strip_typedef_gdb-7.12.patch

--- gdb-7.12/gdb/python/py-type.c	2017-01-31 07:46:46.092958294 +0100
+++ gdb-7.12/gdb/python/py-type.c	2017-01-31 08:06:01.271687139 +0100
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@
 typy_strip_typedefs (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
   struct type *type = ((type_object *) self)->type;
+  struct type *real_type;
+  int level = 0;
 
   TRY
     {
@@ -463,7 +465,24 @@
     }
   END_CATCH
 
-  return type_to_type_object (type);
+  real_type = check_typedef (type);
+
+  while (TYPE_CODE (real_type) == TYPE_CODE_PTR ||
+        TYPE_CODE (real_type) == TYPE_CODE_TYPEDEF)
+    {
+      if (TYPE_CODE (real_type) == TYPE_CODE_TYPEDEF){
+         real_type = check_typedef (real_type);
+      }
+      else{
+         real_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (real_type);
+         level++;
+      }
+    }
+
+  while (level--)
+    real_type = lookup_pointer_type (real_type);
+
+  return type_to_type_object (real_type);
 }
 
 /* Strip typedefs and pointers/reference from a type.  Then check that