GDB 6.3 : Cannot delete or disable Hardware Watchpoint, Endless loop on Software Watchpoint

Guillaume ORTEGA guillaume.ortega@open-plug.com
Fri Aug 10 09:40:00 GMT 2007


Guillaume ORTEGA wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My system is :
> Windows XP SP2 on an Athlon 64 X2
> GDB 6.3 (Mingw version)
> GCC 4.2.0
>
> 1) When I try to disable or delete an Hardware watchpoint on my 
> program (that use some windows dlls without debugging symbols (gtk, 
> kernel32, ntdll...)), the program still stop on it.
> When I use the info break command, the watchpoint is disabled or is 
> deleted in the list.
>
> 2) Software watchpoints works when I didn't use a dll func (gtk 
> function for example), when I use one the program make an infinite loop.
>
> Does a patch or a fix exists for that?
>
> Thanks in Advance,
>
> Guillaume ORTEGA.
>
For the 1), deleted watchpoint cause a SIGTRAP (there is not watchpoint 
message).



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