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From FEDORA_PATCHES Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fedora GDB patches <invalid@email.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:07:50 +0200
Subject: gdb-vla-intel-fortran-vla-strings.patch

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git diff --stat -p gdb/master...gdb/users/bheckel/fortran-vla-strings
0ad7d8d1a3a36c6e04e3b6d37d8825f18d595723

gdb/NEWS                                  |   2 +
 gdb/c-valprint.c                          |  22 +++++
 gdb/dwarf2read.c                          | 158 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 gdb/f-typeprint.c                         |  93 +++++++++---------
 gdb/gdbtypes.c                            |  44 ++++++++-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc           |   9 ++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.exp          |   9 ++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.exp    | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.f90    | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/print_type.exp  | 100 +++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-ptype.exp   |  12 +--
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.exp | 103 +++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.f90 |  39 ++++++++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-type.exp    |   7 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-value.exp   |  12 ++-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-child-f.exp   |   7 +-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-vla-fortran.exp   |  27 ++---
 gdb/typeprint.c                           |  19 ++++
 gdb/valops.c                              |  16 ++-
 gdb/valprint.c                            |   6 --
 20 files changed, 827 insertions(+), 110 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -985,6 +985,8 @@ SH-5/SH64 running OpenBSD 	SH-5/SH64 support in sh*-*-openbsd*
 
 *** Changes in GDB 8.1
 
+* Fortran: Support pointers to dynamic types.
+
 * GDB now supports dynamically creating arbitrary register groups specified
   in XML target descriptions.  This allows for finer grain grouping of
   registers on systems with a large amount of registers.
diff --git a/gdb/c-valprint.c b/gdb/c-valprint.c
--- a/gdb/c-valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/c-valprint.c
@@ -572,6 +572,28 @@ c_value_print (struct value *val, struct ui_file *stream,
       else
 	{
 	  /* normal case */
+	  if (type->code () == TYPE_CODE_PTR
+	      && 1 == is_dynamic_type (type))
+	    {
+	      CORE_ADDR addr;
+	      if (NULL != TYPE_DATA_LOCATION (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type)))
+		addr = value_address (val);
+	      else
+		addr = value_as_address (val);
+
+	      /* We resolve the target-type only when the
+	         pointer is associated.  */
+	      if ((addr != 0)
+		  && (0 == type_not_associated (type)))
+		  TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type) =
+		      resolve_dynamic_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type),
+					    {}, addr);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      /* Do nothing. References are already resolved from the beginning,
+	         only pointers are resolved when we actual need the target.  */
+	    }
 	  fprintf_filtered (stream, "(");
 	  type_print (value_type (val), "", stream, -1);
 	  fprintf_filtered (stream, ") ");
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2/read.c b/gdb/dwarf2/read.c
--- a/gdb/dwarf2/read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2/read.c
@@ -1562,7 +1562,10 @@ static void read_signatured_type (signatured_type *sig_type,
 
 static int attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr,
 				 struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu,
-				 struct dynamic_prop *prop, struct type *type);
+				 struct dynamic_prop *prop,
+				 struct type *default_type,
+				 const gdb_byte *additional_data,
+				 int additional_data_size);
 
 /* memory allocation interface */
 
@@ -13631,7 +13634,7 @@ read_func_scope (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
       newobj->static_link
 	= XOBNEW (&objfile->objfile_obstack, struct dynamic_prop);
       attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, newobj->static_link,
-			    cu->addr_type ());
+			    cu->addr_type (), NULL, 0);
     }
 
   cu->list_in_scope = cu->get_builder ()->get_local_symbols ();
@@ -16073,7 +16076,7 @@ read_structure_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
       else
 	{
 	  struct dynamic_prop prop;
-	  if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, cu->addr_type ()))
+	  if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, cu->addr_type (), NULL, 0))
 	    type->add_dyn_prop (DYN_PROP_BYTE_SIZE, prop);
           TYPE_LENGTH (type) = 0;
 	}
@@ -16764,7 +16767,7 @@ read_array_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
       byte_stride_prop
 	= (struct dynamic_prop *) alloca (sizeof (struct dynamic_prop));
       stride_ok = attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, byte_stride_prop,
-					prop_type);
+					prop_type, NULL, 0);
       if (!stride_ok)
 	{
 	  complaint (_("unable to read array DW_AT_byte_stride "
@@ -17522,7 +17525,7 @@ read_tag_string_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
   struct attribute *attr;
   struct dynamic_prop prop;
   bool length_is_constant = true;
-  LONGEST length;
+  ULONGEST length = UINT_MAX;
 
   /* There are a couple of places where bit sizes might be made use of
      when parsing a DW_TAG_string_type, however, no producer that we know
@@ -17543,6 +17546,10 @@ read_tag_string_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 	}
     }
 
