* Makefile.in (ALL_SUBDIRS): Add gdb.objc

* configure.in (AC_OUTPUT): Add gdb.objc/Makefile
* gdb.objc/Makefile.in, gdb.objc/basicclass.exp,
gdb.objc/basicclass.m: : New files

* lib/gdb.exp (gdb_compile_objc): New procedure.

8 files changed, 382 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index a77bef9..edecb73 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2003-04-30  Adam Fedor  <fedor@gnu.org>
+
+	* Makefile.in (ALL_SUBDIRS): Add gdb.objc
+	* configure.in (AC_OUTPUT): Add gdb.objc/Makefile
+	* gdb.objc/Makefile.in, gdb.objc/basicclass.exp,
+	gdb.objc/basicclass.m: : New files
+
+	* lib/gdb.exp (gdb_compile_objc): New procedure.
+
 2003-04-27  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/signals.exp: Make backtrace tests more specific.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/Makefile.in b/gdb/testsuite/Makefile.in
index c0ba9ab..898e6ed 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/Makefile.in
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EXEEXT = @EXEEXT@
 SUBDIRS = @subdirs@
 RPATH_ENVVAR = @RPATH_ENVVAR@
 ALL_SUBDIRS = gdb.arch gdb.asm gdb.base gdb.c++ gdb.disasm gdb.java gdb.mi \
-	gdb.threads gdb.trace $(SUBDIRS)
+	gdb.objc gdb.threads gdb.trace $(SUBDIRS)
 
 EXPECT = `if [ -f $${rootme}/../../expect/expect ] ; then \
           echo $${rootme}/../../expect/expect ; \
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/configure b/gdb/testsuite/configure
index 2a2494e..31e3a07 100755
--- a/gdb/testsuite/configure
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/configure
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ program_suffix=NONE
 program_transform_name=s,x,x,
 silent=
 site=
-sitefile=
 srcdir=
 target=NONE
 verbose=
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ Configuration:
   --help                  print this message
   --no-create             do not create output files
   --quiet, --silent       do not print \`checking...' messages
-  --site-file=FILE        use FILE as the site file
   --version               print the version of autoconf that created configure
 Directory and file names:
   --prefix=PREFIX         install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
@@ -320,11 +318,6 @@ EOF
   -site=* | --site=* | --sit=*)
     site="$ac_optarg" ;;
 
-  -site-file | --site-file | --site-fil | --site-fi | --site-f)
-    ac_prev=sitefile ;;
-  -site-file=* | --site-file=* | --site-fil=* | --site-fi=* | --site-f=*)
-    sitefile="$ac_optarg" ;;
-
   -srcdir | --srcdir | --srcdi | --srcd | --src | --sr)
     ac_prev=srcdir ;;
   -srcdir=* | --srcdir=* | --srcdi=* | --srcd=* | --src=* | --sr=*)
@@ -490,16 +483,12 @@ fi
 srcdir=`echo "${srcdir}" | sed 's%\([^/]\)/*$%\1%'`
 
 # Prefer explicitly selected file to automatically selected ones.
-if test -z "$sitefile"; then
-  if test -z "$CONFIG_SITE"; then
-    if test "x$prefix" != xNONE; then
-      CONFIG_SITE="$prefix/share/config.site $prefix/etc/config.site"
-    else
-      CONFIG_SITE="$ac_default_prefix/share/config.site $ac_default_prefix/etc/config.site"
-    fi
+if test -z "$CONFIG_SITE"; then
+  if test "x$prefix" != xNONE; then
+    CONFIG_SITE="$prefix/share/config.site $prefix/etc/config.site"
+  else
+    CONFIG_SITE="$ac_default_prefix/share/config.site $ac_default_prefix/etc/config.site"
   fi
-else
-  CONFIG_SITE="$sitefile"
 fi
 for ac_site_file in $CONFIG_SITE; do
   if test -r "$ac_site_file"; then
@@ -560,7 +549,7 @@ ac_config_sub=$ac_aux_dir/config.sub
 ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
 
 echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:564: checking build system type" >&5
+echo "configure:553: checking build system type" >&5
 
 build_alias=$build
 case "$build_alias" in
@@ -584,7 +573,7 @@ else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:588: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:577: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -605,7 +594,7 @@ host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:609: checking target system type" >&5
+echo "configure:598: checking target system type" >&5
 
