Bug 12897 - gdb fails to insert breakpoint in pie executable
Summary: gdb fails to insert breakpoint in pie executable
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Alias: None
Product: gdb
Classification: Unclassified
Component: breakpoints (show other bugs)
Version: 7.2
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
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Reported: 2011-06-16 05:35 UTC by rogelio.serrano@gmail.com
Modified: 2014-09-12 23:00 UTC (History)
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Description rogelio.serrano@gmail.com 2011-06-16 05:35:54 UTC 
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Reading symbols from /home/rogelio/a.out...done.
(gdb) b main
Breakpoint 1 at 0x640: file dummy.c, line 1.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/rogelio/a.out 
Warning:
Cannot insert breakpoint 1.
Error accessing memory address 0x13a8342640: Input/output error.
Cannot insert breakpoint -1.
Temporarily disabling shared library breakpoints:
breakpoint #-1
Comment 1 Tom Tromey 2011-07-29 20:26:41 UTC 
Can you provide a test source file and instructions for building it?
A simple PIE test on my machine (Fedora 15) works fine with gdb.
Comment 2 Sergio Durigan Junior 2014-09-12 23:00:58 UTC 
Closing as OBSOLETE due to inactivity.  Feel free to reopen if still valid.