+  index_type = objfile_type (objfile)->builtin_int;
+  range_type = create_static_range_type (NULL, index_type, 1, length);
+
+  /* If DW_AT_string_length is defined, the length is stored in memory.  */
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_string_length, cu);
   if (attr != nullptr && !attr->form_is_constant ())
     {
@@ -17569,13 +17576,68 @@ read_tag_string_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 	}
 
       /* Convert the attribute into a dynamic property.  */
-      if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, prop_type))
+      if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, prop_type, NULL, 0))
 	length = 1;
       else
 	length_is_constant = false;
     }
   else if (attr != nullptr)
     {
+      if (attr->form_is_block ())
+	{
+	  struct attribute *byte_size, *bit_size;
+	  struct dynamic_prop high;
+
+	  byte_size = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_byte_size, cu);
+	  bit_size = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_bit_size, cu);
+
+	  /* DW_AT_byte_size should never occur in combination with
+	     DW_AT_bit_size.  */
+	  if (byte_size != NULL && bit_size != NULL)
+	    complaint (_("DW_AT_byte_size AND "
+			 "DW_AT_bit_size found together at the same time."));
+
+	  /* If DW_AT_string_length AND DW_AT_byte_size exist together,
+	     DW_AT_byte_size describes the number of bytes that should be read
+	     from the length memory location.  */
+	  if (byte_size != NULL)
+	    {
+	      /* Build new dwarf2_locexpr_baton structure with additions to the
+		 data attribute, to reflect DWARF specialities to get address
+		 sizes.  */
+	      const gdb_byte append_ops[] =
+		{
+		/* DW_OP_deref_size: size of an address on the target machine
+		   (bytes), where the size will be specified by the next
+		   operand.  */
+		DW_OP_deref_size,
+		/* Operand for DW_OP_deref_size.  */
+		(gdb_byte) DW_UNSND(byte_size) };
+
+	      if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, index_type,
+					 append_ops, ARRAY_SIZE(append_ops)))
+		complaint (_("Could not parse DW_AT_byte_size"));
+	    }
+	  else if (bit_size != NULL)
+	    complaint (_("DW_AT_string_length AND "
+			 "DW_AT_bit_size found but not supported yet."));
+	  /* If DW_AT_string_length WITHOUT DW_AT_byte_size exist, the default
+	     is the address size of the target machine.  */
+	  else
+	    {
+	      const gdb_byte append_ops[] =
+		{ DW_OP_deref };
+
+	      if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, index_type,
+					 append_ops, ARRAY_SIZE(append_ops)))
+		complaint (_("Could not parse DW_AT_string_length"));
+	    }
+
+	  range_type->bounds ()->high = high;
+	}
+      else
+	range_type->bounds ()->high.set_const_val (DW_UNSND(attr));
+
       /* This DW_AT_string_length just contains the length with no
 	 indirection.  There's no need to create a dynamic property in this
 	 case.  Pass 0 for the default value as we know it will not be
@@ -17589,6 +17651,14 @@ read_tag_string_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
     }
   else
     {
+      /* Check for the DW_AT_byte_size attribute, which represents the length
+	 in this case.  */
+      attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_byte_size, cu);
+      if (attr)
+	range_type->bounds ()->high.set_const_val (DW_UNSND(attr));
+      else
+	range_type->bounds ()->high.set_const_val (1);
+
       /* Use 1 as a fallback length if we have nothing else.  */
       length = 1;
     }
@@ -17603,6 +17673,7 @@ read_tag_string_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
       low_bound.set_const_val (1);
       range_type = create_range_type (NULL, index_type, &low_bound, &prop, 0);
     }
+
   char_type = language_string_char_type (cu->language_defn, gdbarch);
   type = create_string_type (NULL, char_type, range_type);
 
@@ -18078,7 +18149,8 @@ read_base_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 static int
 attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr, struct die_info *die,
 		      struct dwarf2_cu *cu, struct dynamic_prop *prop,
-		      struct type *default_type)
+		      struct type *default_type,
+		      const gdb_byte *additional_data, int additional_data_size)
 {
   struct dwarf2_property_baton *baton;
   dwarf2_per_objfile *per_objfile = cu->per_objfile;
@@ -18108,6 +18180,26 @@ attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr, struct die_info *die,
 	  break;
 	}
 
