Re: no symtab found (ddd, AIX, xlC, gcc)

[Arnaud Desitter]

Hi,

This is really a IBM dbx problem and you may have better luck
in a AIX newsgroup. Make sure that your sources are compiled
with -g and look at the documentation.

Regards,


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katherine Ye" <address@hidden>
To: "Arnaud Desitter" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: no symtab found (ddd, AIX, xlC, gcc)


> Arnaud,
>
> One more clarification. My executable uses some static
> lib files (build by me). Dbx is complaining about
> having trouble read a cpp file that is in the static
> lib. I do not know if I can set location of the src
> files in the .dbxrc or .dbxinit. I am hoping I can use
> SRCDIR or whatever to set the path. Thanks
>
> Regards
> Kathy
> --- Katherine Ye <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Arnaud,
> >
> > We put dbx on the AIX5.2 box. when I invoke ddd
> > --dbx
> > ./a.out, I can get ddd up. I am still trying to find
> > the documentation about how to setup .dbxrc and
> > .dbxinit file. Since right now dbx has trouble
> > finding
> > .cpp file. Help is greate appreciated. Thanks
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Kathy 
> > --- Arnaud Desitter <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > dbx should be bundled with the IBM compilers.
> > > An alternative is to use gcc/g++/gdb, which may 
> > > work on AIX.
> > > 
> > > Regards, 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Katherine Ye" <address@hidden>
> > > To: "Arnaud Desitter"
> > > <address@hidden>
> > > Cc: <address@hidden>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:33 PM
> > > Subject: Re: no symtab found (ddd, AIX, xlC, gcc)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Arnaud,
> > > > 
> > > > I just find out that dbx, yacc and lex come with
> > > > AIX4.3. But none of these in AIX5.2. I am
> > working
> > > on
> > > > AIX5.2 now. I do not know if I can get (or build
> > )
> > > dbx
> > > > for AIX5.2. Thanks a lot for your help
> > > > 
> > > > Regards
> > > > Kathy
> > > > --- Arnaud Desitter
> > > <address@hidden>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> Try "ddd --dbx" which should work up to a
> > point. 
> > > >> ddd 3.3.10 has a bug with dbx support.
> > Therefore
> > > use
> > > >> ddd 3.3.9.
> > > >> 
> > > >> Regards,
> > > >> 
> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > >> From: "Katherine Ye" <address@hidden>
> > > >> To: "Arnaud Desitter"
> > > >> <address@hidden>
> > > >> Cc: <address@hidden>
> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:33 PM
> > > >> Subject: Re: no symtab found (ddd, AIX, xlC,
> > gcc)
> > > >> 
> > > >> 
> > > >> > Thanks Arnaud for the info. Just wondering if
> > I
> > > >> can
> > > >> > build ddd by using xlC instead of gcc on AIX.
> > I
> > > >> think
> > > >> > DDD is more user friendly than dbx.
> > > >> > 
> > > >> > Regards
> > > >> > 
> > > >> > Kathy 
> > > >> > --- Arnaud Desitter
> > > >> <address@hidden>
> > > >> > wrote:
> > > >> >> Hi,
> > > >> >> 
> > > >> >> When compiling with xlC, you may better off
> > > using
> > > >> >> dbx.
> > > >> >> 
> > > >> >> Regards,
> > > >> >> 
> > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > >> >> From: "Katherine Ye" <address@hidden>
> > > >> >> Newsgroups: gmane.comp.debugging.ddd.general
> > > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:53 PM
> > > >> >> Subject: no symtab found (ddd, AIX, xlC,
> > gcc)
> > > >> >> 
> > > >> >> 
> > > >> >> > Hi all,
> > > >> >> > 
> > > >> >> > Can I debug an executable compiled with
> > xlC
> > > >> using
> > > >> >> ddd
> > > >> >> > that is build by gcc on AIX. I set the -g
> > > flag.
> > > >> I
> > > >> >> can
> > > >> >> > run the ddd. When I tried to step into the
> > > code
> > > >> it
> > > >> >> > will complain about 
> > > >> >> > Line 1 of " _start_ " is at address
> > > 0x1000f890
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> <__dt__Q5_3com11recursionsw7cinergi9reference15IAdapterInvokerFv+32>
> > > >> >> > but contains no code.
> > > >> >> > (gdb) 
> > > >> >> > No source file named _start_.
> > > >> >> > 
> > > >> >> > I tried to open the source file by using
> > > "open
> > > >> >> source"
> > > >> >> > in the File menu. I got
> > > >> >> > Internal: reading Cinergi.cpp pst for
> > > >> >> `Cinergi.cpp'
> > > >> >> > found when no symtab found.
> > > >> >> > 
> > > >> >> > Basically I can not step into the program
> > by
> > > >> using
> > > >> >> > ddd. Solutione? Help great appreciated.
> > > >> >> > 
> > > >> >> > Regards
> > > >> >> > 
> > > >> >> > Kathy
> > > >> >> > 
> > > >> >> >
> > > >>
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