Re: [patch][rfc] Allow GDB to search for the right libthread_db.so.1

[Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov at google dot com>]

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> wrote:

> If you want, I think it would make sense to unconditionally print this
> message if a search path was specified.

Good idea. Fixed.

Attached is a revised patch, with updated ChangeLog and documentation
changes.

Tested on Linux/x86_64 with no regressions.

Thanks,
-- 
Paul Pluzhnikov

2009-04-17  Paul Pluzhnikov  <ppluzhnikov@google.com>

	* gdb_thread_db.h (LIBTHREAD_DB_SEARCH_PATH): New define.
	(LIBTHREAD_DB_SO): Moved from linux-thread-db.c

	* linux-thread-db.c (libthread_db_search_path): New setting.
	(thread_db_handle): New variable (replaces using_thread_db).
	(try_thread_db_load_1): New function.
	(try_thread_db_load, thread_db_load_search): Likewise.
	(dladdr_to_soname): Likewise.
	(thread_db_load): Iterate over possibly multiple libthread_db's.
	(check_for_thread_db): Attempt to load new libthread_db.
	(thread_db_detach, thread_db_wait): Unload libthread_db.
	(thread_db_mourn_inferior): Likewise.
	(_initialize_thread_db): Add new libthread-db-search-path option.
	Defer loading of libthread_db to check_for_thread_db.

doc/ChangeLog

2009-04-17  Paul Pluzhnikov  <ppluzhnikov@google.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Document libthread-db-search-path.

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