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Re: RFA: gdb/i386-linux-nat.c
- To: hjl at lucon dot org (H.J. Lu)
- Subject: Re: RFA: gdb/i386-linux-nat.c
- From: Jim Blandy <jimb at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 12 Oct 1999 11:23:22 -0500
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <19991012010007.A24F41B493@ocean.lucon.org>
> > I wish there were a test that caught this problem, but since GDB can't
> > print FP variables in registers on the x86 anyway, it's a little
> > difficult to write a portable test that shows this off.
>
> Can I assume I still can exam values in FP registers under Linux/x86?
You can still examine values in registers, but you can't reliably
print variables which live in FP registers. This is a long-standing
problem.