[Converted from Gnats 1139]

I tried to use gdb to debug mozilla on Tru64Unix 5.1A.

$ /software/@sys/usr/bin/gdb /software/@sys/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4a/mozilla-bin
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(gdb) b main
warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ab8 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ac0 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

Breakpoint 1 at 0x120044ac0: file nsAppRunner.cpp, line 1515.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /afs/gsf.de/@sys/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4a/mozilla-bin 
warning: (Internal error: pc 0x3ff80006780 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x3ff80006780 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

[...]

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ab8 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ac0 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

mdebugread.c:3321: gdb-internal-error: Section index is uninitialized
An internal GDB error was detected.  This may make further
debugging unreliable.  Quit this debugging session? (y or n) n

Create a core file containing the current state of GDB? (y or n) y
warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

[...]

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044aa4 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ac0 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)


Breakpoint 1, warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ac0 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ac0 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

main (argc=1, argv=0x11fffc018) at nsAppRunner.cpp:1515
1515    nsAppRunner.cpp: No such file or directory.
        in nsAppRunner.cpp
warning: (Internal error: pc 0x120044ac0 in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)

(gdb) 
[1]+  Stopped                 /software/@sys/usr/bin/gdb /software/@sys/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4a/mozilla-bin
serow$ dbx /software/@sys/usr/bin/gdb ./core
dbx version 5.1
Type 'help' for help.
Core file created by program "gdb"

signal IOT/Abort trap at >*[__kill, 0x3ff800e9658]      beq     a3, 0x3ff800e9670

