1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/rust-parse.c b/gdb/rust-parse.c
index 648e48dda40..427169611d3 100644
--- a/gdb/rust-parse.c
+++ b/gdb/rust-parse.c
@@ -1682,6 +1682,16 @@ rust_parser::parse_slice_type ()
 {
   assume ('&');
 
+  /* Handle &str specially.  This is an important type in Rust.  While
+     the compiler does emit the "&str" type in the DWARF, just "str"
+     itself isn't always available -- but it's handy if this works
+     seamlessly.  */
+  if (current_token == IDENT && get_string () == "str")
+    {
+      lex ();
+      return rust_slice_type ("&str", get_type ("u8"), get_type ("usize"));
+    }
+
   bool is_slice = current_token == '[';
   if (is_slice)
     lex ();