 target_alias=$target
 case "$target_alias" in
@@ -720,7 +709,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:724: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:713: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -735,13 +724,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 739 "configure"
+#line 728 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:745: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:734: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -752,13 +741,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 756 "configure"
+#line 745 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:762: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:751: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -769,13 +758,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 773 "configure"
+#line 762 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:779: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:768: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -803,17 +792,17 @@ for ac_hdr in pthread.h
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:807: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
+echo "configure:796: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 812 "configure"
+#line 801 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <$ac_hdr>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:817: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:806: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -841,12 +830,12 @@ done
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for Cygwin environment""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:845: checking for Cygwin environment" >&5
+echo "configure:834: checking for Cygwin environment" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_cygwin'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 850 "configure"
+#line 839 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
@@ -857,7 +846,7 @@ int main() {
 return __CYGWIN__;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:861: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:850: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_cygwin=yes
 else
@@ -874,19 +863,19 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_cygwin" 1>&6
 CYGWIN=
 test "$ac_cv_cygwin" = yes && CYGWIN=yes
 echo $ac_n "checking for mingw32 environment""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:878: checking for mingw32 environment" >&5
+echo "configure:867: checking for mingw32 environment" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_mingw32'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 883 "configure"
+#line 872 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return __MINGW32__;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:890: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:879: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_mingw32=yes
 else
@@ -905,7 +894,7 @@ test "$ac_cv_mingw32" = yes && MINGW32=yes
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:909: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:898: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -915,10 +904,10 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:919: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:908: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
-      *.c | *.C | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
+      *.c | *.o | *.obj) ;;
       *) ac_cv_exeext=`echo $file | sed -e s/conftest//` ;;
       esac
     done
@@ -1040,7 +1029,7 @@ ac_given_srcdir=$srcdir
 
 trap 'rm -fr `echo "Makefile gdb.arch/Makefile gdb.asm/Makefile gdb.base/Makefile \
   gdb.c++/Makefile gdb.disasm/Makefile gdb.java/Makefile gdb.mi/Makefile \
-  gdb.threads/Makefile gdb.trace/Makefile config.h:config.hin" | sed "s/:[^ ]*//g"` conftest*; exit 1' 1 2 15
+  gdb.objc/Makefile gdb.threads/Makefile gdb.trace/Makefile config.h:config.hin" | sed "s/:[^ ]*//g"` conftest*; exit 1' 1 2 15
 EOF
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<EOF
 
