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Subject: Re: Finding Entry symbol
From: Michael Snyder <Michael.Snyder@palmsource.com>
To: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
Cc: Rohit Arul Raj <rohitarulraj@gmail.com>, gdb@sourceware.org
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On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 09:11 -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 07:20:56PM +0530, Rohit Arul Raj wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am working with GCC 4.1.1 and GDB Version 5.2.1 for a private target.
> > I need to find the root entry point from the given binary file (elf format).
> > 
> > Any help regarding this?
> 
> Search for bfd_get_start_address.  I highly recommend you not use that
> old of a GDB version for any new work, though.

Especially with GCC 4.1.1 -- aren't there conflicts over dwarf entries?