+ struct type *base_type = nullptr;
+ if (TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_ARRAY)
+ base_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
+ else if (rust_slice_type_p (type))
+ {
+ for (int i = 0; i < TYPE_NFIELDS (type); ++i)
+ {
+ if (strcmp (TYPE_FIELD_NAME (type, i), "data_ptr") == 0)
+ {
+ base_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (type, i));
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (base_type == nullptr)
+ error (_("Could not find 'data_ptr' in slice type"));
+ }
+ else if (TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
+ base_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
+ else
+ error (_("Cannot subscript non-array type"));
+
+ struct type *new_type;
+ if (want_slice)
+ {
+ if (rust_slice_type_p (type))
+ new_type = type;
+ else
+ {
+ struct type *usize
+ = language_lookup_primitive_type (exp->language_defn,
+ exp->gdbarch,
+ "usize");
+ new_type = rust_slice_type ("&[*gdb*]", base_type, usize);
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ new_type = base_type;