Re: [rfa/doc] Document pr gdb/1322 in PROBLEMS

Re: [rfa/doc] Document pr gdb/1322 in PROBLEMS

[Michael Elizabeth Chastain]

Committed to gdb HEAD.
Committed to gdb gdb_6_0-branch.

Michael C

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  2003-08-18  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>

	* PROBLEMS: Document pr gdb/1322, the Java anonymous
	objfile bug.

Re: [rfa/doc] Document pr gdb/1322 in PROBLEMS

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 02:22:35PM -0400, Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:
> Committed to gdb HEAD.
> Committed to gdb gdb_6_0-branch.
> 
> Michael C
> 
> ===
> 
>   2003-08-18  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>
> 
> 	* PROBLEMS: Document pr gdb/1322, the Java anonymous
> 	objfile bug.

Thanks.  If the patch for the issue moves to the branch I'll remove it
from PROBLEMS.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer

[rfa/doc] Document pr gdb/1322 in PROBLEMS

[Michael Elizabeth Chastain]

This patch adds pr gdb/1322 to PROBLEMS.  It describes the problem
and offers a workaround and a link to a patch.

OK to apply to gdb HEAD?

OK to apply to gdb gdb_6_0-branch?

Michael C

2003-08-18  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>

	* PROBLEMS: Document pr gdb/1322, the Java anonymous
	objfile bug.

Index: PROBLEMS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v
retrieving revision 1.14.30.2
diff -c -3 -p -r1.14.30.2 PROBLEMS
*** PROBLEMS	26 Jun 2003 16:25:53 -0000	1.14.30.2
--- PROBLEMS	18 Aug 2003 18:28:19 -0000
*************** gcc 3.x generates these multiple object 
*** 19,21 ****
--- 19,35 ----
  implement virtual base classes.  gcc 2.x generated just one object code
  function with a hidden parameter, but gcc 3.x conforms to a multi-vendor
  ABI for C++ which requires multiple object code functions.
+ 
+ gdb/1322: "internal-error: sect_index_text not initialized" after printing a java type
+ 
+ When gdb debugs a Java program which uses shared libraries, it can
+ generate this internal error.
+ 
+ If you get this error when debugging Java, you can try working around
+ the problem by relinking your program with no shared libraries at all
+ (even the standard C library).  With the GNU linker, use the "-static"
+ argument to do this.
+ 
+ You can also try this patch for gdb:
+ 
+   http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-prs/2003-q3/msg00190.html

Re: [rfa/doc] Document pr gdb/1322 in PROBLEMS

[Andrew Cagney]

> 2003-08-18  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>
> 
> 	* PROBLEMS: Document pr gdb/1322, the Java anonymous
> 	objfile bug.
> 
Yes, can't hurt.

Andrew