Re: Request help (gdb cross debugger) Where is the latest best hppa1.1-unknown-linux-gnu source code for gdb?

["B. Douglas Hilton" <doug.hilton@engineer.com>]

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Hi there, thanks for the timely help!

Could you possibly guide me through the process of applying
these patches? I never know whether to use "patch -p0", "p1",
actually I really don't understand patch or diff other than I have
used it with explicit instructions.

I have:

gdb_5.1.orig.tar.gz
gdb_5.1-1.diff.gz

and your patch which I have named "hppat.diff"

Normally, I would do:

> # cp gdb_5.1.orig.tar.gz gdb_5.1-1.diff.gz hppat.diff /usr/src/tmp
>   # cd /usr/src/tmp
>   # gzip -d gdb_5.1-1.diff.gz
>   # tar -zxvf gdb_5.1.orig.tar.gz
>   # cd gdb-5.1/
>   # patch -p??? < ../gdb_5.1-1.diff
>   # patch -p??? < ../hppat.diff
>   
  
Please help me out here. My time is limited and I would appreciate
getting it right the first time. I'm not a full Debian developer but am
trying to help out with my spare time.
  
Thanks,
-Doug
  
  
Randolph Chung wrote:
> > Problem: gdb-5.1.1 doesn't configure, gives the following
> > error message:
> >    ...
> >    checking for X... no
> >    configure: error: *** Gdb does not support host 
> > hppa1.1-unknown-linux-gnu
> >    Configure in /usr/src/gdb-5.1.1/build/gdb failed, exiting.
> >       
>
> what you do is you look in the Debian bts (http://bugs.debian.org/gdb)
>  and voila, there's a patch that fixes this exact problem.
>
> > How in the heck can you make a Debian release if you don't even have
> > a debugger :-) Like, uh, whats the deal eh? Are you guys debugging with
> > the force again ?? You should not do that until you are full Jedi Kung-Foo
> > masters, lest you be taken by the dark side..
> >         
>
> rmdud....
>
> on a more serious note, drow, any word on new gdb packages? :-)
>
> randolph
>