Wrong list for gdb usage questions?

Wrong list for gdb usage questions?

[Craig Miller]

I asked a question earlier today on the IRC channel, and again on this
mailing list.  Both questions went w/o even an acknowledgement.  Is
there a more apropriate place where I can ask my gdb usage question?
I'm not trying to bother anyone, just trying to figure out how to use
gdb in an area that isn't documented particularly well (making
searching a bit futile).

Regards.

Re: Wrong list for gdb usage questions?

[Joel Brobecker]

> I asked a question earlier today on the IRC channel, and again on this
> mailing list.  Both questions went w/o even an acknowledgement.  Is
> there a more apropriate place where I can ask my gdb usage question?
> I'm not trying to bother anyone, just trying to figure out how to use
> gdb in an area that isn't documented particularly well (making
> searching a bit futile).

This is indeed the right list to ask questions about GDB usage, but
there is noone here paid to answer these questions. This mailing
list just connects a community of GDB users that are willing to
share their knowledge. Most of us try to help whenever we have the time,
but it's all voluntary. I checked the archives, and your previous
question was sent about 9h before you sent this second one. Andrew
Cagney, who used to be a very active contributor, used to say
"Everything takes a week on the internet". Give it a little more time.

-- 
Joel

Re: Wrong list for gdb usage questions?

[Thiago Jung Bauermann]

On Fri, 2008-02-22 at 00:42 -0800, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> > I asked a question earlier today on the IRC channel, and again on this
> > mailing list.  Both questions went w/o even an acknowledgement.  Is
> > there a more apropriate place where I can ask my gdb usage question?
> > I'm not trying to bother anyone, just trying to figure out how to use
> > gdb in an area that isn't documented particularly well (making
> > searching a bit futile).
> 
> This is indeed the right list to ask questions about GDB usage, but
> there is noone here paid to answer these questions. This mailing
> list just connects a community of GDB users that are willing to
> share their knowledge. Most of us try to help whenever we have the time,
> but it's all voluntary. I checked the archives, and your previous
> question was sent about 9h before you sent this second one. Andrew
> Cagney, who used to be a very active contributor, used to say
> "Everything takes a week on the internet". Give it a little more time.

Also, leaving the channel 10 minutes after posting the question in IRC
is way too little. By the time I had a chance to see that he was seeking
help, Craig was already gone. #gdb is not a hotline where we are bugged
by our managers if we don't solve issues in less than x minutes. :-)
-- 
[]'s
Thiago Jung Bauermann
Software Engineer
IBM Linux Technology Center

Re: Wrong list for gdb usage questions?

[Michael Snyder]

On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 20:07 -0800, Craig Miller wrote:
> I asked a question earlier today on the IRC channel, and again on this
> mailing list.  Both questions went w/o even an acknowledgement.  Is
> there a more apropriate place where I can ask my gdb usage question?
> I'm not trying to bother anyone, just trying to figure out how to use
> gdb in an area that isn't documented particularly well (making
> searching a bit futile).

Yep, as others have said, this is a volunteer community.
Most of us check the email lists more often than once a day, 
but I don't even know who monitors the irc channel and how often.