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| author | Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com> | 2001-12-07 23:33:19 +0000 |
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| committer | Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com> | 2001-12-07 23:33:19 +0000 |
| commit | 6b325864474bb4a71e548b9f99cb704ad94cbbed (patch) | |
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PROBLEMS.
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diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index 184cda8..112f093 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2001-12-07 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> + + * PROBLEMS: New file. + * README: Move known problems to PROBLEMS file. + 2001-12-07 Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com> * stabsread.c (read_member_functions): Skip member functions which diff --git a/gdb/PROBLEMS b/gdb/PROBLEMS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..79bc2cf --- /dev/null +++ b/gdb/PROBLEMS @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +hppa2.0-hp-hpux10.20 + +Due to a problem (conflicting types) with libiberty/regex.c, GDB 5.1 +does not build on HP/UX 10.20 when using the HP supplied compiler. + +Due to bit rot, GDB 5.1 does not work on HP/UX 10.20 when built with +GCC. + + +hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00 + +Due to a problem with ltconfig and long argument lines, GDB 5.1 does +not configure on HP/UX 11.00. + + +alpha-dec-osf5.1 + +GDB 5.1 has a number of problems on this platform (Ref PR gdb/237). A +GDB 5.1 built with ``CC="cc -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES"'' is reported to work +much better. + + +alpha-dec-osf4.0e + +GDB 5.1 is known to have problems on this platform (encounters an +internal error in the symbol table reader). + + +sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8 + +There are known problems with building GDB 5.1 using GCC 3.0.x for the +64 bit SPARC target (bad code gen). You could try a development +version of GCC. + + +i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1 + +There are known problems with GDB 5.1's thread support on this +platform. Non-threaded programs should work. + + +*-*-* + +GDB 5.1 assumes that the host C compiler implemends alloca(). GCC is +one such compiler. This problem should be fixed on the trunk. @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ A summary of new features is in the file `NEWS'. See the GDB home page at http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ for up to date release information, mailing list links and archives, etc. +See the file PROBLEMS for late breaking news. + Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview ========================== @@ -427,56 +429,6 @@ other GNU tools recursively; but these are the only options that affect GDB or its supporting libraries. -Host/target specific installation notes -======================================= - -hppa2.0-hp-hpux10.20 - -Due to a problem (conflicting types) with libiberty/regex.c, GDB 5.1 -does not build on HP/UX 10.20 when using the HP supplied compiler. - -Due to bit rot, GDB 5.1 does not work on HP/UX 10.20 when built with -GCC. - - -hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00 - -Due to a problem with ltconfig and long argument lines, GDB 5.1 does -not configure on HP/UX 11.00. - - -alpha-dec-osf5.1 - -GDB 5.1 has a number of problems on this platform (Ref PR gdb/237). A -GDB 5.1 built with ``CC="cc -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES"'' is reported to work -much better. - - -alpha-dec-osf4.0e - -GDB 5.1 is known to have problems on this platform (encounters an -internal error in the symbol table reader). - - -sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8 - -There are known problems with building GDB 5.1 using GCC 3.0.x for the -64 bit SPARC target (bad code gen). You could try a development -version of GCC. - - -i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1 - -There are known problems with GDB 5.1's thread support on this -platform. Non-threaded programs should work. - - -*-*-* - -GDB 5.1 assumes that the host C compiler implemends alloca(). GCC is -one such compiler. This problem should be fixed on the trunk. - - Remote debugging ================= |