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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/ChangeLog | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/PROBLEMS | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/gdb_thread_db.h | 10 |
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index f1a025b..6ec553a 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2003-02-26 Michael Chastain <mec@shout.net> + + Close PR build/660. + * PROBLEMS (i[3456]86-*-linux*): Note explicit error message + for old libc5/glibc. + * gdb_thread_db.h: Die if not HAVE_UINTPTR_T. + 2003-02-26 Kris Warkentin <kewarken@qnx.com> * defs.h (gdb_osabi): Add GDB_OSABI_QNXNTO. diff --git a/gdb/PROBLEMS b/gdb/PROBLEMS index f992b0b..8511263 100644 --- a/gdb/PROBLEMS +++ b/gdb/PROBLEMS @@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ building GDB vis: i[3456]86-*-linux* ------------------ -gdb/660: gdb does not build with linux libc5. The symptom is a parse -error before `uintptr_t'. Upgrade to glibc 2.1.3 or later, which -defines uintptr_t. +gdb/660: gdb does not build with GNU/Linux libc5. The symptom is a +parse error before `uintptr_t' or an error message about `uintptr_t'. +Upgrade to glibc 2.1.3 or later, which defines uintptr_t. gdb/1030: GNU binutils 2.12.1 and earlier versions do not work properly with gdb. If you use GNU binutils, upgrade to version 2.13 or later. diff --git a/gdb/gdb_thread_db.h b/gdb/gdb_thread_db.h index c47c424..81dd0a0 100644 --- a/gdb/gdb_thread_db.h +++ b/gdb/gdb_thread_db.h @@ -199,6 +199,16 @@ typedef struct td_notify } u; } td_notify_t; +/* Some people still have libc5 or old glibc with no uintptr_t. + They lose. glibc 2.1.3 was released on 2000-02-25, and it has + uintptr_t, so it's reasonable to force these people to upgrade. */ + +#ifndef HAVE_UINTPTR_T +#error No uintptr_t available; your C library is too old. +/* Inhibit further compilation errors after this error. */ +#define uintptr_t void * +#endif + /* Structure used to report event. */ typedef struct td_event_msg { |