gdb/42: attaching to threaded program ( mozilla ) causes assertion failed

[blizzard at redhat dot com]

>Number:         42
>Category:       gdb
>Synopsis:       attaching to threaded program ( mozilla ) causes assertion failed
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 12 15:28:01 PST 2001
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     blizzard@redhat.com
>Release:        current ( March 12, 2001 )
>Organization:
>Environment:
Linux, franken gcc RH 2.96
>Description:
Attaching to a program that is threaded causes an assertion at lin-lwp.c:694 when you send the program a SIGINT or you hit a breakpoint.

Andrew says that this is probably because the primary thread that you attach to isn't in the thread database.
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