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RE: Segfault in varobj.c
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Roberts [mailto:nickrob@snap.net.nz]
> Sent: 27 July 2007 12:52
> To: Robert Norton
> Cc: gdb@sourceware.org
> Subject: Re: Segfault in varobj.c
>
> Robert Norton writes:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I encountered a segfault whilst using our port of GDB with
> Eclipse. It
> > occurs when I add a number of global variables in the
> variables view and
> > expand them. Occasionally I observe something like the
> following in the
> > MI console:
> >
> > (gdb)
> > 2247-var-list-children
> >
> var2.tx_ready_next.tx_ready_next.tx_ready_next.tx_suspended_ne
> xt.tx_thre
> > ad_name
> > warning: Child of parent whose type does not allow children
> > &"warning: Child of parent whose type does not allow children\n"
> >
> > Followed by gdb segfaulting. On loading the core file I observe:
>
> It might be more useful to set the breakpoint on the line
> where the initial
> warning was issued.
Yes. After submitting the post I found where the warning was coming from
and am investigating. I can now reproduce reliably so am distilling down
to a minimal recipe for generating the bug, which hopefully will shed
some light.
> This is your port of GDB and it's based on an old version of
> FSF GDB. Does
> it happen with FSF GDB or, at least, your port based on
> up-to-date FSF GDB?
The port is based on GDB 6.6.
Robert
>
>
> --
> Nick
> http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob
>
>