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Any attempt to quote a function name kills gdb.  I used main here for
simplicity, but it happens with any C++ symbol.

I built gdb 4.7 with "configure sun4" and "make".  Has anyone used gdb 4.7
successfully with Sun C++ on SunOS 4.1.2??



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OLIASPATH=/aus2e/rtp/doc/infolib.tabs
(gdb) break "main"

gdb internal error: Memory corruption
Quit (core dumped)


Here's the backtrace:

Core was generated by `gdb'.
Program terminated with signal 3, Quit.
#0  0xf775c120 in kill ()
OLIASPATH=/aus2e/rtp/doc/infolib.tabs
(gdb) bt
#0  0xf775c120 in kill ()
#1  0x3acdc in fatal_dump_core (__builtin_va_alist=1170832) at utils.c:306
#2  0x3b00c in malloc_botch () at utils.c:482
#3  0xf8a00 in checkhdr (mdp=0x152000, hdr=0x16ed00) at mmcheck.c:65
#4  0xf8c3c in mrealloc_check (md=0x0, ptr=0x16ed08 "rsorFv", size=1098)
    at mmcheck.c:120
#5  0xf929c in mrealloc (md=0x0, ptr=0x16ed08 "rsorFv", size=1098)
    at mrealloc.c:59
#6  0x3b168 in xmrealloc (md=0x0, ptr=0x16ed08 "rsorFv", size=1098)
    at utils.c:565
#7  0x3b214 in xrealloc (ptr=0x16ed08 "rsorFv", size=1098) at utils.c:595
#8  0xfe2bc in string_need (s=0xf7ffed74, n=1098) at cplus-dem.c:2071
#9  0xfe5d8 in string_prependn (p=0xf7ffed74, s=0x54061f "v_cursorFv", n=478)
    at cplus-dem.c:2191
#10 0xfc058 in cfront_special (work=0xf7ffed50, mangled=0xf7ffedc4, 
    declp=0xf7ffed74) at cplus-dem.c:1171
#11 0xfbbe4 in demangle_prefix (work=0xf7ffed50, mangled=0xf7ffedc4, 
    declp=0xf7ffed74) at cplus-dem.c:1008
#12 0xfa940 in cplus_demangle (mangled=0x54061f "v_cursorFv", options=3)
    at cplus-dem.c:402
#13 0x3cdf8 in demangle_and_match (
    name=0x5405c8 "__vtbl__8v_cursor__cursor_traits_cc", 
    lookfor=0xf7ffeec9 "", options=3) at utils.c:1435
#14 0x2db70 in expensive_mangler (lookfor=0xf7ffeec9 "") at symtab.c:2705
#15 0x2ba5c in decode_line_1 (argptr=0xf7fff004, funfirstline=1, 
    default_symtab=0x0, default_line=0) at symtab.c:1817
#16 0x9f20 in break_command_1 (arg=0x15700e "\"main\"", tempflag=0, from_tty=1)
    at breakpoint.c:1497
#17 0xa2ec in break_command (arg=0x15700e "\"main\"", from_tty=1)
    at breakpoint.c:1582
#18 0x3664 in execute_command (p=0x15700e "\"main\"", from_tty=1) at main.c:931
#19 0x38e4 in command_loop () at main.c:990
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Dave Brennan                                      HaL Computer Systems
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