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Hi,
I am using gdb 6.1.1 on a SuSE professional 9.1 box. Just as
gcc is a standard in C compilers, so does gdb. I have been using it for many
years. Unfortunately, with this version, I've had many problems, eventually
resolving to printfs for debugging. In particular:
1) Source lines get messed up. Very slim possibility to
follow.
2) Without explanation, variables that should be in context,
are unavailable as out of context. This may be related to (1).
3) For some time there was a problem breaking in specific
lines within the code. As a workaround we would insert dummy functions and break
on those functions. In this version breaking on function definitions is
unreliable (breaking on line numbers, continues to be incosistent).
In this state of affairs, it is better to debug with
printfs.
4) Forks, and threads, are still in the todo list since
many years.
gcc cannot survive without a descent debugger. I have noticed
that this newsgroup is pretty deserted. What is going on? Is
maintainance/development of gdb stopped? Are there any other gcc
debuggers?
Thanks,
Nikos
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