Bug#423775: Problems using gdb to debug Xorg.
Le Fri, May 18, 2007 at 10:57:04AM +0200, Michel Dänzer a écrit :
> On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 15:03 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> >
> > /build/buildd/gdb-6.4.90.dfsg/gdb/linux-nat.c:1025: internal-error:
> > linux_nat_attach: Assertion `pid == GET_PID (inferior_ptid) &&
> > WIFSTOPPED (status) && WSTOPSIG (status) == SIGSTOP' failed.
> > A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
> > further debugging may prove unreliable.
> > Quit this debugging session? (y or n)
> >
> > Strangely, after this problem, Xorg became immortal : I had to reboot to
> > get rid of it. Obviously I am doing something wrong: can you help me to
> > find out what?
>
> Probably nothing, it seems like either the X server process is in a very
> weird state or there's a bug in gdb. In some cases like this, I was able
> to overcome the problem using older versions of gdb.
OK, I will try...
> BTW, I haven't seen one of my questions answered: When the problem
> happens and you kill the X server, does a new X server come up and work
> normally?
I am not sure to understand the question, but after killing X, gdm
restarts it for me.
Have a nice day,
--
Charles
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