+      if (additional_data != NULL && additional_data_size > 0)
+	{
+	  gdb_byte *data;
+
+	  data = (gdb_byte *) obstack_alloc(
+	      &cu->per_objfile->objfile->objfile_obstack,
+	      DW_BLOCK (attr)->size + additional_data_size);
+	  memcpy (data, DW_BLOCK (attr)->data, DW_BLOCK (attr)->size);
+	  memcpy (data + DW_BLOCK (attr)->size, additional_data,
+		  additional_data_size);
+
+	  baton->locexpr.data = data;
+	  baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size + additional_data_size;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
+	  baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+	}
+
       prop->set_locexpr (baton);
       gdb_assert (prop->baton () != NULL);
     }
@@ -18142,11 +18234,31 @@ attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr, struct die_info *die,
 		baton->property_type = die_type (target_die, target_cu);
 		baton->locexpr.per_cu = cu->per_cu;
 		baton->locexpr.per_objfile = per_objfile;
-		baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size;
-		baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->data;
 		baton->locexpr.is_reference = true;
+
+		if (additional_data != NULL && additional_data_size > 0)
+		  {
+		    gdb_byte *data;
+
+		    data = (gdb_byte *) obstack_alloc (&cu->per_objfile->objfile->objfile_obstack,
+			    DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size + additional_data_size);
+		    memcpy (data, DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->data,
+			    DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size);
+		    memcpy (data + DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size,
+			    additional_data, additional_data_size);
+
+		    baton->locexpr.data = data;
+		    baton->locexpr.size = (DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size
+					   + additional_data_size);
+		  }
+		else
+		  {
+		    baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->data;
+		    baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size;
+		  }
+
 		prop->set_locexpr (baton);
-		gdb_assert (prop->baton () != NULL);
+		gdb_assert (prop->baton() != NULL);
 	      }
 	    else
 	      {
@@ -18308,8 +18420,8 @@ read_subrange_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
     }
 
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_lower_bound, cu);
-  if (attr != nullptr)
-    attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &low, base_type);
+  if (attr)
+    attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &low, base_type, NULL, 0);
   else if (!low_default_is_valid)
     complaint (_("Missing DW_AT_lower_bound "
 				      "- DIE at %s [in module %s]"),
@@ -18318,10 +18430,10 @@ read_subrange_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 
   struct attribute *attr_ub, *attr_count;
   attr = attr_ub = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_upper_bound, cu);
-  if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, base_type))
+  if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, base_type, NULL, 0))
     {
       attr = attr_count = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_count, cu);
-      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, base_type))
+      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, base_type, NULL, 0))
 	{
 	  /* If bounds are constant do the final calculation here.  */
 	  if (low.kind () == PROP_CONST && high.kind () == PROP_CONST)
@@ -18372,7 +18484,7 @@ read_subrange_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
     {
       struct type *prop_type = cu->addr_sized_int_type (false);
       attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr_byte_stride, die, cu, &byte_stride_prop,
-			    prop_type);
+			    prop_type, NULL, 0);
     }
 
   struct dynamic_prop bit_stride_prop;
@@ -18392,7 +18504,7 @@ read_subrange_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 	{
 	  struct type *prop_type = cu->addr_sized_int_type (false);
 	  attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr_bit_stride, die, cu, &bit_stride_prop,
-				prop_type);
+				prop_type, NULL, 0);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -24424,7 +24536,7 @@ set_die_type (struct die_info *die, struct type *type, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
   if (attr != NULL)
     {
       struct type *prop_type = cu->addr_sized_int_type (false);
-      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, prop_type))
+      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, prop_type, NULL, 0))
         type->add_dyn_prop (DYN_PROP_ALLOCATED, prop);
     }
 
@@ -24433,13 +24545,13 @@ set_die_type (struct die_info *die, struct type *type, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
   if (attr != NULL)
     {
       struct type *prop_type = cu->addr_sized_int_type (false);
-      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, prop_type))
+      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, prop_type, NULL, 0))
         type->add_dyn_prop (DYN_PROP_ASSOCIATED, prop);
     }
 
   /* Read DW_AT_data_location and set in type.  */
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_data_location, cu);
-  if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, cu->addr_type ()))
+  if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, cu->addr_type (), NULL, 0))
     type->add_dyn_prop (DYN_PROP_DATA_LOCATION, prop);
 
   if (per_objfile->die_type_hash == NULL)
diff --git a/gdb/f-typeprint.c b/gdb/f-typeprint.c
--- a/gdb/f-typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/f-typeprint.c
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ f_type_print_varspec_suffix (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
       else
 	{
 	  LONGEST lower_bound = f77_get_lowerbound (type);
+
 	  if (lower_bound != 1)	/* Not the default.  */
-            fprintf_filtered (stream, "%s:", plongest (lower_bound));
+	    fprintf_filtered (stream, "%s:", plongest (lower_bound));
 
 	  /* Make sure that, if we have an assumed size array, we
 	       print out a warning and print the upperbound as '*'.  */
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ f_type_print_varspec_suffix (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
 	    {
 	      LONGEST upper_bound = f77_get_upperbound (type);
 
