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Re: GDB 5.1 TODO list
Denis Perchine wrote:
>
> > So here is a first cut at the things that are really on the 5.1 TODO
> > list. In previous discussions it has been suggested that for each
> > release a small number of changes be identifed and completed (of course
> > everyone is activly encouraged to also work on any other TODO or
> > non-TODO items :-)
>
> Is threads on Linux worked properly?
> In 5.0 there was real mess with them. It was impossible to debug MT programs.
MarkK has already noted a serious thread problem and fixing that has
gone on the list.
> * Thread support. Right now, as soon as a thread finishes and exits,
> you're hosed. This problem is reported once a week or so.
One thing that is desparatly needed is a few good test cases. It is
hard to tell if thread support is getting better or worse :-(
Andrew