linux, threads and auto-solib-add

Kevin Buettner kevinb@redhat.com
Thu Jan 30 00:50:00 GMT 2003


On Jan 29,  4:24pm, Martin M. Hunt wrote:

> I am trying to answer a question about debugging threaded applications
> when auto-solib-add is off. You cannot debug pthreads programs without
> first loading the symbols for libpthread.  
> 
> Given that, does it make sense to modify solid_add to always read the
> symbols for libpthread, if it is in the library list?

I'm not in favor of this.

> Or is expected the user knows enough to always immediately do "shar
> libpthread" after starting debugging a threaded program?

IMO, when the user disables auto-solib-add, then the user is
responsible for "hand" loading the shared libraries needed for
debugging the program.

Kevin



More information about the Gdb mailing list