to print A2 (1) can make GDB crash. This is because A2 is defined
as a reference to a GNAT encoding for a packed array. When decoding
constrained packed arrays, the ada_coerce_ref subprogram follows
references and returns a fixed type from the target type, peeling
the GNAT encoding for packed arrays. The remaining code assumes that
the resulting type is still such an encoding while we only have
a standard GDB array type, hence the crash:
arr = ada_coerce_ref (arr);
[...]
type = decode_constrained_packed_array_type (value_type (arr));
decode_constrained_packed_array_type assumes that its argument is
such an encoding. From its front comment:
/* The array type encoded by TYPE, where
ada_is_constrained_packed_array_type (TYPE). */
This patch simply replaces the call to ada_coerce_ref with a call
to coerce_ref in order to avoid prematurely transforming
the packed array type as a side-effect. This way, the remaining code
will always work with a GNAT encoding.
gdb/ChangeLog:
* ada-lang.c (decode_constrained_packed_array): Perform a
minimal coercion for reference with coerce_ref instead of
ada_coerce_ref.