From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20660 invoked by alias); 19 May 2007 07:58:11 -0000 Received: (qmail 20650 invoked by uid 22791); 19 May 2007 07:58:10 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from sibelius.xs4all.nl (HELO brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl) (82.92.89.47) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Sat, 19 May 2007 07:58:06 +0000 Received: from brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl (kettenis@localhost.sibelius.xs4all.nl [127.0.0.1]) by brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l4J7vjBM013588; Sat, 19 May 2007 09:57:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from kettenis@localhost) by brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl (8.14.0/8.14.0/Submit) id l4J7vi97001424; Sat, 19 May 2007 09:57:44 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 07:58:00 -0000 Message-Id: <200705190757.l4J7vi97001424@brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl> From: Mark Kettenis To: brobecker@adacore.com CC: gdb@sourceware.org In-reply-to: <20070519054342.GU3565@adacore.com> (message from Joel Brobecker on Fri, 18 May 2007 22:43:42 -0700) Subject: Re: solib-aix5.c References: <20070519054342.GU3565@adacore.com> 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: 2007-05/txt/msg00087.txt.bz2 > Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 22:43:42 -0700 > From: Joel Brobecker > > Hello, > > I have recently investigated a regression in core file loading on > AIX, and will post a fix soon. However, this made me realize that > we are still using the SOLIB_ADD and SOLIB_CREATE_INFERIOR_HOOK > on this platform. > > I have checked, and it appears that we are the last one to use > these macros. I haven't thoroughly check what "we" includes, > but wouldn't it be nice if we could get rid of them entirely? > > In any case, I think what's involved is to move to the target_so_ops, > right? It just so happens that I've found a file called solib-aix5.c. > This file seems to have been created in 2001, but doesn't seem to be > used at all. It's never included on any configuration as far as I > can tell. > > Does anyone know the history of this file? I vageuly remember an ia64 port of AIX. The fact that there are some section name strings that start with ".IA_64." suggest that this file was part of that effort. So I think the file should be deleted. Mark