gdb/323: mdebugread.c:2448: gdb-internal-error: Section index is uninitialized

[rjackson at gmu dot edu]

>Number:         323
>Category:       gdb
>Synopsis:       mdebugread.c:2448: gdb-internal-error: Section index is uninitialized
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jan 31 09:08:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Richard Jackson
>Release:        gdb 5.1.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
Compaq Alphaserver 4100 running Tru64 UNIX 4.0G
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This GDB was configured as "alphaev56-dec-osf4.0g"...mdebugread.c:2448: gdb-internal-error: Section index is uninitialized

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I have compiled the below 'hello world' program with GCC 2.8.1,
2.95.2, 2.95.3, and 3.0.3 and used gdb 5.1.1 compiled via
GCC 2.8.1, 2.95.2, 2.95.3, and 3.0.3.  All variations produce
the same internal-error message.  I have noted an older
gdb 4.18 compiled with alphaev56-dec-osf4.0d (NOTE V4.0D,
not V4.0G) does not produce the internal-error.  However,
I also noted that gdb 4.18 against a simple GCC g++ 3.0.3
program results in a segmentation fault when setting
'break main'.  This is why I tried gdb 5.1.1 in the first 
place.

main()
{
printf("Hello, World!\n");
}
>How-To-Repeat:
create C above hello world program
compile with gcc -g
gdb a.out
>Fix:

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