Re: gdb warning

[Kevin Buettner <kevinb@cygnus.com>]

On May 27,  7:36pm, Charles Wilkins wrote:

> I have seen posts about this is the web and in a couple newgroups, but I
> have seen no clear solutions or definition as to what this message means.
> 
> When i run gdb, I get warning: unable to find dynamic linker
> breakpoint function.
> GDB will be unable to debug shared library initializers and track
> explicitly loaded dynamic code.
> 
> I have installed the latest gdb and gcc.
> 
> Minimally, to duplicate this error, I compile with:
> g++ -g test.cpp
> 
> Then to debug, I run:
> gdb a.out
> 
> In the debugger when I try to run, is when I get the error.
> 
> Anybody care to point out what the cause of this is ?

Which version of gdb?  (You say you have the latest, but do you
have the latest released version or are you using development
versions.)

Also, which host and target are you having problems on?

Kevin