@@ -1134,7 +1123,7 @@ cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<EOF
 
 CONFIG_FILES=\${CONFIG_FILES-"Makefile gdb.arch/Makefile gdb.asm/Makefile gdb.base/Makefile \
   gdb.c++/Makefile gdb.disasm/Makefile gdb.java/Makefile gdb.mi/Makefile \
-  gdb.threads/Makefile gdb.trace/Makefile"}
+  gdb.objc/Makefile gdb.threads/Makefile gdb.trace/Makefile"}
 EOF
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<\EOF
 for ac_file in .. $CONFIG_FILES; do if test "x$ac_file" != x..; then
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/configure.in b/gdb/testsuite/configure.in
index 8ba930f..f80b623 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/configure.in
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/configure.in
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@ AC_EXEEXT
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS($configdirs)
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile gdb.arch/Makefile gdb.asm/Makefile gdb.base/Makefile \
   gdb.c++/Makefile gdb.disasm/Makefile gdb.java/Makefile gdb.mi/Makefile \
-  gdb.threads/Makefile gdb.trace/Makefile])
+  gdb.objc/Makefile gdb.threads/Makefile gdb.trace/Makefile])
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/Makefile.in b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..381e48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+VPATH = @srcdir@
+srcdir = @srcdir@
+
+EXECUTABLES = basicclass
+
+all: 
+	@echo "Nothing to be done for all..."
+
+info:
+install-info:
+dvi:
+install:
+uninstall: force
+installcheck:
+check:
+
+clean mostlyclean:
+	-rm -f *~ *.o *.ci
+	-rm -f core ${EXECUTABLES}
+
+distclean maintainer-clean realclean: clean
+	-rm -f Makefile config.status config.log
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44b709e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+# Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  
+
+# This file was written by Adam Fedor (fedor@gnu.org)
+
+if $tracelevel then {
+	strace $tracelevel
+}
+
+set testfile "basicclass"
+set srcfile ${testfile}.m
+set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
+
+#
+# Objective-C program compilation isn't standard. We need to figure out
+# which libraries to link in. Most of the time it uses pthread
+#
+if {[gdb_compile_objc "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable [list debug ]] != "" } {
+  gdb_suppress_entire_file "Testcase compile failed, so all tests in this file will automatically fail."
+}
+
+#
+# Deduce language of main()
+#
+
+proc deduce_language_of_main {} {
+    global gdb_prompt
+
+    # See what language gdb thinks main() is, prior to reading full symbols.
+    # I think this fails for COFF targets.
+    send_gdb "show language\n"
+    gdb_expect {
+	-re ".* source language is \"auto; currently objective-c\".*$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass "deduced language is Objective-C, before full symbols"
+	}
+	-re ".*$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    fail "source language not correct for Objective-C (psymtabs only)"
+	    return
+	}
+	timeout {
+	    fail "can't show language (timeout)"
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+
+    runto_main
+
+    # See if our idea of the language has changed.
+
+    send_gdb "show language\n"
+    gdb_expect {
+	-re ".* source language is \"auto; currently objective-c\".*$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass "deduced language is Objective-C, after full symbols"
+	}
+	-re ".*$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    fail "source language not correct for Objective-C (full symbols)"
+	    return
+	}
+	timeout {
+	    fail "can't show language (timeout)"
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+proc do_objc_tests {} {
+    global prms_id
+    global bug_id
+    global subdir
+    global objdir
+    global srcdir
+    global binfile
+    global gdb_prompt
+
+    set prms_id 0
+    set bug_id 0
+
+    # Start with a fresh gdb.
+
+    gdb_exit
+    gdb_start
+    gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+    gdb_load $binfile
+
+    deduce_language_of_main
+}
+
+do_objc_tests
+
+#
+# Breakpoint tests
+#
+gdb_test "break doIt" \
+    "Breakpoint.*at.* file .*$srcfile, line.29.*" \
+    "breakpoint method"
+
+gdb_test "break takeArg:" \
+    "Breakpoint.*at.* file .*$srcfile, line.34.*" \
+    "breakpoint method with colon"
+
+gdb_test "break newWithArg:" \
+    "Breakpoint.*at.* file .*$srcfile, line.22.*" \
+    "breakpoint class method with colon"
+
+#
+# Continue until breakpoint (test re-setting breakpoint)
+#
+gdb_test continue \
+    "Continuing\\..*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, -.BasicClass takeArg:. \\(self=.*, _cmd=.*, arg=.*\\) at .*$srcfile:34.*" \
+    "continue until method breakpoint"
+
+#
+# Test resetting breakpoints when re-running program
+#
+send_gdb "run\n"
+gdb_expect {
+    -re "The program .* has been started already.*y or n. $" {
+        send_gdb "y\n"
+        exp_continue
+    }
+    -re "Starting program.*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+,.*main .*argc.*argv.* at .*$srcfile:.*$gdb_prompt $"\
+                            { pass "resetting breakpoints when rerunning" }
+    -re ".*$gdb_prompt $"       { fail "resetting breakpoints when rerunning" }
+    timeout                 { fail "resetting breakpoints when rerunning" }
+}
+
+#
+# Continue until breakpoint (test re-setting breakpoint)
+#
+gdb_test continue \
+    "Continuing\\..*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, -.BasicClass takeArg:. \\(self=.*, _cmd=.*, arg=.*\\) at .*$srcfile:34.*" \
+    "continue until method breakpoint"
+
+#
+# Test printing objects
+#
+gdb_test "print object" \
+    "\\$\[0-9\] = .*0x0" \
+    " print an ivar of self"
+
+gdb_test "print self" \
+    "\\$\[0-9\] = \\(.*BasicClass \\*\\) 0x\[0-9a-f\]+" \
+    " print self"
+
+gdb_test "print \*self" \
+    "\\$\[0-9\] = \{isa = 0x\[0-9a-f\]+, object = 0x0\}" \
+    " print contents of self"
+
+#
+# Break in a category
+#
+gdb_test "break hiddenMethod" \
+    "Breakpoint.*at.* file .*$srcfile, line.61." \
+    "breakpoint in category method"
+
+
+#
+# Continue until breakpoint (test re-setting category breakpoint)
+#
+gdb_test continue \
+    "Continuing\\..*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, -.BasicClass\\(Private\\) hiddenMethod. \\(self=.*, _cmd=.*\\) at .*$srcfile:61.*" \
+     "continue until category method"
+
+#
+# Test calling Objective-C methods
+#
+gdb_test "print \[self printHi\]" \
+    "Hi.*\\$\[0-9\] = \[0-9\]+" \
+    "Call an Objective-C method with no arguments"
+
+gdb_test "print \[self printNumber: 42\]" \
+    "42.*\\$\[0-9\] = 43" \
+    "Call an Objective-C method with one argument"
+
+#
+# Test printing the object description
+#
+gdb_test "print-object object" \
+    "BasicClass gdb test object" \
+    "Use of the print-object command"
+
+gdb_test "po self" \
+    "BasicClass gdb test object" \
+    "Use of the po (print-object) command"
+
+
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.m b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0de12db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.m
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#include <objc/Object.h>
+
+@interface BasicClass: Object
+{
+  id object;
+}
++ newWithArg: arg;
+- doIt;
+- takeArg: arg;
+- printHi;
+- (int) printNumber: (int)number;
+- (const char *) myDescription;
+@end
+
+@interface BasicClass (Private)
+- hiddenMethod;
+@end
+
+@implementation BasicClass
++ newWithArg: arg
+{
+  id obj = [self new];
+  [obj takeArg: arg];
+  return obj;
+}
+
+- doIt
+{
+  return self;
+}
+
+- takeArg: arg
+{
+  object = arg;
+  [self hiddenMethod];
+  return self;
+}
+
+- printHi
+{
+  printf("Hi\n");
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (int) printNumber: (int)number
+{
+  printf("%d\n", number);
+  return number+1;
+}
+
+- (const char *) myDescription
+{
+  return "BasicClass gdb test object";
+}
+
+@end
+
+@implementation BasicClass (Private)
+- hiddenMethod
+{
+  return self;
+}
+@end
+
+int main (int argc, const char *argv[])
+{
+  id obj;
+  obj = [BasicClass new];
+  [obj takeArg: obj];
+  return 0;
+}
+
+const char *_NSPrintForDebugger(id object)
+{
+  /* This is not really what _NSPrintForDebugger should do, but it
+     is a simple test if gdb can call this function */
+  if (object && [object respondsTo: @selector(myDescription)])
+    return [object myDescription];
+
+  return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
index 4dfbf76..a16b0fa 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
@@ -1283,6 +1283,46 @@ proc gdb_compile_pthreads {source dest type options} {
     }
 }
 
