Re: Fix Java PR gdb/1322 (was Re: [rfa/doc] Document pr gdb/1322 in PROBLEMS)

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>]

On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 09:42:16PM +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 02:32:20PM -0400, Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:
> > > + 
> > > + 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
> > 
> > How about we fix it instead?  This patch depends on Mark K's
> > per-objfile-data patch, but only because it touches the same area, I
> > think.
> > 
> > Dwarf maintainers, is this OK?  Could someone test that it fixes the
> > Java problems on HEAD?
> 
> I'm not exactly a DWARF maintainer, but since I wrote the code in that
> file I assume I can approve your patch :-).  I'll do so if you'll add a
> 
>    gdb_assert (objfile->section_offsets);
> 
> just before the
> 
>    offset = ANOFFSET (...
> 
> to check the assumption you're making that the section offsets will be
> available when we have DWARF2 CFI.
> 
> Oh, and change the PR first line of the ChangeLog into java/1322 such
> that GNATS will notice your patch.  I believe it will ignore it if you
> use gdb/1322.

Thanks.  I've checked this in on HEAD.  In a couple of days, if all
goes well, I'll move it to the branch.

I removed it from PROBLEMS too, since hopefully it's no longer a
problem.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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