Re: [RFA] 64-bit corefile support for Irix

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@ges.redhat.com>]

> Hi, 
> 
> This patch will allow gdb (and hopefully objdump/objcopy) to read
> 64-bit corefiles on Irix native.

The file isn't maintained so ...

> 2002-09-05  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@redhat.com>
> 
> 	* irix-core.c (do_sections, do_sections64): New functions.
> 	(irix_core_core_file_p): Call new functions do_sections, 
> 	do_sections64, depending on corefile (32-bit or 64-bit).
> 
> Index: irix-core.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/bfd/irix-core.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.7
> diff -p -r1.7 irix-core.c
> *** irix-core.c	6 Jan 2002 07:30:35 -0000	1.7
> --- irix-core.c	5 Sep 2002 23:14:39 -0000
> *************** static boolean irix_core_core_file_match
> *** 50,55 ****
> --- 50,154 ----
>     PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd *));
>   static void swap_abort PARAMS ((void));
>   
> + /* Helper function for irix_core_core_file_p:
> +    32-bit and 64-bit versions.  */
> + 
> + #ifdef CORE_MAGIC64

Where does the macro come from?  Should BFD provide it so that it can 
always be used.

enjoy,
Andrew