- README for gdb-5.0 release
- Updated 11 May 2000 by Andrew Cagney
+ README for gdb-5.1 release
+ Updated 20 October 2001 by Andrew Cagney
This is GDB, the GNU source-level debugger.
A summary of new features is in the file `NEWS'.
-See the GDB home page at http://sourceware.cygnus.com/gdb/ for up to
+See the GDB home page at http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ for up to
date release information, mailing list links and archives, etc.
In this release, the GDB debugger sources, the generic GNU include
files, the BFD ("binary file description") library, the readline
library, and other libraries all have directories of their own
-underneath the gdb-5.0 directory. The idea is that a variety of GNU
+underneath the gdb-5.1 directory. The idea is that a variety of GNU
tools can share a common copy of these things. Be aware of variation
over time--for example don't try to build gdb with a copy of bfd from
-a release other than the gdb release (such as a binutils or gas
-release), especially if the releases are more than a few weeks apart.
+a release other than the gdb release (such as a binutils release),
+especially if the releases are more than a few weeks apart.
Configuration scripts and makefiles exist to cruise up and down this
directory tree and automatically build all the pieces in the right
order.
- When you unpack the gdb-5.0.tar.gz file, you'll find a directory
-called `gdb-5.0', which contains:
+ When you unpack the gdb-5.1.tar.gz file, you'll find a directory
+called `gdb-5.1', which contains:
- COPYING config.if install-sh mmalloc readline
- COPYING.LIB config.sub intl move-if-change sim
- Makefile.in configure libiberty mpw-README symlink-tree
- README configure.in ltconfig mpw-build.in texinfo
- bfd djunpack.bat ltmain.sh mpw-config.in utils
- config etc md5.sum mpw-configure ylwrap
- config-ml.in gdb missing mpw-install
- config.guess include mkinstalldirs opcodes
+ COPYING config.sub intl missing opcodes
+ COPYING.LIB configure libiberty mkinstalldirs readline
+ Makefile.in configure.in libtool.m4 mmalloc sim
+ README djunpack.bat ltcf-c.sh move-if-change symlink-tree
+ bfd etc ltcf-cxx.sh mpw-README texinfo
+ config gdb ltcf-gcj.sh mpw-build.in utils
+ config-ml.in gettext.m4 ltconfig mpw-config.in ylwrap
+ config.guess include ltmain.sh mpw-configure
+ config.if install-sh md5.sum mpw-install
You can build GDB right in the source directory:
- cd gdb-5.0
- ./configure
- make
- cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb (or wherever you want)
+ cd gdb-5.1
+ ./configure
+ make
+ cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb (or wherever you want)
However, we recommend that an empty directory be used instead.
This way you do not clutter your source tree with binary files
You can build GDB in any empty build directory:
-
- mkdir build
- cd build
- <full path to your sources>/gdb-5.0/configure
- make
+ mkdir build
+ cd build
+ <full path to your sources>/gdb-5.1/configure
+ make
+ cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb (or wherever you want)
(Building GDB with DJGPP tools for MS-DOS/MS-Windows is slightly
-different; see the file gdb-5.0/gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.)
+different; see the file gdb-5.1/gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.)
This will configure and build all the libraries as well as GDB. If
`configure' can't determine your system type, specify one as its
If you get compiler errors during this stage, see the `Reporting
Bugs' section below; there are a few known problems.
- GDB requires an ISO-C (ANSI C) compiler. If you do not have an
-ISO-C compiler for your system, you may be able to download and
-install the GNU CC compiler. It is available via anonymous FTP from
-the directory `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc'.
+ GDB requires an ISO C (ANSI C) compiler. If you do not have an ISO
+C compiler for your system, you may be able to download and install
+the GNU CC compiler. It is available via anonymous FTP from the
+directory `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc'.
GDB can be used as a cross-debugger, running on a machine of one
type while debugging a program running on a machine of another type.
GDB includes an already formatted copy of the on-line Info version
of this manual in the `gdb/doc' subdirectory. The main Info file is
-`gdb-5.0/gdb/doc/gdb.info', and it refers to subordinate files
+`gdb-5.1/gdb/doc/gdb.info', and it refers to subordinate files
matching `gdb.info*' in the same directory. If necessary, you can
print out these files, or read them with any editor; but they are
easier to read using the `info' subsystem in GNU Emacs or the
`makeinfo'.
If you have `makeinfo' installed, and are in the top level GDB
-source directory (`gdb-5.0', in the case of version 5.0), you can make
+source directory (`gdb-5.1', in the case of version 5.1), you can make
the Info file by typing:
- cd gdb/doc
- make info
+ cd gdb/doc
+ make info
If you want to typeset and print copies of this manual, you need
TeX, a program to print its DVI output files, and `texinfo.tex', the
Texinfo definitions file. This file is included in the GDB
-distribution, in the directory `gdb-5.0/texinfo'.
+distribution, in the directory `gdb-5.1/texinfo'.
