gdb 4.16.97 and linuxppc

[Kevin B. Hendricks]

Some feedback on gdb 4.16.97 and linux on ppc

I have done some testing on mklinux / linux powerpc of gdb 4.16.97 with
glibc 1.99, binutils 2.8.1.0.20, and egcs 1.0.2.  Although this gdb is a
big improvement, it still has some problems, missed breakpoints (or it this
breakpoints placed in the wrong places?), when asked to disassemble a
function, it actually  sometimes disassmebles another function, when asked
to list a function it sometimes lists either another function or the end of
that function, line numbers seem to be wrong in some places, etc. (yes I
checked the dir and made sure I was using the source that created the
executable file).

Since Franz Sirl said this worked under a different glibc and binutils, I
am going to try compiling binutils 2.8.1.0.28 (the latest I could find on
HJL's site and recompile my test program (the JDK) and see if that makes
any difference.

Thanks,

Kevin H.

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Kevin B. Hendricks
Associate Professor of Operations and Information Technology
School of Business, College of William & Mary, 307 Tyler Hall,
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