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Re: No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command. --- new to gdb: please help !
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: Grazia Russo-Lassner <glassner at umiacs dot umd dot edu>
- Cc: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 16:49:48 -0500
- Subject: Re: No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command. --- new to gdb: please help !
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0512091638210.8836@grappa.umiacs.umd.edu>
On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 04:48:13PM -0500, Grazia Russo-Lassner wrote:
>
> hello,
>
> I am trying to debug a program, but when I enter a breakpoint I get
> No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command.
>
> This is what I do:
> gdb filename-of-executable
> break 48 #to break at line 48
>
> then I get:
> No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command.
>
> Could someone help ?
Probably your binary does not contain debug information. Try
recompiling with -g.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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