[PING][PATCH 0/2] Use gdb_sysroot for main executable on attach
Gary Benson
gbenson@redhat.com
Thu Mar 12 11:44:00 GMT 2015
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https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2015-03/msg00149.html
So far Mark asked a question to which I responded:
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2015-03/msg00152.html
Gary Benson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This series modifies GDB to prefix the main executable's path with
> gdb_sysroot under certain circumstances, namely:
>
> * The path supplied by target_pid_to_exec_file is absolute, and
> * gdb_sysroot is set and not remote.
>
> This logic is skipped for remote gdb_sysroots because the subsequent
> code does not support opening the main executable over the remote
> protocol. This is something I intend to rectify with future patches
> but the ability to use gdb_sysroot like this is useful for attaching
> to processes running in chroot jails and containerized environments
> so I am submitting this series independently.
>
> Built and regtested on RHEL 6.6 x86_64.
>
> Ok to commit?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
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> http://gbenson.net/
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