Re: How to configure gdb to support '--arch=i386' on Mac OS X

Michael Snyder
2009-10-07T18:35:34Z

n179911 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have compiled gdb 7.0 on Mac OS X. And I have configured XCode to
> use this new version of gdb 7.0.
>
> But when I start debug my XCode project it said gdb can't recognize
> the option '--arch=i386'. Here is the log of my error:
>
> [Session started at 2009-10-07 11:00:43 -0700.]
> /Users/n179911/bin/gdb/bin/gdb: unrecognized option `--arch=i386'
> Use `/Users/n179911/bin/gdb/bin/gdb --help' for a complete list of options.
>
> The Debugger has exited with status 1.The Debugger has exited with status
>
> Can you please tell me how to build gdb to support '--arch-i386' option?

I don't think this has ever been a command line option in fsf gdb.
Maybe it is one that was added to Apple's version of gdb.

Try running `/Users/n179911/bin/gdb/bin/gdb --help', and
then run the same command using your installed gdb that came
with Mac OS. My guess is that the Mac version will list
"--arch" among the command line options, but the fsf version
will not (mine doesn't).