Re: [Gm2] Success debugging on 64-bit Solaris/Sparc

[Gaius Mulley]

John O Goyo <address@hidden> writes:

> Recall that I was unable to debug a binary compiled with 64-bit gm2 on
> Solaris/Sparc.  After trial, error, and investigation, the reason is
> that one needs a 64-bit gdb to debug 64-bit binaries on Solaris/Sparc.
> 
> After building such a beast, I was able to debug without problems.
> 
> Should anyone else wish to build said beast, please note the following:
> 1. You must use a 64-bit gcc to compile.
> 2. Specify --host=sparc64-sun-solaris2 --disable-tui.
>    (GDB's configure ignores sparcv9-sun-solaris2, unlike GCC's configure,
>     and the latter is to eliminate ncurses dependencies on Unix systems.)
> 
> Sincerely,
> john

Hi John,

well done - this is excellent news.  This definitely needs to be added
to the gm2 web page - the same issues might surround ppc64 ppc32 and
32 bit compat on non pure amd64 platforms.

regards,
Gaius