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Re: [rfa] PROBLEMS: i[3456]*-linux-*: warn about old binutils
- From: Michael Elizabeth Chastain <mec at shout dot net>
- To: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com, mec at shout dot net
- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:41:32 -0600
- Subject: Re: [rfa] PROBLEMS: i[3456]*-linux-*: warn about old binutils
This patch warns about old versions of binutils on i[3456]86-*-linux*.
Draft #2. This draft includes a reference to PR gdb/1030
(which is external and closed).
I am committing this now.
Michael C
===
2003-02-05 Michael Chastain <mec@shout.net>
* PROBLEMS (i[3456]86-*-linux*): Warn about binutils
2.12.1 and earlier versions.
Index: PROBLEMS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 PROBLEMS
--- PROBLEMS 10 Dec 2002 21:24:47 -0000 1.11
+++ PROBLEMS 5 Feb 2003 17:34:31 -0000
@@ -65,3 +65,12 @@
$ make CFLAGS='-O2 -D__digital__'
+
+i[3456]86-*-linux*
+------------------
+
+gdb/1030: GNU binutils 2.12.1 and earlier versions do not work properly
+with gdb. If you use GNU binutils, upgrade to version 2.13 or later.
+You can check the version of binutils with the command:
+
+ $ ld --version