-              fputs_filtered (plongest (upper_bound), stream);
+	      fprintf_filtered (stream, "%s", plongest (upper_bound));
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ f_type_print_varspec_suffix (struct type *type, struct ui_file *stream,
     case TYPE_CODE_REF:
       f_type_print_varspec_suffix (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), stream, 0, 1, 0,
 				   arrayprint_recurse_level, false);
-      fprintf_filtered (stream, " )");
+      fprintf_filtered (stream, ")");
       break;
 
     case TYPE_CODE_FUNC:
diff --git a/gdb/gdbtypes.c b/gdb/gdbtypes.c
--- a/gdb/gdbtypes.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbtypes.c
@@ -1977,7 +1977,8 @@ is_dynamic_type_internal (struct type *type, int top_level)
   type = check_typedef (type);
 
   /* We only want to recognize references at the outermost level.  */
-  if (top_level && type->code () == TYPE_CODE_REF)
+  if (top_level &&
+      (type->code () == TYPE_CODE_REF || type-> code() == TYPE_CODE_PTR))
     type = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
 
   /* Types that have a dynamic TYPE_DATA_LOCATION are considered
@@ -2017,10 +2018,10 @@ is_dynamic_type_internal (struct type *type, int top_level)
 		|| is_dynamic_type_internal (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), 0));
       }
 
-    case TYPE_CODE_STRING:
       /* Strings are very much like an array of characters, and can be
 	 treated as one here.  */
     case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
+    case TYPE_CODE_STRING:
       {
 	gdb_assert (type->num_fields () == 1);
 
@@ -2183,11 +2184,15 @@ resolve_dynamic_array_or_string (struct type *type,
 
   ary_dim = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (elt_type));
 
-  if (ary_dim != NULL && ary_dim->code () == TYPE_CODE_ARRAY)
+  if (ary_dim != NULL && (ary_dim->code () == TYPE_CODE_ARRAY
+      || ary_dim->code () == TYPE_CODE_STRING))
     elt_type = resolve_dynamic_array_or_string (ary_dim, addr_stack);
   else
     elt_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
 
+  if (type->code () == TYPE_CODE_STRING)
+    return create_string_type (type, elt_type, range_type);
+
   prop = type->dyn_prop (DYN_PROP_BYTE_STRIDE);
   if (prop != NULL)
     {
@@ -2533,6 +2538,25 @@ resolve_dynamic_struct (struct type *type,
   return resolved_type;
 }
 
+/* Worker for pointer types.  */
+
+static struct type *
+resolve_dynamic_pointer (struct type *type,
+			 struct property_addr_info *addr_stack)
+{
+  struct dynamic_prop *prop;
+  CORE_ADDR value;
+
+  type = copy_type (type);
+
+  /* Resolve associated property.  */
+  prop = TYPE_ASSOCIATED_PROP (type);
+  if (prop != NULL && dwarf2_evaluate_property (prop, NULL, addr_stack, &value))
+    prop->set_const_val (value);
+
+  return type;
+}
+
 /* Worker for resolved_dynamic_type.  */
 
 static struct type *
@@ -2594,6 +2618,9 @@ resolve_dynamic_type_internal (struct type *type,
 	case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
 	  resolved_type = resolve_dynamic_array_or_string (type, addr_stack);
 	  break;
+        case TYPE_CODE_PTR:
+ 	  resolved_type = resolve_dynamic_pointer (type, addr_stack);
+ 	  break;
 
 	case TYPE_CODE_RANGE:
 	  resolved_type = resolve_dynamic_range (type, addr_stack);
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
+extern "C" {
+#include <stddef.h>
+}
+
 struct container;
 
 struct element
@@ -40,11 +44,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   typedef typeof (vla) &vlareftypedef;
   vlareftypedef vlaref2 (vla);
   container c;
+  typeof (vla) *ptr = NULL;
+
+  // Before pointer assignment
+  ptr = &vla;
 
   for (int i = 0; i < z; ++i)
     vla[i] = 5 + 2 * i;
 
   // vlas_filled
   vla[0] = 2 * vla[0];
+
   return vla[2];
 }
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.exp
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.exp
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ if ![runto_main] {
     return -1
 }
 
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "Before pointer assignment"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "Before pointer assignment"
+gdb_test "ptype ptr" "int \$\\*\$\\\[variable length\\\]" "ptype ptr, Before pointer assignment"
+gdb_test "print ptr" "\$int \\(\\*\$\\\[variable length\\\]\\) 0x0" "print ptr, Before pointer assignment"
+gdb_test "print *ptr" "Cannot access memory at address 0x0" "print *ptr, Before pointer assignment"
+
 gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "vlas_filled"]
 gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "vlas_filled"
 
