Re: gdb backtrace for g++ programs showing ?? symbol

[Jeff Schwab]

Paul Pluzhnikov wrote:
> Jeff Schwab <jeff@schwabcenter.com> writes:
>
> > > Why can't gdb show me the function name for that function?
> > Because it can't find the debug symbols for the file.
>
> Gdb doen't need any debug symbols to deduce function name:
>
> $ cat t.c && gcc t.c && gdb -q ./a.out
...
> Note the 'no debugging symbols found', and the names of all functions
> in the stack trace. However, gdb does need the symbol table to
> be present:
>
> $ strip a.out && gdb -q ./a.out
...

Well, look at that!  Thank you for correcting me.