Re: gdb compilation failure on AIX.

[Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>]

On 2017-06-13 12:30, Sangamesh Mallayya wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> GDB is failing to compile on AIX.
> https://gdb-build.sergiodj.net/builders/AIX-POWER8-plain/builds/1905/steps/compile%20gdb/logs/stdio
> 
> This is because of fork-inferior.o isn't being include during the final
> step of creating gdb binary.
> I guess this is mostly becuase of some of the recent change. I need to
> check the history yet.
> 
> This patch should resolve this final linking issue.
> 
> --- ./gdb/configure.nat_orig    2017-06-13 02:05:59.000000000 -0500
> +++ ./gdb/configure.nat 2017-06-13 02:19:41.000000000 -0500
> @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
>                 # Host: IBM PowerPC running AIX aix-thread.o is not
>                 # listed in NATDEPFILES as it is pulled in by
>                 # configure.
> -               NATDEPFILES='fork-child.o inf-ptrace.o rs6000-nat.o'
> +               NATDEPFILES='fork-child.o inf-ptrace.o rs6000-nat.o
> fork-inferior.o'
> 
>                 # When compiled with cc, for debugging, this argument
>                 # should be passed.  We have no idea who our current
> 
> Let me know if this is fine.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Sangamesh

Hi Sangamesh,

There is already this patchset pending review, can you check if it works 
for you (and reply on that thread)?

   https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2017-06/msg00250.html

CCing Sergio who did the refactoring work, he might have something to 
say about it.

Simon