+struct value *
+address_of_variable (struct symbol *var, struct block *b)
+{
+ struct type *type = SYMBOL_TYPE (var);
+ struct value *val;
+
+ /* Evaluate it first; if the result is a memory address, we're fine.
+ Lazy evaluation pays off here. */
+
+ val = value_of_variable (var, b);
+
+ if ((VALUE_LVAL (val) == lval_memory && value_lazy (val))
+ || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC)
+ {
+ CORE_ADDR addr = value_address (val);
+ return value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (type), addr);
+ }
+
+ /* Not a memory address; check what the problem was. */
+ switch (VALUE_LVAL (val))
+ {
+ case lval_register:
+ {
+ struct frame_info *frame;
+ const char *regname;
+
+ frame = frame_find_by_id (VALUE_FRAME_ID (val));
+ gdb_assert (frame);
+
+ regname = gdbarch_register_name (get_frame_arch (frame),
+ VALUE_REGNUM (val));
+ gdb_assert (regname && *regname);
+
+ error (_("Address requested for identifier "
+ "\"%s\" which is in register $%s"),
+ SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (var), regname);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ default:
+ error (_("Can't take address of \"%s\" which isn't an lvalue."),
+ SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (var));
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return val;
+}
+