GDB 18.1 release update -- 2026-09-07

[Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>]

Hi everyone,

Quick update on the 18.1 release.  Release is still currently scheduled
for THIS Friday:

    Fri Sep 11 2026

We appear to be moving in the right direction.

Here is a quick recap of the changes since the last update:

Fixed Since the Previous Update:
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 * dap/34548 - gdb.dap/pause.exp hangs on Solaris
   https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34548

   Commit 12e6c963f1e7ef331527d6992de19177a4eb9add on gdb-18-branch
   resolved this issue.
   
Still Open Since Previous Update:
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 * gdb/33447 - Can't find class methods on clang compiled libraries
   https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33447

   A V3 patch was posted for this here:

   https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/897f5eb957bdfd90cd3fd5efa662021ed5c2aef2.1788269262.git.aburgess@redhat.com

   This is by far the biggest risk.  This was a regression since GDB 17,
   so could ideally do with being fixed.  This needs a review by someone
   familiar with GDB's DWARF handling.

 * gdb/34561 - Problem reading OS generated corefiles on systems with Intel AMX support
   https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34561

   Patches were posted here:

   https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/20260904100648.1705702-1-christina.joos@intel.com

   I reviewed patch #1 with some thoughts, hopefully we can get this
   issue wrapped up and merged over the next couple of days.

Added Since the Last Update:
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 * gdb/34555 - gdb memory exhaustion on gdb.base/many-headers.exp
   https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34555

   This issue is considered NICE TO HAVE, and I'm not currently planning
   to hold the release for it.

   This issue effects Solaris, and has existed in GDB for a while if I
   understand things correctly (i.e. many releases now).

   There was a patch for this posted here:

   https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/ydda4qdga7h.fsf@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE

   The request for this fix to be included in GDB 18 was made here:

   https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/yddo6e9fi8a.fsf@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE

Thanks,
Andrew