Re: [patch/testcase] fix gdb.objc/basicclass.exp

[Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>]

Doug Evans wrote:
> Kei Sakamoto writes:
>  > > On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 12:09:36PM +0900, Kei Sakamoto wrote:
>  > > > The attached patch fixes gdb.objc.basicclass.exp.
>  > > >
>  > > > The current test always fail with sim because of libobjc's error.
>  > > >
>  > > > (gdb) PASS: gdb.objc/basicclass.exp: continue until method breakpoint
>  > > > run
>  > > > The program being debugged has been started already.
>  > > > Start it from the beginning? (y or n) y
>  > > > Starting program:
>  > > > /project/m32r-tools/insight-20030703/build/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass
>  > > > Virtual memory exhausted
>  > > >
>  > > > *** EXIT code 4242
>  > > >
>  > > > Program exited with code 0157255.
>  > > > [Switching to process 0]
>  > > > (gdb) FAIL: gdb.objc/basicclass.exp: resetting breakpoints when rerunning
>  > > >
>  > > > I assume this is not libobjc's bug. Please tell me if my
>  > > > assumption is wrong.
>  > > >
>  > > > Anyway, I inserted load command before run command. I checked
>  > > > this patch with m32r-elf, arm-elf, and sh-elf.
>  > >
>  > > You missed the patch - would you mind posting it?
>  > 
>  > I'm sorry about that. This is the patch.
> 
> I'm curious.  Why is this now necessary?
> Way back when run did an implicit load, among other things
> (at least for sims I remember).

Really?  I don't remember that.  I don't think I'd like it, either.
What if I wanted to patch memory, and then run?