[vlc-devel] Re: No longer able to use gdb with vlc

[Dermot McGahon]

I spent most of yesterday with the same problem. Also fc3. Also compiled  
gdb
 from latest available sources. Other applications can be debugged. I have
created a bug against fc3 as gdb should not have an internal error. No
reponse yet.

BTW, I'm still looking for an fc3 rpm.


Dermot.
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:54:41 -0500, R. Bernstein <rocky at panix.com> wrote:

> Tried compiling gdb 6.3 (of around November 10) from the source.
> Same thing:
>
>   dwarf2read.c:5446: internal-error: could not find partial DIE in cache
>
>   A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
>   further debugging may prove unreliable.
>   Quit this debugging session? (y or n) n
>
>
> R. Bernstein writes:
>  > With the last svn update, I find I can no longer use gdb to debug  
> vlc. (I am using FC3). I get this:
>  >
>  >   % gdb ./vlc
>  >   GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.1post-1.20040607.43rh)
>  >   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-redhat-linux-gnu"...
>  >    
> /usr/src/build/475318-i386/BUILD/gdb+dejagnu-20040607/gdb/dwarf2read.c:5000:  
> internal-error: could not find partial DIE in cache
>  >
>  >   A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
>  >   further debugging may prove unreliable.
>  >
>  > I am however able to debug other binaries. Anyone else had a similar
>  > problem or know what to do? (Build gdb is an obvious solution.)
>  >
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