Re: Is kernel-patch-2.4-kgdb still relevant?
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> | Package: kernel-patch-2.4-kgdb (1.9-1)
> | GDB debugging for the kernel
> |
> | This package provides the patches for the 2.4.23 kernel (and should
> | apply to other nearby versions) for the i386 and powerpc architectures.
> | It allows you to compile the kernel with debugging symbols for gdb.
>
> Is this package still applicable to 2.4.27 or whatever kernel will ship
> with Sarge? If not, it should probably have a RC bug filed on it, if
> yes, it should have an import bug filed regarding the outdated
> description.
>
> Note that I'm not subscribed here, please CC me, I'm fine filing the bug
> myself, but don't know which of the two cases it is...
patches applies with some fuzz/offset to current kernel-source-2.4.27.
didn't try to run it.
version 1.9 is 9 month old.
nevertheless people wanting to use a debugger should use -mm trees.
akpm includes up2date kgdb patches.
so i do not see a real value of that patch.
--
maks
kernel janitor http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/
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