external/1030: native i686-pc-linux-gnu: binutils 2.12.1 and earlier have problems

[mec at shout dot net]

>Number:         1030
>Category:       external
>Synopsis:       native i686-pc-linux-gnu: binutils 2.12.1 and earlier have problems
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Feb 05 17:38:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     mec@shout.net
>Release:        gdb 5.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
target=native, host=i686-pc-linux-gnu, osversion=red-hat-8.0
gdb=5.3, gcc=3.2.1, binutils=2.12.1, libc=2.2.93-5-rh
gformat=dwarf-2, stabs+
>Description:
In a binutils comparison test, I saw problems with binutils 2.12 and binutils 2.12.1 versus binutils 2.13 and binutils 2.13.1.  The following tests had worse results with binutils 2.12 and binutils 2.12.1:

  gdb.base/condbreak.exp: run until breakpoint at marker1
  gdb.base/condbreak.exp: run until breakpoint at marker2
  gdb.base/ena-dis-br.exp: continue to auto-disabled break marker 2
  gdb.base/ena-dis-br.exp: continue to break marker1
  gdb.base/ena-dis-br.exp: continue to break marker1, 2nd time
  gdb.base/funcargs.exp: print st
  gdb.base/funcargs.exp: run to call5a
  gdb.c++/ovldbreak.exp: continue to bp overloaded : char
  gdb.c++/ovldbreak.exp: continue to bp overloaded : double
  gdb.c++/ovldbreak.exp: continue to bp overloaded : short
  gdb.c++/ovldbreak.exp: continue to bp overloaded : signed char
  gdb.c++/ovldbreak.exp: continue to bp overloaded : unsigned char
  gdb.c++/ovldbreak.exp: continue to bp overloaded : unsigned short

>How-To-Repeat:
Build gcc 3.2.1 with binutils 2.12, binutils 2.12.1, binutils 2.13, binutils 2.13.1.  (These days you can add binutils 2.13.2 and binutils 2.13.2.1).

Run the gdb test suite with both dwarf-2 and stabs+.

Compare all the results.
>Fix:
Upgrade to binutils 2.13 or later.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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