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diff --git a/gdb/PROBLEMS b/gdb/PROBLEMS index 6b7d72a..09c62e1 100644 --- a/gdb/PROBLEMS +++ b/gdb/PROBLEMS @@ -1,59 +1,20 @@ - Known problems in GDB 5.1.1 + Known problems in GDB 5.2 -See also the bug database http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/ - - -Contrary to the GDB 5.1.1 announcement, the update did not contain -fixes to a i386 floating point problem. The latest sources do contain -the fix and it will be included in GDB 5.2. - - - Known problems in GDB 5.1 + See also: http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/ 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 +gdb/487: The top level make files used to build GDB are not compatible +with HP/UX make. As a workaround, use GNU make. -There are known problems with GDB 5.1's thread support on this -platform. Non-threaded programs should work. +gdb/486: The HP/UX C compiler defaults to K&R mode but GDB only builds +with an ISO C compiler. The top level configuration incorrectly sets +CC to `cc' instead of `cc -Ae'. As a workaround, the correct compiler +can be specified as part of the configuration vis: + $ 'CC=cc -Ae' ./configure -*-*-* -GDB 5.1 assumes that the host C compiler implemends alloca(). GCC is -one such compiler. This problem should be fixed on the trunk. |