From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10443 invoked by alias); 22 Feb 2008 13:22:36 -0000 Received: (qmail 10425 invoked by uid 22791); 22 Feb 2008 13:22:32 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from igw2.br.ibm.com (HELO igw2.br.ibm.com) (32.104.18.25) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:22:06 +0000 Received: from mailhub3.br.ibm.com (mailhub3 [9.18.232.110]) by igw2.br.ibm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C42D17F4BB for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:14:39 -0300 (BRST) Received: from d24av02.br.ibm.com (d24av02.br.ibm.com [9.18.232.47]) by mailhub3.br.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/NCO v8.7) with ESMTP id m1MDLofB274664 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:21:51 -0300 Received: from d24av02.br.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d24av02.br.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m1MCLlPa006275 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:21:47 -0200 Received: from [9.18.238.95] ([9.18.238.95]) by d24av02.br.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id m1MCLl55006265; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:21:47 -0200 Subject: Re: Wrong list for gdb usage questions? From: Thiago Jung Bauermann To: Joel Brobecker Cc: Craig Miller , gdb@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: <20080222084243.GC20221@adacore.com> References: <19143cfb0802212007sa553fabu5c27632d32345947@mail.gmail.com> <20080222084243.GC20221@adacore.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:26:00 -0000 Message-Id: <1203686507.9433.95.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2008-02/txt/msg00183.txt.bz2 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