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Re: bad function parameter values for C++ code in backtrace
- From: Doug Evans <dje at google dot com>
- To: Lalit Mohan Tripathi <lalit dot mohan dot tripathi at gmail dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:29:51 -0700
- Subject: Re: bad function parameter values for C++ code in backtrace
- References: <687998511003112203q5147d43dv845c51ff92c72ecc@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Lalit Mohan Tripathi
<lalit.mohan.tripathi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I find problem with gdb backtrace for ?printing incorrect function
> argument values in backtrace. ?Please let me know if it is some
> limitation of gdb or a bug?
>
> The parameter values printed by the "bt" command in gdb is incorrect.
> I've tried on ?x86 as well on ARM, the result is same (and incorrect
> parameter values). ?For example, the down-most frame's function
> parameter values is shown in the upper frame's function also.
>
> [...]
> [user@localhost]$ gdb test2
> GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.5-25.el5rh)
> Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
gdb 6.5 is pretty old.
Have you tried a newer version of gdb? E.g. 7.0?