Re: corefiles/1905: Is SPARC 64 bit supported?

['Daniel Jacobowitz' <drow at false dot org>]

The following reply was made to PR corefiles/1905; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: 'Daniel Jacobowitz' <drow@false.org>
To: "Pickett, David" <David.Pickett@phlx.com>
Cc: gdb-gnats@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: corefiles/1905: Is SPARC 64 bit supported?
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 14:24:25 -0400

 On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 02:21:55PM -0400, Pickett, David wrote:
 > I scoured the docs and install files, and there is no reference to the 64
 > bit version.  I am rebuilding with the string you suggested.
 > 
 > I wonder why configure/make makes a less capable version than the machine
 > and OS it is on?  I'd hope the 64 bit gdb can deal with 32 bit code even if
 > it never gets used with 64 bit code.
 > 
 > Here we go - - - Nope, still NG:
 > 
 > tdas-srv2:1:pts/160 /export/home/uabdp3
 > $ sol             
 > Segmentation Fault(coredump)
 > tdas-srv2:1:pts/160 /export/home/uabdp3
 > $ gdb bin/sol core
 
 What does 'file gdb' say?  Is it really a 64-bit binary?
 
 > warning: Couldn't find general-purpose registers in core file.
 > 
 > 
 > warning: Wrong size fpregset in core file.
 
 This error suggests that it is not.
 
 
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