##### 23.3.3.21 Guile representation of architectures

gdb uses architecture specific parameters and artifacts in a number of its various computations. An architecture is represented by an instance of the `<gdb:arch>` class.

The following architecture-related procedures are provided by the `(gdb)` module:

— Scheme Procedure: arch? object

> Return `#t` if object is an object of type `<gdb:arch>`. Otherwise return `#f`.

— Scheme Procedure: current-arch

> Return the current architecture as a `<gdb:arch>` object.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-name arch

> Return the name (string value) of `<gdb:arch>` arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-charset arch

> Return name of target character set of `<gdb:arch>` arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-wide-charset

> Return name of target wide character set of `<gdb:arch>` arch.

Each architecture provides a set of predefined types, obtained by the following functions.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-void-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `void` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-char-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `char` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-short-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `short` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-int-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `int` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-long-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `long` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-schar-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `signed char` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-uchar-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `unsigned char` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-ushort-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `unsigned short` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-uint-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `unsigned int` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-ulong-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `unsigned long` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-float-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `float` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-double-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `double` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-longdouble-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `long double` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-bool-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `bool` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-longlong-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `long long` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-ulonglong-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `unsigned long long` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-int8-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `int8` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-uint8-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `uint8` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-int16-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `int16` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-uint16-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `uint16` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-int32-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `int32` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-uint32-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `uint32` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-int64-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for an `int64` type of architecture arch.

— Scheme Procedure: arch-uint64-type arch

> Return the `<gdb:type>` object for a `uint64` type of architecture arch.

Example:

         (gdb) guile (type-name (arch-uchar-type (current-arch)))
         "unsigned char"