Re: 64 bit applications and gdb

[Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>]

ccroswhite@get2chip.com wrote:
> 
> GDB folk,
> 
> Having troubles with gdb  (4.xx,5.1) analyzing a 64 bit application.  I
> can not set a break point nothing, after loading the symbol tables I run
> the executable and i get this failure:
> 
> (gdb) run
> Starting program: /home/csun/meta-g
> procfs:4328 -- process not stopped.
> procfs: ...giving up...
> (gdb)
> 
> Lokks to be an issue with gdb, however, I am not positive.  If anyone
> could give me some pointers, I would greatly appreciate it.

Was your gdb built as a 64-bit solaris application?  It needs to be.
Turns out that the 64-bit extensions to the /proc interface will not
allow a 64-bit process to be debugged by a 32-bit process.