+/* If the variable does not already exist create it and give it the value given.
+ If no value is given then the default is zero. */
+static void
+init_if_undefined_command (char* args, int from_tty)
+{
+ struct internalvar* intvar;
+
+ /* Parse the expression - this is taken from set_command(). */
+ struct expression *expr = parse_expression (args);
+ register struct cleanup *old_chain =
+ make_cleanup (free_current_contents, &expr);
+
+ /* Validate the expression.
+ Was the expression an assignment?
+ Or even an expression at all? */
+ if (expr->nelts == 0 || expr->elts[0].opcode != BINOP_ASSIGN)
+ error (_("Init-if-undefined requires an assignment expression."));
+
+ /* Extract the variable from the parsed expression.
+ In the case of an assign the lvalue will be in elts[1] and elts[2]. */
+ if (expr->elts[1].opcode != OP_INTERNALVAR)
+ error (_("The first parameter to init-if-undefined should be a GDB variable."));
+ intvar = expr->elts[2].internalvar;
+
+ /* Only evaluate the expression if the lvalue is void.
+ This may still fail if the expresssion is invalid. */
+ if (TYPE_CODE (intvar->type) == TYPE_CODE_VOID)
+ evaluate_expression (expr);
+
+ do_cleanups (old_chain);
+}
+
+