Re: gdb-5.2.1 loses command line

[Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@redhat.com>]

William A. Gatliff writes:
 > Guys:
 > 
 > 

Hmmm this smells like async/event loop/signal handling problems.  Can
you try the same but after starting the debugger with --noasync?  (if
the --noasync is still there, that is... and if the noasync code
hasn't bitrotted)

thanks
Elena


 > Here's a wierd one, at least to me...
 > 
 > I just built gdb-5.2.1 for arm-elf.  When I launch it, I get the (gdb)
 > prompt and everything.  Trouble is, when I type nothing shows up.  If
 > I do a CTRL-Z, however, what I typed shows up on the shell command line:
 > 
 > [bgat@mars embedded-gnu]$ arm-elf-gdb
 > GNU gdb 5.2.1
 > Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 > GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
 > welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
 > Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
 > There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
 > This GDB was configured as "--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=arm-elf".
 > (gdb)
 > [1]+  Stopped                 arm-elf-gdb
 > [bgat@mars embedded-gnu]$ asdf
 > 
 > 
 > I'm running a RH7.3 box:
 > 
 > [bgat@mars embedded-gnu]$ uname -a
 > Linux mars 2.4.18-18.7.x #1 Wed Nov 13 19:05:27 EST 2002 i686 unknown
 > 
 > I've been building gdbs of all flavors for months now, never seen this
 > one before today.  Duplicated with an m68k-elf version, and also with
 > 5.2 and 5.1.  This points to a host workstation config problem, but
 > I'm running a straight RH7.3 setup, and coincidentally, I up2date'd
 > the latest kernel last night...  Curious.
 > 
 > 
 > Ideas?
 > 
 > 
 > b.g.
 > -- 
 > Bill Gatliff
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