+/* Parse a type expression in the string [P..P+LENGTH). If an error occurs,
+ silently return builtin_type_void. */
+
+struct type *
+safe_parse_type (char *p, int length)
+{
+ struct ui_file *saved_gdb_stderr;
+ struct type *type;
+
+ /* Suppress error messages. */
+ saved_gdb_stderr = gdb_stderr;
+ gdb_stderr = ui_file_new ();
+
+ /* Call parse_and_eval_type() without fear of longjmp()s. */
+ if (!gdb_parse_and_eval_type (p, length, &type))
+ type = builtin_type_void;
+
+ /* Stop suppressing error messages. */
+ ui_file_delete (gdb_stderr);
+ gdb_stderr = saved_gdb_stderr;
+
+ return type;
+}
+