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gdb/1828: Internal error attaching gdb to running process
- From: tron dot thomas at verizon dot net
- To: gdb-gnats at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 13 Dec 2004 20:32:53 -0000
- Subject: gdb/1828: Internal error attaching gdb to running process
- Reply-to: tron dot thomas at verizon dot net
>Number: 1828
>Category: gdb
>Synopsis: Internal error attaching gdb to running process
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: unassigned
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Dec 13 20:38:02 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: tron.thomas@verizon.net
>Release: 6.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
Fedora Core 2 (Intel)
>Description:
I consistently encounter an internal error in gdb 6.3 when attaching to a running process.
Where is the output generated from the debugging session:
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This GDB was configured as "i686-pc-linux-gnu".
(gdb) attach 4791
Attaching to process 4791
Reading symbols from <path to process program>...done.
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libSDL-1.2.so.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libSDL-1.2.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0...done.
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -151096512 (LWP 4791)]
[New Thread -494928976 (LWP 4821)]
linux-nat.c:818: internal-error: lin_lwp_attach_lwp: Assertion `pid == GET_LWP (ptid) && WIFSTOPPED (status) && WSTOPSIG (status)' failed.
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Quit this debugging session? (y or n) y
linux-nat.c:818: internal-error: lin_lwp_attach_lwp: Assertion `pid == GET_LWP (ptid) && WIFSTOPPED (status) && WSTOPSIG (status)' failed.
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Create a core file of GDB? (y or n) y
Aborted
Despite answering yes to the "Create a core file of GDB?" prompt, I could find no core file on my system.
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