Index: gdb-7.12.50.20170207/gdb/valops.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.12.50.20170207.orig/gdb/valops.c 2017-02-26 17:26:43.839146565 +0100 +++ gdb-7.12.50.20170207/gdb/valops.c 2017-02-26 17:28:40.840988272 +0100 @@ -1112,6 +1112,8 @@ struct gdbarch *gdbarch; int value_reg; + value_reg = VALUE_REGNUM (toval); + /* Figure out which frame this is in currently. We use VALUE_FRAME_ID for obtaining the value's frame id instead of @@ -1121,8 +1123,14 @@ frame. */ frame = frame_find_by_id (VALUE_FRAME_ID (toval)); - value_reg = VALUE_REGNUM (toval); - + /* "set $reg+=1" should work on programs with no debug info, + but frame_find_by_id returns NULL here (RH bug 436037). + Use current frame, it represents CPU state in this case. + If frame_find_by_id is changed to do it internally + (it is contemplated there), remove this. */ + if (!frame) + frame = get_current_frame (); + /* Probably never happens. */ if (!frame) error (_("Value being assigned to is no longer active."));