RE: [cdt-dev] How to perform Multi-Threaded Debugging on CDT 6.0

[Marc Khouzam <marc.khouzam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I totally agree: it would be really great if someone would take care 
of the OS X support for DSF-GDB. I can help that person as best I can,
although I do not have acess to a Mac.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tobias Hahn
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 9:28 AM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] How to perform Multi-Threaded 
> Debugging on CDT 6.0
> 
> Hi all:
> 
> thanks for all the continuing work you are doing on cdt.
> 
> This being said: gdb-7.0 is the first one to support darwin, 
> and still  
> has a few issues (debugging dynamically linked binaries is not yet  
> supported for instance). Until these are fixed, apple's 
> gdb-6.3.50 is  
> really the _only_ options mac users have. And because Apple 
> is happily  
> adding new language features, I am not so sure fsf-gdb can 
> become the  
> default for eclipse on mac users in the short/mid term.
> 
> The best solution IMHO would be if someone could step in and support  
> apple's gdb in eclipse. I know that dev resources are sparse, but if  
> the standard process launcher were left to die it would mean 
> losing a  
> large platform for cdt.
> 
> Just my 2ct :)
> 
> Tobias
> 
> Am 02.11.2009 um 15:12 schrieb Marc Khouzam:
> 
> >
> > I've tried to figure out what was going on from the traces.
> > Here is what I'm thinking
> >
> > 1- is version 6.3.50 for Apple, based on GDB 6.3?  If so,
> >   you should know that DSF-GDB only supports 6.6 or higher.
> >   In fact, I see that some commands are simply not answered
> >   by GDB.  These commands seem to correspond to relatively
> >   new commands (after 6.3).  So, if you are running 6.3, I suggest
> >   you try with a newer version.
> >
> > 2- Be aware that this problem could be because you are running on  
> > MacOS.
> >   Few of us have access to a Mac and DSF-GDB was not really
> >   tested on a Mac.  A couple of people have tried it, but nothing
> >   to guarantee it would work.
> >
> > Sorry I can't be of more help
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Jackson
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:40 AM
> >> To: CDT General developers list.
> >> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] How to perform Multi-Threaded
> >> Debugging on CDT 6.0
> >>
> >> The trace is pretty large and is at the bottom of the reply.
> >>
> >> OS X 10.5.8, running Xcode tool set.
> >>
> >> 509:[mjackson@Ferb:~]$ gdb --version
> >> GNU gdb 6.3.50-20050815 (Apple version gdb-966) (Tue Mar 
> 10 02:43:13
> >> UTC 2009)
> >> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> >> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public 
> License, and
> >> you are
> >> welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
> >> conditions.
> >> Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
> >> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for
> >> details.
> >> This GDB was configured as "i386-apple-darwin".
> >
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