need correct options/versions to allow debugging with namespaces

["John Clinton" <j dot clinton at aristoslogic dot com>]

First my configuration:

uname -a gives....

Linux hitman.aristoslogic.com 2.4.17 #3 SMP Tue Jan 29 10:52:19 PST 2002
i686 unknown


gcc -v gives....

Reading specs from
/proj/alctools/gcc/linux_i386_bu_3.1.1/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.1.1/s
pecs
Configured with:
../gcc-3.1.1/configure --prefix=/proj/alctools/gcc/linux_i386_bu_3.1.1 --dis
able-shared --enable-static --enable-long-long --enable-languages=c++ --enab
le-threads=posix --with-gnu-as --with-as=/proj/alctools/binutils/linux_i386_
2.12/bin/as --with-gnu-ld --with-ld=/proj/alctools/binutils/linux_i386_2.12/
bin/ld
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.1.1

(Note this gcc uses the 2.12 version of binutils)


and gdb -v gives....

GNU gdb 5.2.1
Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i686-pc-linux-gnu".


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I compiled my own code using the -gdwarf-2 and -g3 options
(I've also tried a number of other similar -g options).

When in the debugger I type:
	print *this when stopped in some class method I get:

(gdb) print *this
can't find class named `drv::FibreSliceDriver', as given by C++ RTTI

I can print local variables in the functions, but no class members.

I had seen some earlier (six or more months ago) postings about
namespace problems with gdb.  Some suggested that with dwarf-2 support
this would work.

Is there some way with the correct gcc or gdb version and/or with
some needed option when compiling to make debugging classes within
namespaces work correctly?

Thanks for any clues on this!

--John
j.clinton@aristoslogic.com