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gdb "attach" and sharing thread info between processes
- To: cygwin-developers@sourceware.cygnus.com
- Subject: gdb "attach" and sharing thread info between processes
- From: Egor Duda <deo@logos-m.ru>
- Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 20:28:37 +0400
- CC: Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
- Organization: DEO
- References: <19990430094701.A10632@cygnus.com>
- Reply-To: Egor Duda <deo@logos-m.ru>
Hi!
April, 30 1999, Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
>>I'm also planning to make a patch to winsup, which would allow
>>to handle exceptions by starting debugger. i think it would be
>>acceptable substitution for core files functionality. What do you
>>think about usefulness of such patch?
CF> It sounds like a good idea as long as it doesn't add too much bloat to the
CF> DLL.
So, here it goes. It was made against Snapshot-1999/04/10. It's rather
gdb-centric, but i don't think any other debugger can handle gcc's
debug info anyway.
CF> It should also be possible to write "core files" that are actually
CF> readable by gdb. You just have to decide on a format, get the DLL to dump
CF> using that format, and teach gdb about the format. Simple. :-)
Hmm, perhaps. :) I just need to get a bit more familiar with BFD library...
Egor. mailto:deo@logos-m.ru ICQ 5165414 FidoNet 2:5020/496.19
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