@@ -33,3 +39,6 @@ gdb_test "print vlaref" " = \$int \\(&\$\\\[3\\\]\\) @$hex: \\{5, 7, 9\\}"
 # bug being tested, it's better not to depend on the exact spelling.
 gdb_test "print vlaref2" " = \$.*\$ @$hex: \\{5, 7, 9\\}"
 gdb_test "print c" " = \\{e = \\{c = @$hex\\}\\}"
+gdb_test "ptype ptr" "int \$\\*\$\\\[3\\\]"
+gdb_test "print ptr" "\$int \\(\\*\$\\\[3\\\]\\) $hex"
+gdb_test "print *ptr" " = \\{5, 7, 9\\}"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.exp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+standard_testfile "pointers.f90"
+load_lib fortran.exp
+
+if { [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${testfile} ${srcfile} \
+    {debug f90 quiet}] } {
+    return -1
+}
+
+if ![runto_main] {
+    untested "could not run to main"
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Depending on the compiler being used, the type names can be printed differently.
+set logical [fortran_logical4]
+set real [fortran_real4]
+set int [fortran_int4]
+set complex [fortran_complex4]
+
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "Before pointer assignment"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "Before pointer assignment"
+gdb_test "print logp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $logical\$\\) 0x0" "print logp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print *logp" "Cannot access memory at address 0x0" "print *logp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print comp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $complex\$\\) 0x0" "print comp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print *comp" "Cannot access memory at address 0x0" "print *comp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print charp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( character\\*1\$\\) 0x0" "print charp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print *charp" "Cannot access memory at address 0x0" "print *charp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print charap" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( character\\*3\$\\) 0x0" "print charap, not associated"
+gdb_test "print *charap" "Cannot access memory at address 0x0" "print *charap, not associated"
+gdb_test "print intp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $int\$\\) 0x0" "print intp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print *intp" "Cannot access memory at address 0x0" "print *intp, not associated"
+set test "print intap, not associated"
+gdb_test_multiple "print intap" $test {
+  -re " = \$PTR TO -> \\( $int \\(:,:\$\\)\\) <not associated>\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test
+  }
+  -re " = <not associated>\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test
+  }
+}
+gdb_test "print realp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $real\$\\) 0x0" "print realp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print *realp" "Cannot access memory at address 0x0" "print *realp, not associated"
+gdb_test "print \$my_var = intp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $int\$\\) 0x0"
+set test "print cyclicp1, not associated"
+gdb_test_multiple "print cyclicp1" $test {
+  -re "= \$ i = -?\\d+, p = 0x0 \$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test
+  }
+  -re "= \$ i = -?\\d+, p = <not associated> \$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test
+  }
+}
+set test "print cyclicp1%p, not associated"
+gdb_test_multiple "print cyclicp1%p" $test {
+  -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( Type typewithpointer\$\\) 0x0\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test
+  }
+  -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( Type typewithpointer\$\\) <not associated>\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test
+  }
+}
+
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "Before value assignment"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "Before value assignment"
+gdb_test "print *(twop)%ivla2" "= <not allocated>"
+
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "After value assignment"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "After value assignment"
+gdb_test "print logp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $logical\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *logp" "= \\.TRUE\\."
+gdb_test "print comp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $complex\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *comp" "= \$1,2\$"
+gdb_test "print charp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( character\\*1\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *charp" "= 'a'"
+gdb_test "print charap" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( character\\*3\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *charap" "= 'abc'"
+gdb_test "print intp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $int\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *intp" "= 10"
+set test_name "print intap, associated"
+gdb_test_multiple "print intap" $test_name {
+  -re "= \$\\( 1, 1, 3(, 1){7}\$ \$ 1(, 1){9}\$ \\)\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+  -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $int \\(10,2\$\\)\\) $hex$ <.*>$?\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    gdb_test "print *intap" "= \$\\( 1, 1, 3(, 1){7}\$ \$ 1(, 1){9}\$ \\)"
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+}
+set test_name "print intvlap, associated"
+gdb_test_multiple "print intvlap" $test_name {
+  -re "= \$2, 2, 2, 4(, 2){6}\$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+  -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $int \\(10\$\\)\\) $hex$ <.*>$?\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    gdb_test "print *intvlap" "= \$2, 2, 2, 4(, 2){6}\$"
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+}
+gdb_test "print realp" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( $real\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *realp" "= 3\\.14000\\d+"
+gdb_test "print arrayOfPtr(2)%p" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( Type two\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *(arrayOfPtr(2)%p)" "= \$ ivla1 = \\(11, 12, 13\$, ivla2 = \$\\( 211, 221\$ \$ 212, 222\$ \\) \\)"
+set test_name "print arrayOfPtr(3)%p"
+gdb_test_multiple $test_name $test_name {
+  -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( Type two\$\\) <not associated>\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+  -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( Type two\$\\) 0x0\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+}
+set test_name "print *(arrayOfPtr(3)%p), associated"
+gdb_test_multiple "print *(arrayOfPtr(3)%p)" $test_name {
+  -re "Cannot access memory at address 0x0\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+  -re "Attempt to take contents of a not associated pointer.\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+    pass $test_name
+  }
+}
+gdb_test "print cyclicp1" "= \$ i = 1, p = $hex\( <.*>$? \\)"
+gdb_test "print cyclicp1%p" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( Type typewithpointer\$\\) $hex$ <.*>$?"
+gdb_test "print *((integer*) &inta + 2)" "= 3" "print temporary pointer, array"
+gdb_test "print *((integer*) &intvla + 3)" "= 4" "print temporary pointer, allocated vla"
+gdb_test "print \$pc" "= \$PTR TO -> \\( void \\(\$ \$\$\\)\\) $hex <pointers\\+\\d+>" "Print program counter"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.f90 b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.f90
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.f90
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/pointers.f90
@@ -20,21 +20,34 @@ program pointers
     integer, allocatable :: ivla2 (:, :)
   end type two
 
