Description of problem: gdb fails to find the sources of the debugged inferior at least on ppc64; it works on i386. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdb-6.5-8.fc6.ppc64 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. gdb /usr/bin/gdb 2. start Actual results: (gdb) start Breakpoint 1 at 0x100626f4 Starting program: /usr/bin/gdb main (argc=1, argv=0x1ffffffe248) at gdb/gdb.c:30 30 gdb/gdb.c: No such file or directory. in gdb/gdb.c (gdb) _ Expected results: (gdb) start Breakpoint 1 at 0x807e501: file gdb/gdb.c, line 28. Starting program: /usr/bin/gdb main (argc=1, argv=0xbf8d8b84) at gdb/gdb.c:28 28 { (gdb) _ Additional info: It works at least on i386.
Workaroundable by `cd', the sources are present there at the right place: (gdb) cd /usr/src/debug/gdb-6.5/ Working directory /usr/src/debug/gdb-6.5. (gdb) start Breakpoint 1 at 0x100626f4 Starting program: /usr/bin/gdb main (argc=1, argv=0x1ffffffe238) at gdb/gdb.c:30 30 memset (&args, 0, sizeof args);
Based on the date this bug was created, it appears to have been reported against rawhide during the development of a Fedora release that is no longer maintained. In order to refocus our efforts as a project we are flagging all of the open bugs for releases which are no longer maintained. If this bug remains in NEEDINFO thirty (30) days from now, we will automatically close it. If you can reproduce this bug in a maintained Fedora version (7, 8, or rawhide), please change this bug to the respective version and change the status to ASSIGNED. (If you're unable to change the bug's version or status, add a comment to the bug and someone will change it for you.) Thanks for your help, and we apologize again that we haven't handled these issues to this point. The process we're following is outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/F9CleanUp We will be following the process here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping to ensure this doesn't happen again.
This bug has been in NEEDINFO for more than 30 days since feedback was first requested. As a result we are closing it. If you can reproduce this bug in the future against a maintained Fedora version please feel free to reopen it against that version. The process we're following is outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/F9CleanUp