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Article #2390Re: pthreads + execv causes gdb to get confused
From: Srini
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 05:21
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 05:21
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Hi, I just want to gave a small test case for the problem reported by Patrick. My actual application is some thing different, however on the same lines. My application (it's a MT application) sets the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (putenv(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)) from the executable path (i.e from argv[0]) and later part of the code uses the dlopen and creates threads. Unfortunatly the dlopen is not able to see the change in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH by the application. It only remembers the LD_LIBRARY_PATH when it is execed. So i need to call the execvp with the same application (by this time in my app, there won't be any threads, except the main) somewhare between setting the path and before using dlopen. And when i debug the application i am getting the above mentioned error from gdb. Cheers, Srini "Tauno Voipio" <tauno.voipio@iki.fi.SPAMBAIT_REMOVE> wrote in message news:<YXJn8.341$So2.49070@read2.inet.fi>... > "Patrick Doyle" <doylep@eecg.toronto.edu> wrote in message > news:699e3226.0203191209.403ad50e@posting.google.com... > > Hi. I hope this is helpful... > > > > When debugging a program that uses pthreads, a call to execv causes > > gdb to get mighty confused: > > > > (gdb) run > > Starting program: abc > > [New Thread 1024 (LWP 8440)] > > Breakpoint 2 (...) > > 736 execvp(argv[0], argv); > > (gdb) cont > > Continuing. > > Cannot find user-level thread for LWP 8445: generic error > > (gdb) bt > > Cannot find thread 1024: generic error > > (gdb) quit > > The program is running. Exit anyway? (y or n) y > > Cannot find thread 1024: generic error > > (gdb) [5] Terminated gdb abc > > > > [6]+ Stopped gdb abc > > [bash]$ kill % > > > > [6]+ Stopped gdb abc > > [bash]$ > > [6]+ Terminated gdb abc > > [bash]$ > > > > This is Red Hat 7.2 and GNU gdb 20020225. > > Just wonder ... > > What are you trying to achieve? > You replace the whole executable (if the exec.. succeeds) and would like to > get GDB keeping track of it. Besides, if there are other threads running, > they may get confused by the sudden replacement of the whole process code. > > Tauno Voipio > tauno voipio @ iki fi
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