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Re: Problem building GDB on Power64


On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 09:20:53AM -0700, Paul Gilliam wrote:
> On a ppc64 system, GDB builds as a 32-bit application.  This is OK if the 
> 64-bit dev. env. is not available.  But if it is, this is wrong: GDB should 
> build as a 64-bit application so that both 64 and 32 bit apps can be 
> debugged.
> 
> If I understood the configure process, I would have tried submitting a patch.  
> It should be easy: just include -m64 in the CFLAGS.  And make sure to link 
> with the 64-bit libraries (which had better be there).

IMO, if your 64-bit environment defaults to building 32-bit code, it's
your responsibility to set -m64 yourself.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz


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