--- a/GDBVariableObject.st	Mon May 28 23:18:45 2018 +0100
+++ b/GDBVariableObject.st	Mon Jun 04 14:34:44 2018 +0100
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 GDBDebuggerObject subclass:#GDBVariableObject
 	instanceVariableNames:'parent name exp path thread frame value type numchild has_more
-		children changed inScope visualizer'
+		children changed inScope visualizer dynamic'
 	classVariableNames:''
 	poolDictionaries:''
 	category:'GDB-Core'
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@
 children
     self isValid ifFalse:[ ^ #() ].
     children isNil ifTrue:[ 
-        (self isValid and:[numchild isNil or:[numchild > 0]]) ifTrue:[
+        (self isValid and:[has_more or:[ numchild isNil or:[numchild > 0]]]) ifTrue:[
             | result |
 
             result := debugger send: (GDBMI_var_list_children arguments: (Array with: '--all-values' with: name)).
-            children := result propertyAt: #children.   
+            children := (result propertyAt: #children) ? #().
             children do:[:each | each setDebugger: debugger; setParent: self ].
             numchild := children size.
         ] ifFalse:[ 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     ^ children
 
     "Created: / 27-01-2018 / 22:53:15 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
-    "Modified: / 19-02-2018 / 15:49:09 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
+    "Modified: / 04-06-2018 / 10:57:02 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
 !
 
 expression
@@ -180,6 +180,23 @@
         p expression '/ -> 'y'
 
     "
+
+    "/ Raise an error early when #path is requested for a child of dynamic
+    "/ varobj. Thie is not supported by GDB.
+    "/ 
+    "/ Although GDB should report an error [1], dur to a bug it report
+    "/ either wrong (nonsense) value or crashes. A patch has been send
+    "/ to the upstream [2], but meanwhile, check here as well in case someone
+    "/ uses this with older / not yet patches version of GDB.
+    "/ 
+    "/ [1]: https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/GDB_002fMI-Variable-Objects.html
+    "/ [2]: https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2018-06/msg00058.html
+    "/ 
+    (parent notNil and:[parent isDynamic]) ifTrue:[ 
+        GDBError raiseErrorString: 'Invalid varobj, #path is not supported for children of a dynamic varobjs'.
+        ^ self
+    ].
+
     path isNil ifTrue:[ 
         | result |
 
@@ -189,6 +206,8 @@
     ^ path
 
     "Created: / 05-02-2018 / 21:16:30 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
+    "Modified: / 01-06-2018 / 16:31:56 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
+    "Modified (comment): / 04-06-2018 / 14:19:57 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
 !
 
 thread
@@ -323,11 +342,13 @@
 
 duplicate
     "Create and returns a duplicate of the receiver, representing
-     the same value. Other than thatm the eturned duplicate is completely 
+     the same value. Other than that the returned duplicate is completely 
      independent"
+
     ^ debugger evaluate: self path in: self frame
 
     "Created: / 13-02-2018 / 22:17:36 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
+    "Modified (format): / 04-06-2018 / 14:23:16 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
 ! !
 
 !GDBVariableObject methodsFor:'displaying'!
@@ -380,8 +401,10 @@
 
     super initialize.
     inScope := true.
+    dynamic := false.
+    has_more := true.
 
-    "Modified: / 13-02-2018 / 23:51:07 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
+    "Modified: / 04-06-2018 / 10:55:17 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
 !
 
 release
@@ -514,6 +537,14 @@
     "Created: / 12-02-2018 / 21:56:38 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
 !
 
+isDynamic
+    "Return true, if this varobj is a dynamic varobj, false otherwise"
+
+    ^ dynamic
+
+    "Created: / 01-06-2018 / 16:29:56 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
+!
+
 isValid
     changed value. "/ to force update if necessary
     ^ debugger notNil