gcc/gdb/as/ld issue

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Andy,

> We've recently started to use partially linked images for some of our
> libraries in order to speed up the final link (ie we use -r option with
> --whole-archive). And this has stopped gdb working with:
>
> ../../src/gdb/gdbtypes.c:515: gdb-internal-error: make_cv_type: Assertion
> `TYPE_OBJFILE (*typeptr) == TYPE_OBJFILE (type) || TYPE_STUB (*typeptr)'
> failed.
>
> Is this a bug in ld when generating partial images given that it works if I
> use whole libraries generated by ar instead?
>
> FYI we're configuring the toolchain for powerpc-eabi target.

There is definitely a bug somewhere, although at this stage we cannot
tell whether it is in the linker or gdb.  Please could you put
together a *small* testcase that demonstrates the problem, so that it
can be investigated further ?

Cheers
        Nick