Re: [PATCH] gdb.base/execl-update-breakpoints.exp: Don't execl forever

[Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca>]

On 2026-07-09 14:52, Pedro Alves wrote:
> On 2026-07-09 19:14, Simon Marchi wrote:
> 
>> So the goal is just to have one exec and then exit?  Could we just pass
>> a regular argument (argv[1]) instead of tweaking argv[0]?  Like the
>> process could be launched without argument at first, and then it execs
>> itself with an argument, and just the presence of that argument would be
>> a flag to say "don't re-exec, just exit".
> 
> It's not about the exec event, it has to be two separate programs:
> 
>  # Build two copies of the program, each linked at a different address.
>  # The address of "main" in the first binary should end up being an
>  # unmapped address in the second binary.

Ah ok I see, same source but two executables.  LGTM then.

Approved-By: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>

Simon