Re: Is ddd ported to 64 bit machines yet ?

[Rob Somerville]

Tim Mooney wrote:

> In regard to: Re: Is ddd ported to 64 bit machines yet ?, Rob Somerville...:
>
>
> > > ddd has worked fine for years on the other 64 bit OSes I've tried it on,
> > > so there's no reason to expect that it wouldn't work fine on Solaris in
> > > 64 bit mode.
> > >
> > > Tim
> >
> > sorry tim, it doesn't seem to work well at all
> > with 64 bit IRIX6.5  with -dbx option ;-(
>
>
> As I recall, I've gotten ddd to compile and run on IRIX 6.5.x in the
> past.
>
> As far as I can tell, what you're talking about has little or nothing to
> do with the fact that IRIX can be or is 64 bit, it has to do with ddd's
> support for an underlying debugger, that may or may not have changed
> for the 64 bit support in an OS.
>
> If you can't get it to compile, please post what the problems are that
> you're encountering.  I would be willing to help, as time permits.
>
> Tim

i have no problems building on Irix ! gcc 2.95.2 & egcs 1.1.2 build it 
fine!

trying to debug a 64 bit executable is another story, If i try to set a 
break point (-dbx option) it places 7-12 breakpoints at that location 
with one button click! I soon run out of breakpoints !

some distance into program ddd claims there is no source code at that 
location ( sgi's CVD gui debugger has no problem there)

i have tied different compilation options & different motif like 
libraries, no luck.

my understanding is that SGI did some weird things to enable 64 bit
support in their executables ( i could be wrong)



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robert somerville
Geophysicist / Geophysical Programmer