Re: couldn't parse type message error

["Lucy Zhang" <lucyz at uclink4 dot berkeley dot edu>]

Hi,

could the printout be due to the fact I didn't use -g when compiling the
file with that variable?

lucy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Blandy" <jimb@redhat.com>
To: "Lucy Zhang" <lucyz@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: couldn't parse type message error


> "Lucy Zhang" <lucyz@uclink4.berkeley.edu> writes:
> > I'm using GCC for compiling and GDB 5.2.
> >
> > I didn't use to get these printout message with the older version of GDB
5.0
> >
> > I just find it weird since things gets printed out correctly, as far as
i
> > know, despite this message
>
> Sorry, I didn't finish my explanation:
>
> Since GDB always reads in a whole compilation unit's debug info at a
> time, that message is probably complaining about the type of some
> other object it found in the same compilation unit.  But it was able
> to read the type of your object just fine, apparently.
>
> I realize it's odd that GDB responds to a request to print a variable
> by printing a warning message about something unrelated to that
> variable.  That's just the way it works.
>
> > lucy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Blandy" <jimb@redhat.com>
> > To: "Lucy Zhang" <lucyz@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
> > Cc: <gdb@sources.redhat.com>
> > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 10:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: couldn't parse type message error
> >
> >
> > >
> > > "Lucy Zhang" <lucyz@uclink4.berkeley.edu> writes:
> > > > When I'm using GDB, i.e. using print/x, I get the message:
> > > > "During symbol reading, couldn't party type: debugger out of date?"
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know why i'm getting this. Despite the message, all the
> > > > information still gets printed. Just wondering what is causing this
> > printout
> > > > and if it can be fixed.
> > >
> > > The debugging information in the executable is broken up by
> > > compilation units (i.e., .o files).  GDB does an initial scan, but
> > > puts off really reading each compilation unit's debug info until it
> > > needs it.  When it does decide to read the info, it reads a full
> > > compilation unit's info at a time (and maybe some other CUs', in some
> > > cases).
> > >
> > > So your print command is causing GDB to read some compilation unit's
> > > debug info, and in the process, GDB comes across a type that it can't
> > > parse.
> > >
> > > What compiler and debugger are you using?  Which versions?