Re: gdb for Sun compiled target programs

Michael Mueller
2004-06-16T17:12:38Z

> It should be usable for 32-bit. 64-bit has a problem. The Sun C
> compiler generates stabs debugging info by default. GDB doesn't
> handle 64-bit stabs correctly. Fixing that is non-trivial.

I'm surprised. I have a 64-bit gdb that seems to work with Sun C 5.4. It
only has a couple of minor patches. I will send them one after the
other. I have been debugging my 64-bit gdb with itself.

> Does it make sense that I send my changes to gdb-patches?
>
> Sure. If it's a substantial contribution you'd need to assign
> copyright to the FSF.

Just done.

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