Re: GDB Probs (1.4.1 and 2.0)

[donalson]

Thanks for the info Marcus.  If I find out anything more concrete I'll pass
it on.

Cheers,

   D3

"Marcus G. Daniels" wrote:

> >>>>> "D3" == donalson  <address@hidden> writes:
>
> D3> GDB seems to have problems under Win98.  This showed up in 1.4.1
> D3> and seems to continue in 2.0.
>
> The "failed reading symbols" warning are valid; those DLLs don't
> have symbols.  The other messages are just gdb telling you where
> DLL's ended up being loaded in memory.
>
> D3>  In addition to the following error
> D3> messages, GDB has trouble with the "where" command.  When an error
> D3> occurs it often can't execute where.
>
> Well, in lieu of a concrete example, I'll won't hazard a concrete guess
> about what you mean.  One thing it might be any call from a DLL.
>
> In general, the thing to do when you don't have any trace at all is to
> do a divide and conquer search: set a breakpoint somewhere in your
> code you think is reached.  If successful (the breakpoint is hit), set
> the code farther into your code.  If a crash occurs, make a more
> conservative guess.  Rinse and repeat.
>
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