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Re: Problem calling functions within gdb (version 7.5)


On 24/04/13 22:30, Saurabh T wrote:
> Here's a simple C++ example:

> 1. call fn(3, x)
> 2. print k
> Let's say this prints 0x7ffb24
> call fn2(0x7ffb24)
> gdb again says: Cannot resolve function fn2 to any overloaded instance
> This also used to work with gdb 7.2. Here I can understand if promoting ints to arbitrary pointers is no longer supported.

[pmuldoon@localhost build]$ gdb --version
GNU gdb (GDB) Fedora (7.5.1-37.fc18)
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  Type "show copying"
and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu".
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>.


(gdb) b 19
Breakpoint 1 at 0x4006bc: file /home/pmuldoon/pr.c, line 19.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/pmuldoon/pr 
1 2 3
3 4 5
5 6 7
3

Breakpoint 1, main () at /home/pmuldoon/pr.c:19
19	  return 0;
(gdb) call fn(3,x)
1 2 3
3 4 5
5 6 7
(gdb) call fn2(k)
3
(gdb) p k
$1 = (int *) 0x7fffffffe064
(gdb) call fn2(0x7fffffffe064)
3

So it works with my installed GDB.  What architecture, and what minor
version of GDB are you using (ie 7.5.x)?  How did you compile the
binary?  I did:

gcc  -std=c99 ~/build/pr.c -o ~/build/pr -O0 -g3

Cheers,

Phil


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