Re: Cann't print local vars when nesting functions

[tj <999alfred@comcast.net>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>>Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:25:39 -0500
>>From: tj <999alfred@comcast.net>
>>CC: gdb@sources.redhat.com
>>
>>I am on linux, 2.4.26 kernel
>>gcc 3.2.3
>>gdb 5.3
>>Source file test.c:
>>#include <stdio.h>
>>
>>int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
>>
>>  int i,j;
>>  int inside(void){
>>    int k,l;
>>
>>    k = 1;
>>    l = k;
>>    return 0;
>>
>>  }
>>
>>  i = 0;
>>  j = 1;
>>}
>>
>>test$ cc -g -O0 test.c
>>$ gdb ./a.out
>>GNU gdb 5.3
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>>This GDB was configured as "i386-slackware-linux"...
>>(gdb) b test.c:16
>>Breakpoint 1 at 0x8048340: file test.c, line 16.
>>(gdb) run
>>Starting program: test/a.out
>>
>>Breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:16
>>16        j = 1;
>>(gdb) p i
>>No symbol "i" in current context.
>>(gdb)
>>    
>>
>
>Well, all I can say that with GDB 6.1 and 6.3 I don't see this
>problem.  Unless someone who knows more than I do about problems
>specific to GNU/Linux, I'd suggest to upgrade to newer versions of GCC
>and GDB, and see if the problem goes away.
>
>  
>
Your right. My system was built from Slackware 9.1. I ssh'ed to a 
buddy's machine that was built using Slackware 10.0. It has gcc v3.3.4 
and gdb 6.1.1. I now display the values and no "not in present context 
messages".
Oh well, wonder why it took so long for that to get fixed/included?

Well, guess I need to update my system, heavy sigh.

Thank you for getting me pointed in the right direction.

tj