(dbx) where
>  0 __kill(0x0, 0xd, 0x3ff00000000, 0x11fffa0f0, 0x3ff801c53a4) [0x3ff800e9658]
   1 (unknown)() [0x3ff8020c148]
   2 __tis_raise(0x3ff801c53a4, 0xcf9, 0x3ff8013b4d8, 0x100000006, 0x3ff801a20d4) [0x3ff8013b4d4]
   3 raise(0x3ff8013b4d8, 0x100000006, 0x3ff801a20d4, 0x14159188c, 0x3ff801c53d4) [0x3ff801a20d0]
   4 abort(0x12006c1ec, 0x141572640, 0x0, 0x0, 0x100000000) [0x3ff801c53d0]
   5 internal_verror(file = 0x140034c58 = "mdebugread.c", line = 3321, fmt = 0x140034c68 = "Section index is uninitialized", ap = struct {
    _a0 = 0x11fffa1b0
    _offset = 24
}) ["utils.c":735, 0x12006c1e8]
   6 internal_error(file = 0x140034c58 = "mdebugread.c", line = 3321, string = 0x140034c68 = "Section index is uninitialized") ["utils.c":749, 0x12006c2a8]
   7 parse_partial_symbols( = 0x9,  = 0x9,  = 0x9,  = 0x9,  = 0x9,  = 0x9,  = 0x9,  = 0x9,  = 0x9, objfile = 0x141572640) ["mdebugread.c":3321, 0x12011a0c4]
   8 mdebug_build_psymtabs(objfile = 0x141572640, swap = 0x14006e240, info = 0x141560070) ["mdebugread.c":491, 0x120113088]
   9 mipscoff_symfile_read(objfile = 0x141572640, mainline = 0) ["mipsread.c":98, 0x120176a38]
  10 syms_from_objfile(objfile = 0x141572640, addrs = 0x1411d7000, mainline = 0, verbo = 0) ["symfile.c":763, 0x120081168]
  11 symbol_file_add(name = 0x140f38210 = "/software/@sys/usr/lib/libintl.so.2", from_tty = 0, addrs = 0x1411d7000, mainline = 0, flags = 8) ["symfile.c":892, 0x120081540]
  12 symbol_add_stub(arg = 0x140f38000) ["solib.c":341, 0x120105920]
  13 do_catch_errors(uiout = 0x140113100, data = 0x11fffae18) ["top.c":492, 0x12007a210]
  14 catcher(func = 0x12007a1e8, func_uiout = 0x140113100, func_args = 0x11fffae18, func_val = 0x11fffae30, func_caught = 0x11fffae28, errstring = 0x140031b28 = "Error while reading shared library symbols:\n", mask = 6) ["top.c":424, 0x120079f98]
  15 catch_errors(func = 0x120105874, func_args = 0x140f38000, errstring = 0x140031b28 = "Error while reading shared library symbols:\n", mask = 6) ["top.c":504, 0x12007a284]
  16 solib_add(pattern = (nil), from_tty = 0, target = (nil), readsyms = 1) ["solib.c":568, 0x120105d38]
  17 osf_solib_create_inferior_hook() ["solib-osf.c":339, 0x120143880]
  18 solib_create_inferior_hook() ["solib.c":781, 0x120106264]
  19 fork_inferior( = 196, exec_file_arg = 0x140113280 = "/afs/gsf.de/@sys/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4a/mozilla-bin", allargs = 0x140c3b3a0 = "", env = 0x1400cfe00, traceme_fun = 0x12014928c, init_trace_fun = 0x120148f24, pre_trace_fun = (nil), shell_file_arg = 0x11fffe136 = "/bin/bash") ["fork-child.c":378, 0x1201a8670]
  20 procfs_create_inferior(exec_file = 0x140113280 = "/afs/gsf.de/@sys/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4a/mozilla-bin", allargs = 0x140c3b3a0 = "", env = 0x1400cfe00) ["./procfs.c"
More (n if no)?y
:4988, 0x120149720]
  21 find_default_create_inferior(exec_file = 0x140113280 = "/afs/gsf.de/@sys/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4a/mozilla-bin", allargs = 0x140c3b3a0 = "", env = 0x1400cfe00) ["target.c":1272, 0x12009f804]
  22 run_command(args = (nil), from_tty = 1) ["infcmd.c":464, 0x120087120]
  23 do_cfunc(c = 0x1400e7e00, args = (nil), from_tty = 1) ["./cli/cli-decode.c":53, 0x120058c70]
  24 cmd_func(cmd = 0x1400e7e00, args = (nil), from_tty = 1) ["./cli/cli-decode.c":1523, 0x12005c0b8]
  25 execute_command(p = 0x1400cc281 = "", from_tty = 1) ["top.c":711, 0x12007a8b0]
  26 command_handler(command = 0x1400cc280 = "") ["event-top.c":504, 0x1200f9430]
  27 command_line_handler(rl = 0x1400d6020 = "\240^6/@^A") ["event-top.c":799, 0x1200fa03c]
  28 rl_callback_read_char() ["callback.c":114, 0x120213cf8]
  29 rl_callback_read_char_wrapper(client_data = (nil)) ["event-top.c":168, 0x1200f86a8]
  30 stdin_event_handler(error = 0, client_data = (nil)) ["event-top.c":418, 0x1200f9204]
  31 handle_file_event(event_file_desc = 0) ["event-loop.c":714, 0x1200f7a88]
  32 process_event() ["event-loop.c":334, 0x1200f6f78]
  33 gdb_do_one_event(data = (nil)) ["event-loop.c":371, 0x1200f6fe0]
  34 do_catch_errors(uiout = 0x140113100, data = 0x11fffb618) ["top.c":492, 0x12007a210]
  35 catcher(func = 0x12007a1e8, func_uiout = 0x140113100, func_args = 0x11fffb618, func_val = 0x11fffb630, func_caught = 0x11fffb628, errstring = 0x1400931f8 = "", mask = 6) ["top.c":424, 0x120079f98]
  36 catch_errors(func = 0x1200f6fa4, func_args = (nil), errstring = 0x1400931f8 = "", mask = 6) ["top.c":504, 0x12007a284]
  37 start_event_loop() ["event-loop.c":395, 0x1200f7034]
  38 cli_command_loop() ["event-top.c":200, 0x1200f8868]
  39 captured_command_loop(data = (nil)) ["main.c":96, 0x1200553e0]
  40 do_catch_errors(uiout = 0x140113100, data = 0x11fffb9f8) ["top.c":492, 0x12007a210]
  41 catcher(func = 0x12007a1e8, func_uiout = 0x140113100, func_args = 0x11fffb9f8, func_val = 0x11fffba10, func_caught = 0x11fffba08, errstring = 0x14008ea20 = "", mask = 6) ["top.c":424, 0x120079f98]
  42 catch_errors(func = 0x1200553a0, func_args = (nil), errstring = 0x14008ea20 = "", mask = 6) ["top.c":504, 0x12007a284]
  43 captured_main(data = 0x11fffbfe0) ["main.c":729, 0x120056590]
  44 do_catch_errors(uiout = 0x140012cd8, data = 0x11fffbf88) ["top.c":492, 0x12007a210]
  45 catcher(func = 0x12007a1e8, func_uiout = 0x140012cd8, func_args = 0x11fffbf88, func_val = 0x11fffbfa0, func_caught = 0x11fffbf98, errstring = 0x14008ea28 = "", mask = 6) ["top.c":424, 0x120079f98]
More (n if no)?y
  46 catch_errors(func = 0x12005543c, func_args = 0x11fffbfe0, errstring = 0x14008ea28 = "", mask = 6) ["top.c":504, 0x12007a284]
  47 gdb_main(args = 0x11fffbfe0) ["main.c":738, 0x1200565e0]
  48 main(argc = 2, argv = 0x11fffc018) ["gdb.c":33, 0x120055374]
(dbx)

Release:
gdb-5.2.92

Environment:
Tru64Unix 5.1A
$ cc -V
Compaq C V6.5-207 (dtk) on Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1A (Rev. 1885)
Compiler Driver V6.5-207 (dtk) (dtk) cc Driver
$