From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <gdb-return-32977-listarch-gdb=sources.redhat.com@sourceware.org>
Received: (qmail 4699 invoked by alias); 4 Sep 2008 14:17:57 -0000
Received: (qmail 4688 invoked by uid 22791); 4 Sep 2008 14:17:55 -0000
X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15)     by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:17:15 +0000
Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) 	by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15EF62A95BF; 	Thu,  4 Sep 2008 10:17:14 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) 	by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) 	with LMTP id UaIk5a7ycT7W; Thu,  4 Sep 2008 10:17:14 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from [127.0.0.1] (nile.gnat.com [205.232.38.5]) 	by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED0132A95BE; 	Thu,  4 Sep 2008 10:17:13 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <48BFEDE8.6090002@adacore.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:17:00 -0000
From: Robert Dewar <dewar@adacore.com>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Paul Koning <Paul_Koning@dell.com>
CC: gdb@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: how to examine data with compiler optimization option set?
References: <1220390777.48bdaf79617dd@imp.free.fr>	<48BDB1B0.4040703@adacore.com>	<1220391632.48bdb2d04bfd7@imp.free.fr>	<48BDB4E2.9010301@adacore.com>	<20080902215623.GA3779@adacore.com>	<48BDD4B7.5060503@vmware.com>	<y0mljyaudzb.fsf@ton.toronto.redhat.com>	<umyip6pvb.fsf@gnu.org>	<48BF04C6.8030108@adacore.com>	<jeabeos5le.fsf@sykes.suse.de>	<48BFBE10.30902@adacore.com>	<18623.60121.742830.903401@gargle.gargle.HOWL>	<48BFEBCE.8080102@adacore.com> <18623.60617.309938.395215@gargle.gargle.HOWL>
In-Reply-To: <18623.60617.309938.395215@gargle.gargle.HOWL>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-IsSubscribed: yes
Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
List-Id: <gdb.sourceware.org>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:gdb-subscribe@sourceware.org>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/>
List-Post: <mailto:gdb@sourceware.org>
List-Help: <mailto:gdb-help@sourceware.org>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org
X-SW-Source: 2008-09/txt/msg00029.txt.bz2

Paul Koning wrote:
>>  Robert> Well on entry to a function, (if you breakpoint on entry),
>  Robert> the parameters cannot have been overwritten yet I would
>  Robert> think!
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> I haven't run into trouble there (on MIPS that is), provided the
> breakpoint is set after the function prologue.

I am sure this is a target specific problem, I am using
x86 windows.
> 
> 	   paul
>