From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12929 invoked by alias); 7 Apr 2004 14:02:39 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 12842 invoked from network); 7 Apr 2004 14:02:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO zrc2s0jx.nortelnetworks.com) (47.103.122.112) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 7 Apr 2004 14:02:35 -0000 Received: from zrc2c010.us.nortel.com (zrc2c010.us.nortel.com [47.103.120.50]) by zrc2s0jx.nortelnetworks.com (Switch-2.2.6/Switch-2.2.0) with ESMTP id i37DteL02128; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:55:40 -0500 (CDT) Received: from zrc2c012.us.nortel.com ([47.103.120.52]) by zrc2c010.us.nortel.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id 22ZYRB1Q; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:55:40 -0500 Received: from crchi02q.us.nortel.com ([47.102.213.67]) by zrc2c012.us.nortel.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id 2275WK0W; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:55:41 -0500 Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 14:02:00 -0000 X-Sybari-Space: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 From: David Frager To: Michael Veksler Cc: "David Frager" , gdb@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: Internal GDB error Message-Id: <20040407085539.1a626063.frager@nortelnetworks.com> In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SW-Source: 2004-04/txt/msg00053.txt.bz2 Thank you for the information...I will rebuild gcc and give it a try Is there a bug report open against gcc for this issue? On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 23:41:29 -0500 Michael Veksler wrote: > Check PR 1170: > > http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&dat > abase=gdb&pr=1170 > > Because of a bug in gcc or in /bin/as, bad debug information is > generated. > Instead of terminating gracefully, GDB crashes the way it does. The PR > describes a work-around that you can implement in GCC. > > Disclaimer: > I am neither familiar with gdb, gcc nor with /bin/as internals and > interfaces. > All I wanted is to debug my code in this setup.... > > David Frager: > > I am having problems running gdb in an AIX 4.3.3 environment. I can > set > > tracepoints, however, if I attempt to invoke any additional actions > (i.e., step, > > next, etc.), I receive the internal gdb error below: > > > > Any recommendations to help determine if this is a gdb bug or local > environment > > issue would be appreciated. > > My environment is: > AIX 4.3.3 running on a Motorola Powerstac > > GNU gdb 6.0 > Copyright 2003 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 > "powerpc-ibm-aix4.3.3.0". > > g++ (GCC) 3.3 > Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is > NO > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > PURPOSE. > > Breakpoint 1, gsmFmInterface::getFileList(fileCriteria const&) > (this=0x2ff229c8, > criteria=@0x2ff22b08) > at gsmFmInterface.C:168 > 168 if(!criteria.getRstrDirOnly()) > Current language: auto; currently c++ > (gdb) n > gdbtypes.c:533: internal-error: make_cv_type: Assertion `TYPE_OBJFILE > (*typeptr) > == TYPE_OBJFILE (type) || TYPE_STUB (*typeptr)' failed. A problem > internal > to > GDB has been detected, further debugging may prove unreliable. Quit this > debugging session? (y or n) y > > gdbtypes.c:533: internal-error: make_cv_type: Assertion `TYPE_OBJFILE > (*typeptr) > == TYPE_OBJFILE (type) || TYPE_STUB (*typeptr)' failed. A problem > internal > to > GDB has been detected, further debugging may prove unreliable. Create a > core > file of GDB? (y or n) y IOT/Abort trap(coredump) > > > > > -- David Frager UMTS OAM Architect frager@nortelnetworks.com External: (972) 685-2383 ESN: 445-2383