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Re: FYI: Fix to Steven's 1st core dump - 2nd part


Steven Johnson wrote:
> 
> Fernando,
> 
> Works for me ...
> 
> Steven Johnson.
> 

Thanks a lot Steven.  I will make this the official fix and check it in the sources
sometime tomorrow.

Cheers,
Fernando


> Fernando Nasser wrote:
> >
> > This is an Insight fix, instead of the gdb fix that Steven has already tested.
> >
> > It worked for me with the other problem that I mentioned (with very different symptoms
> > but nevertheless related to this one).
> >
> > If it works for Steven, i.e., if he uses this patch in lieu of the patch to
> > ser-unix.c and does not get core dumps (or any other malfunction), we should
> > add this patch to the insight sources and leave gdb alone.
> >
> > Steven: thanks a lot for doing this tests!
> >
> > --
> > Fernando Nasser
> > Red Hat - Toronto                       E-Mail:  fnasser@redhat.com
> > 2323 Yonge Street, Suite #300
> > Toronto, Ontario   M4P 2C9
> >
> > Index: gdbtk/generic/gdbtk-hooks.c
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/cvsfiles/devo/gdb/gdbtk/generic/gdbtk-hooks.c,v
> > retrieving revision 1.4
> > diff -c -p -r1.4 gdbtk-hooks.c
> > *** gdbtk-hooks.c       2000/05/01 04:46:49     1.4
> > --- gdbtk-hooks.c       2000/10/17 20:03:12
> > *************** x_event (signo)
> > *** 416,422 ****
> > --- 416,432 ----
> >     static volatile int in_x_event = 0;
> >     static Tcl_Obj *varname = NULL;
> >     static int count = 0;
> > +
> > +   /* Do nor re-enter this code or enter it while collecting gdb output. */
> >     if (in_x_event || in_fputs)
> > +     return 0;
> > +
> > +   /* Also, only do things while the target is running (stops and redraws).
> > +      FIXME: We wold like to at least redraw at other times but this is bundled
> > +      together in the TCL_WINDOW_EVENTS group and we would also process user
> > +      input.  We will have to prevent (unwanted)  user input to be generated
> > +      in order to be able to redraw (removing this test here). */
> > +   if (!running_now)
> >       return 0;
> >
> >     in_x_event = 1;

-- 
Fernando Nasser
Red Hat Canada Ltd.                     E-Mail:  fnasser@cygnus.com
2323 Yonge Street, Suite #300
Toronto, Ontario   M4P 2C9

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