Re: c++/1461: static member variables sometimes not viewable

[Ronald Van Iwaarden <ron at vaniwaarden dot org>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/1461; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ronald Van Iwaarden <ron@vaniwaarden.org>
To: chastain@sourceware.org, <chastain@sourceware.org>,
   <gdb-prs@sources.redhat.com>, <nobody@sources.redhat.com>,
   <ron@vaniwaarden.org>, <gdb-gnats@sources.redhat.com>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: c++/1461: static member variables sometimes not viewable
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 13:44:22 -0700 (MST)

 This indeed functions as desired in 6.0.  It had been bothering me for a 
 long time and, by the time I got around to submitting it, you had fixed 
 it!  Thanks!
 
 --Ron
 
 PS: Sorry for submitting an already fixed bug.  I remember downloading a 
 later version 5.2.??? and it also showed the problem but I never tried 5.3 
 or 6.0...
 
 On 2 Dec 2003 chastain@sourceware.org wrote:
 
 > Synopsis: static member variables sometimes not viewable
 > 
 > Responsible-Changed-From-To: unassigned->chastain
 > Responsible-Changed-By: chastain
 > Responsible-Changed-When: Tue Dec  2 17:32:40 2003
 > Responsible-Changed-Why:
 >     
 >     I'll take it.
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
 > State-Changed-By: chastain
 > State-Changed-When: Tue Dec  2 17:32:40 2003
 > State-Changed-Why:
 >     
 >     Hello,
 >     
 >     Thanks for the bug report.  It has everything I need to investigate the bug.
 >     
 >     I confirmed this bug with your test program on gdb 5.2.1-4 with red hat linux 8.0, gcc 3.2-7-rh.
 >     
 >     This bug has been fixed in gdb 5.3 and gdb 6.0.  You can download gdb 6.0 from ftp.gnu.org.  I can help you download, configure, and install it if you need help.
 >     
 >     Here is what happens with gdb 6.0:
 >     
 >       (gdb) print F
 >       $1 = {static done = 0, junk = 1108517584}
 >       (gdb) print G
 >       $2 = {static done = 0, junk = 1107341000}
 >       (gdb) print &F.done
 >       $3 = (int *) 0x8049474
 >       (gdb) print &G.done
 >       $4 = (int *) 0x80495d0
 >     
 >     I checked the addresses with nm:
 >     
 >       % nm foo | grep done | c++filt
 >       080495d0 B SpList_works::done
 >       08049474 D SpList::done
 >     
 >     So gdb 6.0 found the right addresses and printed the right result.
 >     
 >     I am changing this PR to 'feedback'.  If you let me know that gdb 6.0 works for you, then I can close it.
 >     
 >     Michael C
 >     GDB QA Guy
 > 
 > http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gdb&pr=1461
 > 
 >