[rfa] PROBLEMS: i[3456]*-linux-*: warn about old binutils

[rfa] PROBLEMS: i[3456]*-linux-*: warn about old binutils

[Michael Elizabeth Chastain]

This patch warns about old versions of binutils on i[3456]86-*-linux*.

OK to apply?

Michael C

===

2003-02-05  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>

	* PROBLEMS (i[3456]86-*-linux*): Warn about binutils
	2.12.1 and earlier versions.

Index: PROBLEMS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 PROBLEMS
--- PROBLEMS	10 Dec 2002 21:24:47 -0000	1.11
+++ PROBLEMS	5 Feb 2003 16:11:17 -0000
@@ -65,3 +65,12 @@
 
     $ make CFLAGS='-O2 -D__digital__'
 
+
+i[3456]86-*-linux*
+------------------
+
+GNU binutils 2.12.1 and earlier versions do not work properly with gdb.
+If you use GNU binutils, upgrade to version 2.13 or later.  You can
+check the version of binutils with the command:
+
+    $ ld --version

Re: [rfa] PROBLEMS: i[3456]*-linux-*: warn about old binutils

[Andrew Cagney]

> This patch warns about old versions of binutils on i[3456]86-*-linux*.
> 
> OK to apply?

Yea, just suggest citing a bug report describing the symptoms.
(hey you get to use the external category :-).

Andrew

> ===
> 
> 2003-02-05  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>
> 
> 	* PROBLEMS (i[3456]86-*-linux*): Warn about binutils
> 	2.12.1 and earlier versions.
> 
> Index: PROBLEMS
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v
> retrieving revision 1.11
> diff -u -r1.11 PROBLEMS
> --- PROBLEMS	10 Dec 2002 21:24:47 -0000	1.11
> +++ PROBLEMS	5 Feb 2003 16:11:17 -0000
> @@ -65,3 +65,12 @@
>  
>      $ make CFLAGS='-O2 -D__digital__'
>  
> +
> +i[3456]86-*-linux*
> +------------------
> +
> +GNU binutils 2.12.1 and earlier versions do not work properly with gdb.
> +If you use GNU binutils, upgrade to version 2.13 or later.  You can
> +check the version of binutils with the command:
> +
> +    $ ld --version
> 

Re: [rfa] PROBLEMS: i[3456]*-linux-*: warn about old binutils

[Michael Elizabeth Chastain]

Andrew C says:

> Yea, just suggest citing a bug report describing the symptoms.
> (hey you get to use the external category :-).

Sounds good to me.  I can propagate my list of the tests that regress
from my personal files into the PR database.

I can close the PR, too, because it's fixed in current binutils.

Michael C

Re: [rfa] PROBLEMS: i[3456]*-linux-*: warn about old binutils

[Michael Elizabeth Chastain]

This patch warns about old versions of binutils on i[3456]86-*-linux*.

Draft #2.  This draft includes a reference to PR gdb/1030
(which is external and closed).

I am committing this now.

Michael C

===

2003-02-05  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>

	* PROBLEMS (i[3456]86-*-linux*): Warn about binutils
	2.12.1 and earlier versions.

Index: PROBLEMS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 PROBLEMS
--- PROBLEMS	10 Dec 2002 21:24:47 -0000	1.11
+++ PROBLEMS	5 Feb 2003 17:34:31 -0000
@@ -65,3 +65,12 @@
 
     $ make CFLAGS='-O2 -D__digital__'
 
+
+i[3456]86-*-linux*
+------------------
+
+gdb/1030: GNU binutils 2.12.1 and earlier versions do not work properly
+with gdb.  If you use GNU binutils, upgrade to version 2.13 or later.
+You can check the version of binutils with the command:
+
+    $ ld --version