+# This is just like gdb_compile_pthreads, above, except that we always add the
+# objc library for compiling Objective-C programs
+proc gdb_compile_objc {source dest type options} {
+    set built_binfile 0
+    set why_msg "unrecognized error"
+    foreach lib {-lobjc -lpthreads -lpthread -lthread solaris} {
+        # This kind of wipes out whatever libs the caller may have
+        # set.  Or maybe theirs will override ours.  How infelicitous.
+        if { $lib == "solaris" } {
+            set lib "-lpthread -lposix4"
+	}
+        if { $lib != "-lobjc" } {
+	  set lib "-lobjc $lib"
+	}
+        set options_with_lib [concat $options [list libs=$lib quiet]]
+        set ccout [gdb_compile $source $dest $type $options_with_lib]
+        switch -regexp -- $ccout {
+            ".*no posix threads support.*" {
+                set why_msg "missing threads include file"
+                break
+            }
+            ".*cannot open -lpthread.*" {
+                set why_msg "missing runtime threads library"
+            }
+            ".*Can't find library for -lpthread.*" {
+                set why_msg "missing runtime threads library"
+            }
+            {^$} {
+                pass "successfully compiled objc with posix threads test case"
+                set built_binfile 1
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if {!$built_binfile} {
+        unsupported "Couldn't compile $source: ${why_msg}"
+        return -1
+    }
+}
+
 proc send_gdb { string } {
     global suppress_flag;
     if { $suppress_flag } {