GDB build fails on DEC OSF V5.1a but not OSF V4.0f

GDB build fails on DEC OSF V5.1a but not OSF V4.0f

[Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz]

When built on DEC OSF V5.1A, gdb gets a seg fault.  When built on DEC OSF 4.0f 
it runs correctly.  When copied from the DEC OSF V4.0f to the DEC OSF V5.1A 
platform, gdb runs successfully.

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Re: GDB build fails on DEC OSF V5.1a but not OSF V4.0f

[Joel Brobecker]

> When built on DEC OSF V5.1A, gdb gets a seg fault.  When built on DEC
> OSF 4.0f it runs correctly.  When copied from the DEC OSF V4.0f to the
> DEC OSF V5.1A platform, gdb runs successfully.

It would be more helpful if you could send more details about your
problem. For instance, which version of GDB did you build? Using which
compiler? A simple program that we could use to reproduce your problem
is also helpful. I just rebuilt 5.3 on Tru64 5.1A using GCC, and got the
usual results from the testsuite.

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Joel

Re: GDB build fails on DEC OSF V5.1a but not OSF V4.0f

[Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz]

Joel Brobecker wrote:
> 
> > When built on DEC OSF V5.1A, gdb gets a seg fault.  When built on DEC
> > OSF 4.0f it runs correctly.  When copied from the DEC OSF V4.0f to the
> > DEC OSF V5.1A platform, gdb runs successfully.
> 
> It would be more helpful if you could send more details about your
> problem. For instance, which version of GDB did you build? Using which
> compiler? A simple program that we could use to reproduce your problem
> is also helpful. I just rebuilt 5.3 on Tru64 5.1A using GCC, and got the
> usual results from the testsuite.
> 
> --
> Joel

gcc-3.2.1 with a basic hellow world (though any test program works the
same

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  printf("hellow world\n");
 /* A a number of prints here  */
#ifdef __dec
  printf("__dec is defined\n");
#else
  printf("__dec is NOT defined\n");
#endif
/* Put in a bunch of variable defined tests as above */

.
.
.

}

That is all

compile with 

gcc -g testit.c -o testit

gdb testit


I did not run the test suite (gmake check) on the gdb installation.


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Re: GDB build fails on DEC OSF V5.1a but not OSF V4.0f

[Joel Brobecker]

> gcc-3.2.1 with a basic hellow world (though any test program works the
> same
[...]
> gdb testit

Unfortunately, I don't have a gcc-3.2 on our Tru64 machine, so I won't
be able to help you. I remember that we had a problem with the debugger
when we built the same sources using our work-in-progress gcc-3.2-based
version of GNAT, but the symptoms where different.

(you forgot to tell which version of GDB you were using, BTW. And also
the commands you used to build it. I assume "configure; make;", but it
would be nice to confirm it).

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Joel

Re: GDB build fails on DEC OSF V5.1a but not OSF V4.0f

[Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz]

Joel Brobecker wrote:
> 
> > gcc-3.2.1 with a basic hellow world (though any test program works the
> > same
> [...]
> > gdb testit
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't have a gcc-3.2 on our Tru64 machine, so I won't
> be able to help you. I remember that we had a problem with the debugger
> when we built the same sources using our work-in-progress gcc-3.2-based
> version of GNAT, but the symptoms where different.
> 
> (you forgot to tell which version of GDB you were using, BTW. And also
> the commands you used to build it. I assume "configure; make;", but it
> would be nice to confirm it).
> 
> --
> Joel

gdb-5.3 but gdb-5.2.1 and gdb-5.2 had the same symptoms

configure --prefix=/usr/local/GNU --enable-shared --enable-static
--enable-bfd-64-bit as well as a specific set of settings for
tcl-libraries, tcl-includes, tk-libraries and tk-includes

However, I also tested with a basic 

configure --prefix=/usr/local/GNU

as well to make sure that it was not the settings

I used gmake (GNU make) explicitly.

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