+  type :: typeWithPointer
+    integer i
+    type(typeWithPointer), pointer:: p
+  end type typeWithPointer
+
+  type :: twoPtr
+    type (two), pointer :: p
+  end type twoPtr
+
   logical, target :: logv
   complex, target :: comv
   character, target :: charv
   character (len=3), target :: chara
   integer, target :: intv
   integer, target, dimension (10,2) :: inta
-  real, target :: realv
-  type(two), target :: twov
+  integer, target, allocatable, dimension (:) :: intvla
+  real, target    :: realv
+  type(two), target  :: twov
+  type(twoPtr) :: arrayOfPtr (3)
+  type(typeWithPointer), target:: cyclicp1,cyclicp2
 
   logical, pointer :: logp
   complex, pointer :: comp
-  character, pointer :: charp
-  character (len=3), pointer :: charap
+  character, pointer:: charp
+  character (len=3), pointer:: charap
   integer, pointer :: intp
   integer, pointer, dimension (:,:) :: intap
+  integer, pointer, dimension (:) :: intvlap
   real, pointer :: realp
   type(two), pointer :: twop
 
@@ -44,8 +57,14 @@ program pointers
   nullify (charap)
   nullify (intp)
   nullify (intap)
+  nullify (intvlap)
   nullify (realp)
   nullify (twop)
+  nullify (arrayOfPtr(1)%p)
+  nullify (arrayOfPtr(2)%p)
+  nullify (arrayOfPtr(3)%p)
+  nullify (cyclicp1%p)
+  nullify (cyclicp2%p)
 
   logp => logv    ! Before pointer assignment
   comp => comv
@@ -53,8 +72,14 @@ program pointers
   charap => chara
   intp => intv
   intap => inta
+  intvlap => intvla
   realp => realv
   twop => twov
+  arrayOfPtr(2)%p => twov
+  cyclicp1%i = 1
+  cyclicp1%p => cyclicp2
+  cyclicp2%i = 2
+  cyclicp2%p => cyclicp1
 
   logv = associated(logp)     ! Before value assignment
   comv = cmplx(1,2)
@@ -63,6 +88,10 @@ program pointers
   intv = 10
   inta(:,:) = 1
   inta(3,1) = 3
+  allocate (intvla(10))
+  intvla(:) = 2
+  intvla(4) = 4
+  intvlap => intvla
   realv = 3.14
 
   allocate (twov%ivla1(3))
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/print_type.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/print_type.exp
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/print_type.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/print_type.exp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 2019-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
+
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ set complex [fortran_complex4]
 # matches the string TYPE.
 proc check_pointer_type { var_name type } {
     gdb_test "ptype ${var_name}" \
-	"type = PTR TO -> \$ ${type} \$"
+	"type = PTR TO -> \$ ${type}\$"
 }
 
 gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "Before pointer assignment"]
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ gdb_test "ptype twop" \
     [multi_line "type = PTR TO -> \$ Type two" \
                 "    $int, allocatable :: ivla1\\(:\$" \
                 "    $int, allocatable :: ivla2\$:,:\$" \
-                "End Type two \\)"]
+                "End Type two\\)"]
+
 
 gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "After value assignment"]
 gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "After value assignment"
@@ -99,11 +101,11 @@ gdb_test "ptype intv" "type = $int"
 gdb_test "ptype inta" "type = $int \$10,2\$"
 gdb_test "ptype realv" "type = $real"
 
