[Gdb] gdb - No debugging symbols found

[Harsha perera]

Hi Gurus,

I am using gdb 4.17 on SUN SPARC SOLARIS 2.6.

I build an executable from two "c" source files. The
command that I use to build the executable is 

/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -g -o shmsem1 shmsem1.c seminit.c

When I use gdb to invoke the executable shmsem1, the
following output is given:

gdb shmsem1
GNU gdb 4.17
Copyright 1998 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
"sparc-sun-solaris2.6"...
(no debugging symbols found)...

I do not expect to see the message "(no debugging
symbols found)...", as I have specified the -g switch
to the compiler.

If I create an executable from a single source file
using the -g switch, gdb does not give the message (no
debugging symbols found)...

Please point out to me if I have missed something or
if
this is a BUG in gdb?
If it is a BUG in gdb is it known and is there a patch
for it?

Please email any responses directly to me. My email
address is address@hidden

Thanks in advance.

Harsha

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