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Re: [commit] Minor java fixups
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 01:35:26PM -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
> >>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> writes:
>
> Daniel> GDB's Java support is getting very rusty. I think it's been several
> Daniel> releases since it was able to print objects, and it's even worse now
> Daniel> that we only get a declaration for java.lang.Object in the debug info.
>
> FWIW most gcj developers now use the runtime debugging support
> functions that Andrew wrote -- _Jv_Debug and friends. These generally
> seem more reliable than gdb's "print" ever was. (Not that this is
> necessarily gdb's fault. It is just that few people have ever
> ventured into this area to find and fix bugs.)
It's the "fault" of the nebulous non-developer who is working on
GDB's Java support :-) I'd be delighted if someone stepped up
and was interested.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery