gdb can't locate breakpoint of inline function

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From: Fred Ma
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 05:33

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Hello,

I'm using g++ 3.2.1 on solaris 8.  I used both
-g and "-gstabs+ -DDBUG" options to get extra
gnu debugging information.  The problem I'm
seeing is that I can't view the source code and
step through it if I set a breakpoint on an inline
function (gdb 5.3).  If I try to display the frame,
it just shows the starting point of main.  However,
if I make the same function non-inline and move
it from its hpp file to a cpp file, I can breakpoint
at that function and view the source code.

Normally, I'd just assume that inline functions
can't be viewed at the source level.  But it turns
out that inline member functions of a class *can*
have a breakpoint set on it, and I can view the
source code.  Maybe it's because member
functions are special.  Is this normal gdb
behaviour?

Fred

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