Re: problem with gdb

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From: Gordie Freedman
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 07:00

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In article <BxIo9p.142.2@cs.cmu.edu> hill@norman.VI.RI.CMU.EDU (Robert  
Hill) writes: 
> I missed the original thread, but I have been having problems with gdb  
> printing the wrong values for variables under 3.0.  I'll type something  
> like "print x".  I am really sure x has the value of 1, but it says x is  
> 0.  At first I thought I was wrong about the value of x, but adding a  
> printf said that x was 1.  Very strange.
> 
> Is there any reported bugs for gdb under 3.0?
> 
> Rob

If you are compiling with optimization (cc -O) sometimes variables get  
compiled out or reused. Debugging gets a little weird. I don't know if  
this is your problem but I have seen similar things when using gdb on an  
-O'd file. (It's really fun with C++ !)
-- 
Gordie Freedman gordie@yamanote.dolphin.com   ->   NextMail encouraged
(Disclaimer: Opinions expressed are my own and represent no one else.)

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