-gdb_test "ptype logp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $logical \$"
-gdb_test "ptype comp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $complex \$"
-gdb_test "ptype charp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*1 \$"
-gdb_test "ptype charap" "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*3 \$"
-gdb_test "ptype intp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $int \$"
+gdb_test "ptype logp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $logical\$"
+gdb_test "ptype comp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $complex\$"
+gdb_test "ptype charp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*1\$"
+gdb_test "ptype charap" "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*3\$"
+gdb_test "ptype intp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $int\$"
 set test "ptype intap"
 gdb_test_multiple $test $test {
     -re "type = $int \$10,2\$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
@@ -113,4 +115,4 @@ gdb_test_multiple $test $test {
         pass $test
     }
 }
-gdb_test "ptype realp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $real \$"
+gdb_test "ptype realp" "type = PTR TO -> \$ $real\$"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.exp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+standard_testfile ".f90"
+
+if { [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${testfile} ${srcfile} \
+    {debug f90 quiet}] } {
+    return -1
+}
+
+# check that all fortran standard datatypes will be
+# handled correctly when using as VLA's
+
+if ![runto_main] {
+    untested "could not run to main"
+    return -1
+}
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "var_char-allocated-1"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "var_char-allocated-1"
+set test "whatis var_char first time"
+gdb_test_multiple "whatis var_char" $test {
+    -re "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*10\$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+    -re "type = character\\*10\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+}
+set test "ptype var_char first time"
+gdb_test_multiple "ptype var_char" $test {
+    -re "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*10\$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+    -re "type = character\\*10\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+}
+
+
+gdb_test "next" "\\d+.*var_char = 'foo'.*" \
+  "next to allocation status of var_char"
+gdb_test "print l" " = \\.TRUE\\." "print allocation status first time"
+
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "var_char-filled-1"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "var_char-filled-1"
+set test "print var_char, var_char-filled-1"
+gdb_test_multiple "print var_char" $test {
+    -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( character\\*3\$\\) $hex\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+        gdb_test "print *var_char" "= 'foo'" "print *var_char, var_char-filled-1"
+	    pass $test
+    }
+    -re "= 'foo'\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+}
+set test "ptype var_char, var_char-filled-1"
+gdb_test_multiple "ptype var_char" $test {
+    -re "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*3\$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+    -re "type = character\\*3\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+}
+gdb_test "print var_char(1)" " = 102 'f'" "print var_char(1)"
+gdb_test "print var_char(3)" " = 111 'o'" "print var_char(3)"
+
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "var_char-filled-2"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "var_char-filled-2"
+set test "print var_char, var_char-filled-2"
+gdb_test_multiple "print var_char" $test {
+    -re "= \$PTR TO -> \\( character\\*6\$\\) $hex\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+        gdb_test "print *var_char" "= 'foobar'" "print *var_char, var_char-filled-2"
+	    pass $test
+    }
+    -re "= 'foobar'\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+}
+set test "ptype var_char, var_char-filled-2"
+gdb_test_multiple "ptype var_char" $test {
+    -re "type = PTR TO -> \$ character\\*6\$\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+    -re "type = character\\*6\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass $test
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.f90 b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.f90
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-strings.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+! Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+!
+! This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+! it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+! the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+! (at your option) any later version.
+!
+! This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+! GNU General Public License for more details.
+!
+! You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+! along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+program vla_strings
+  character(len=:), target, allocatable   :: var_char
+  character(len=:), pointer               :: var_char_p
+  logical                                 :: l
+
+  allocate(character(len=10) :: var_char)
+  l = allocated(var_char)                 ! var_char-allocated-1
+  var_char = 'foo'
+  deallocate(var_char)                    ! var_char-filled-1
+  l = allocated(var_char)                 ! var_char-deallocated
+  allocate(character(len=42) :: var_char)
+  l = allocated(var_char)
+  var_char = 'foobar'
+  var_char = ''                           ! var_char-filled-2
+  var_char = 'bar'                        ! var_char-empty
+  deallocate(var_char)
+  allocate(character(len=21) :: var_char)
+  l = allocated(var_char)                 ! var_char-allocated-3
+  var_char = 'johndoe'
+  var_char_p => var_char
+  l = associated(var_char_p)              ! var_char_p-associated
+  var_char_p => null()
+  l = associated(var_char_p)              ! var_char_p-not-associated
+end program vla_strings
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-value.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-value.exp
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-value.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/vla-value.exp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "vla1-init"]
 gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "vla1-init"
 gdb_test "print vla1" " = <not allocated>" "print non-allocated vla1"
 gdb_test "print &vla1" \
-  " = \\$PTR TO -> \\\( $real, allocatable \\\(:,:,:\\$ \\\)\\\) $hex" \
+  " = \\$PTR TO -> \\\( $real, allocatable \\\(:,:,:\\$\\\)\\\) $hex" \
   "print non-allocated &vla1"
 gdb_test "print vla1(1,1,1)" "no such vector element \\$vector not allocated\\$" \
   "print member in non-allocated vla1 (1)"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ with_timeout_factor 15 {
 	"step over value assignment of vla1"
 }
 gdb_test "print &vla1" \
-  " = \\$PTR TO -> \\\( $real, allocatable \\\(10,10,10\\$ \\\)\\\) $hex" \
+  " = \\$PTR TO -> \\\( $real, allocatable \\\(10,10,10\\$\\\)\\\) $hex" \
   "print allocated &vla1"
 gdb_test "print vla1(3, 6, 9)" " = 1311" "print allocated vla1(3,6,9)"
 gdb_test "print vla1(1, 3, 8)" " = 1311" "print allocated vla1(1,3,8)"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gdb_test "print vla1(9, 9, 9)" " = 999" \
 # Try to access values in undefined pointer to VLA (dangling)
 gdb_test "print pvla" " = <not associated>" "print undefined pvla"
 gdb_test "print &pvla" \
-  " = \\$PTR TO -> \\\( $real \\\(:,:,:\\$ \\\)\\\) $hex" \
+  " = \\$PTR TO -> \\\( $real \\\(:,:,:\\$\\\)\\\) $hex" \
   "print non-associated &pvla"
 gdb_test "print pvla(1, 3, 8)" "no such vector element \\$vector not associated\\$" \
   "print undefined pvla(1,3,8)"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ gdb_test "print pvla(1, 3, 8)" "no such vector element \\$vector not associated
 gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "pvla-associated"]
 gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "pvla-associated"
 gdb_test "print &pvla" \
-  " = \\\(PTR TO -> \\\( $real \\\(10,10,10\\$ \\\)\\\) $hex" \
+  " = \\$PTR TO -> \\\( $real \\\(10,10,10\\$\\\)\\\) $hex" \
   "print associated &pvla"
 gdb_test "print pvla(3, 6, 9)" " = 42" "print associated pvla(3,6,9)"
 gdb_test "print pvla(1, 3, 8)" " = 1001" "print associated pvla(1,3,8)"
diff --git a/gdb/typeprint.c b/gdb/typeprint.c
--- a/gdb/typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/typeprint.c
@@ -565,6 +565,25 @@ whatis_exp (const char *exp, int show)
       printf_filtered (" */\n");    
     }
 
