GDB not showing local-to-block variables ?

[Iztok Kobal]

Elena Zannoni wrote:

>Iztok Kobal writes:
> > System: i686, SuSE 8.1, kernel 2.4.19, gcc-3.2, gdb-5.2.1
> > 
> > code is configured to use exceptions and compiled using the 
> > --enable-debug. When invoking the gdb, it does not show the variables 
> > which are local to the block within some function:
> > 
> > void function (some argument) {
> >   try {
> >          some variable;     // which is not displayed by the debugger
> >          .....
> >          ......
> >   }
> >   catch (...) {
> >       ....
> >   }
> > }
> > 
> > When trying to display this variable as it was the watch variable, the 
> > debugger reports that there is no such symbol in the current stack frame.
> > 
> > Is this the debugger problem or there is an option to be used at compile 
> > time to get this info ?
> > 
>
>I think this is the same problem as the one in 
>http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gdb&pr=833
>
>and it is due to gdb not understanding dwarf2 debug info that is
>stored in .debug_ranges sections.
>  
>
Jesus ! And only one answer posted on known thing ?

Thank you, Elena !

So what to do in my case now ? I have projects reverted from gcc-2.95 
and old automake/autoconf because I have believed that gcc-3.2/gdb-5.2.x 
is better combination !

1. Revert to use of the gcc-2.95/gdb3/4 or what ?
2. Put all kinds of outputs throughout the tons of the shared libs to 
make the debugging stoneage way ?
3. Or somebody (maybe A.Cagney) will appoint me to the right solution - 
I really doubt that there is no one !


Is this behaviour also the case with the gdb-5.3 ? I have tried to 
compile it with my gcc-3.2 and it requests the libterm library which I 
do not have in my SuSE 8.1 distro. I will not even try again if this 
mess with the debugging info is the same in gdb-5.3 !

I.

>Elena
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