Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:25:39 -0500
From: tj <999alfred@comcast.net>
CC: gdb@sources.redhat.com
I am on linux, 2.4.26 kernel
gcc 3.2.3
gdb 5.3
Source file test.c:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
int i,j;
int inside(void){
int k,l;
k = 1;
l = k;
return 0;
}
i = 0;
j = 1;
}
test$ cc -g -O0 test.c
$ gdb ./a.out
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(gdb) b test.c:16
Breakpoint 1 at 0x8048340: file test.c, line 16.
(gdb) run
Starting program: test/a.out
Breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:16
16 j = 1;
(gdb) p i
No symbol "i" in current context.
(gdb)
Well, all I can say that with GDB 6.1 and 6.3 I don't see this
problem. Unless someone who knows more than I do about problems
specific to GNU/Linux, I'd suggest to upgrade to newer versions of GCC
and GDB, and see if the problem goes away.