Re: SGI/Irix: how to call procedure from GDB?

[Gary Funck <gary at intrepid dot com>]

On 11/19/07 03:04:38, Robert Norton wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gary Funck
> > Sent: 19 November 2007 04:30
> > To: GDB List
> > Subject: SGI/Irix: how to call procedure from GDB?
> > 
> > [...]
> > Any suggestions on what might've happened here, and what I
> > need to do to get GDB to to run the "debug_tree()" procedure?
> 
> GDB called the debug_tree function _on the target_ in order to evaluate
> the expression. During execution of this the breakpoint at fancy_abort
> was hit again. You could try disabling the breakpoint, continuing then
> doing the pt command again, but it looks like you've run into another
> internal error during the evaluation of debug_tree so this probably
> isn't going to help.

That makes sense.  Thanks.

However, I just tried something simple.  A test program:

1       #include <stdio.h>
2       
3       int sq(int x)
4       {
5         return x * x;
6       }
7       
8       int main()
9       {
10        int x = 10;
11        int s = sq(x);
12        printf ("x = %d s = %d\n", x, s);
13      }

% gcc t.c -O0 -g -o t
% gdb t
GNU gdb 6.7.1
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This GDB was configured as "mips-sgi-irix6.5"...
(gdb) b 11
Breakpoint 1 at 0x100013c0: file t.c, line 11.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /upc/dev/gary/gcc-upc-4-2/wrk/upc_test/test/t 
Breakpoint 1, main () at t.c:11
11        int s = sq(x);
(gdb) p sq(x)
Breakpoint 1, main () at t.c:11
11        int s = sq(x);
The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.
When the function (sq) is done executing, GDB will silently
stop (instead of continuing to evaluate the expression containing
the function call).

### if I delete all breakpoints, the following occurs:

(gdb) d
Delete all breakpoints? (y or n) y
(gdb) p sq(x)
x = 10 s = 100

Program exited normally.
The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.
When the function (sq) is done executing, GDB will silently
stop (instead of continuing to evaluate the expression containing
the function call).

Interestingly, I saw the same behavior with gdb 6.5, which I
had installed a while back.  But when I try the "freeware"
version built by SGI (gdb 5.3), all is well:

% /usr/freeware/bin/gdb --version
GNU gdb 5.3
Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
[...]
This GDB was configured as "mips-sgi-irix6.5"...
(gdb) b 12
Breakpoint 1 at 0x100013a8: file t.c, line 12.
(gdb) c
The program is not being run.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /upc/dev/gary/gcc-upc-4-2/wrk/upc_test/test/t 

Breakpoint 1, main () at t.c:12
12        int s = sq(x);
(gdb) p sq(x)
$1 = 100

It's been a while since I ran anything on that now antiquated
SGI/MIPS Irix box.  I recall installing gdb 6.5 because there
were limitations in gdb 5.3's understanding of the dwarf
debugging info.  What I don't recall is whether I tried calling
a procedure from gdb.