+  /* Resolve any dynamic target type, as we might print
+     additional information about the target.
+     For example, in Fortran and C we are printing the dimension of the
+     dynamic array the pointer is pointing to.  */
+  if (type->code () == TYPE_CODE_PTR
+      && is_dynamic_type (type) == 1)
+    {
+      CORE_ADDR addr;
+      if (NULL != TYPE_DATA_LOCATION (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE(type)))
+	addr = value_address (val);
+      else
+	addr = value_as_address (val);
+
+      if (addr != 0
+	  && type_not_associated (type) == 0)
+	TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type) = resolve_dynamic_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type),
+							{}, addr);
+    }
+
   LA_PRINT_TYPE (type, "", gdb_stdout, show, 0, &flags);
   printf_filtered ("\n");
 }
diff --git a/gdb/valops.c b/gdb/valops.c
--- a/gdb/valops.c
+++ b/gdb/valops.c
@@ -1553,6 +1553,19 @@ value_ind (struct value *arg1)
   if (base_type->code () == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
     {
       struct type *enc_type;
+      CORE_ADDR addr;
+
+      if (type_not_associated (base_type))
+        error (_("Attempt to take contents of a not associated pointer."));
+
+      if (NULL != TYPE_DATA_LOCATION (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (base_type)))
+	addr = value_address (arg1);
+      else
+	addr = value_as_address (arg1);
+
+      if (addr != 0)
+	TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (base_type) =
+	    resolve_dynamic_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (base_type), {}, addr);
 
       /* We may be pointing to something embedded in a larger object.
          Get the real type of the enclosing object.  */
@@ -1570,8 +1583,7 @@ value_ind (struct value *arg1)
       else
 	{
 	  /* Retrieve the enclosing object pointed to.  */
-	  base_addr = (value_as_address (arg1)
-		       - value_pointed_to_offset (arg1));
+	  base_addr = (addr - value_pointed_to_offset (arg1));
 	}
       arg2 = value_at_lazy (enc_type, base_addr);
       enc_type = value_type (arg2);
diff --git a/gdb/valprint.c b/gdb/valprint.c
--- a/gdb/valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/valprint.c
@@ -1046,12 +1046,6 @@ value_check_printable (struct value *val, struct ui_file *stream,
       return 0;
     }
 
-  if (type_not_associated (value_type (val)))
-    {
-      val_print_not_associated (stream);
-      return 0;
-    }
-
   if (type_not_allocated (value_type (val)))
     {
       val_print_not_allocated (stream);

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File gdb-vla-intel-fortran-vla-strings.patch of Package gdb (Revision 9cf426de22c15af95465956089cf068b)

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