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Re: [patch] print a more useful error message for "gdb core"

From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
To: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>
Cc: Doug Evans <dje at google dot com>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:33:48 -0700
Subject: Re: [patch] print a more useful error message for "gdb core"
References: <20100120235605.607D284413@ruffy.mtv.corp.google.com> <e394668d1001201612w3ddb2eebnc3ca4c36b9af7378@mail.gmail.com> <20100121135838.GA5211@host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net>
Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com

>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> writes:

Jan> I would prefer to try automatically loading it as a core file ("gdb
Jan> -c core") and to print a warning instead of error.  Fedora GDB is
Jan> patched for build-id (still not submitted for FSF) so that it can
Jan> find the executable in such case.

I agree, but I don't think this should block Doug's patch.
It seems to me that something like Doug's patch will be needed anyway,
if the build-id is not available.

Tom

References:
- [patch] print a more useful error message for "gdb core"
  - From: Doug Evans
- Re: [patch] print a more useful error message for "gdb core"
  - From: Doug Evans
- Re: [patch] print a more useful error message for "gdb core"
  - From: Jan Kratochvil

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