From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8066 invoked by alias); 7 Oct 2009 21:04:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 8058 invoked by uid 22791); 7 Oct 2009 21:04:41 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from smtp-outbound-2.vmware.com (HELO smtp-outbound-2.vmware.com) (65.115.85.73) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:04:37 +0000 Received: from mailhost4.vmware.com (mailhost4.vmware.com [10.16.67.124]) by smtp-outbound-2.vmware.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 233C422005; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 14:04:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.20.94.141] (msnyder-server.eng.vmware.com [10.20.94.141]) by mailhost4.vmware.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 197FAC9BB7; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 14:04:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4ACD0176.6070008@vmware.com> Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:04:00 -0000 From: Michael Snyder User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20080411) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: n179911 CC: "gdb@sourceware.org" Subject: Re: How to configure gdb to support '--arch=i386' on Mac OS X References: <3b9893450910071109p19138faam7653bd1e030c57a4@mail.gmail.com> <4ACCDE85.7080009@vmware.com> <3b9893450910071310s5225e440pb1b6eaa1d62f69db@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3b9893450910071310s5225e440pb1b6eaa1d62f69db@mail.gmail.com> 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: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2009-10/txt/msg00150.txt.bz2 n179911 wrote: > Thank you. You are right. > > The gdb comes with apple has '-arch' option, but gdb 7.0 does not. > > $ /usr/bin/gdb --help > --translate Debug applications running under translation. > -arch i386|armv6|x86_64|ppc Specify a gdb targetting a specific > architecture > > So should I do what Joel Brobecker suggested in adding that option in > gdb/main.c? Or you could try to make XCode refrain from sending it. Entirely up to you. I don't think we are looking to add that to the mainstream gdb. > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Michael Snyder wrote: >> 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). >> >>