TeX is a typesetting program; it does not print files directly, but
produces output files called DVI files. To print a typeset document,
This file tells TeX how to typeset a document written in Texinfo
format. On its own, TeX cannot read, much less typeset a Texinfo file.
`texinfo.tex' is distributed with GDB and is located in the
-`gdb-5.0/texinfo' directory.
+`gdb-5.1/texinfo' directory.
If you have TeX and a DVI printer program installed, you can typeset
and print this manual. First switch to the the `gdb' subdirectory of
-the main source directory (for example, to `gdb-5.0/gdb') and then type:
+the main source directory (for example, to `gdb-5.1/gdb') and then type:
- make doc/gdb.dvi
+ make doc/gdb.dvi
If you prefer to have the manual in PDF format, type this from the
`gdb/doc' subdirectory of the main source directory:
- make gdb.pdf
+ make gdb.pdf
For this to work, you will need the PDFTeX package to be installed.
a single directory, whose name is usually composed by appending the
version number to `gdb'.
- For example, the GDB version 5.0 distribution is in the `gdb-5.0'
+ For example, the GDB version 5.1 distribution is in the `gdb-5.1'
directory. That directory contains:
-`gdb-5.0/{COPYING,COPYING.LIB}'
+`gdb-5.1/{COPYING,COPYING.LIB}'
Standard GNU license files. Please read them.
-`gdb-5.0/bfd'
+`gdb-5.1/bfd'
source for the Binary File Descriptor library
-`gdb-5.0/config*'
+`gdb-5.1/config*'
script for configuring GDB, along with other support files
-`gdb-5.0/gdb'
+`gdb-5.1/gdb'
the source specific to GDB itself
-`gdb-5.0/include'
+`gdb-5.1/include'
GNU include files
-`gdb-5.0/libiberty'
+`gdb-5.1/libiberty'
source for the `-liberty' free software library
-`gdb-5.0/mmalloc'
+`gdb-5.1/mmalloc'
source for the GNU memory-mapped malloc package
-`gdb-5.0/opcodes'
+`gdb-5.1/opcodes'
source for the library of opcode tables and disassemblers
-`gdb-5.0/readline'
+`gdb-5.1/readline'
source for the GNU command-line interface
NOTE: The readline library is compiled for use by GDB, but will
not be installed on your system when "make install" is issued.
-`gdb-5.0/sim'
+`gdb-5.1/sim'
source for some simulators (ARM, D10V, SPARC, M32R, MIPS, PPC, V850, etc)
-`gdb-5.0/intl'
+`gdb-5.1/intl'
source for the GNU gettext library, for internationalization.
This is slightly modified from the standalone gettext
distribution you can get from GNU.
-`gdb-5.0/texinfo'
+`gdb-5.1/texinfo'
The `texinfo.tex' file, which you need in order to make a printed
manual using TeX.
-`gdb-5.0/etc'
+`gdb-5.1/etc'
Coding standards, useful files for editing GDB, and other
miscellanea.
-`gdb-5.0/utils'
+`gdb-5.1/utils'
A grab bag of random utilities.
Note: the following instructions are for building GDB on Unix or
The simplest way to configure and build GDB is to run `configure'
from the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory, which in this example
-is the `gdb-5.0' directory.
+is the `gdb-5.1' directory.
First switch to the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory if you are
not already in it; then run `configure'.
For example:
- cd gdb-5.0
- ./configure
- make
+ cd gdb-5.1
+ ./configure
+ make
Running `configure' followed by `make' builds the `bfd',
`readline', `mmalloc', and `libiberty' libraries, then `gdb' itself.
does not recognize this automatically when you run a different shell,
you may need to run `sh' on it explicitly:
- sh configure
+ sh configure
If you run `configure' from a directory that contains source
-directories for multiple libraries or programs, such as the `gdb-5.0'
-source directory for version 5.0, `configure' creates configuration
+directories for multiple libraries or programs, such as the `gdb-5.1'
+source directory for version 5.1, `configure' creates configuration
files for every directory level underneath (unless you tell it not to,
with the `--norecursion' option).
directories in the GDB distribution, if you only want to configure that
subdirectory; but be sure to specify a path to it.
- For example, with version 5.0, type the following to configure only
+ For example, with version 5.1, type the following to configure only
the `bfd' subdirectory:
- cd gdb-5.0/bfd
- ../configure
+ cd gdb-5.1/bfd
+ ../configure
You can install `gdb' anywhere; it has no hardwired paths. However,
you should make sure that the shell on your path (named by the `SHELL'
argument to `--srcdir', you can leave out the `--srcdir' option; it
will be assumed.)
- For example, with version 5.0, you can build GDB in a separate
+ For example, with version 5.1, you can build GDB in a separate
directory for a Sun 4 like this:
- cd gdb-5.0
+ cd gdb-5.1
mkdir ../gdb-sun4
cd ../gdb-sun4
- ../gdb-5.0/configure
+ ../gdb-5.1/configure
make
When `configure' builds a configuration using a remote source
The `Makefile' that `configure' generates in each source directory
also runs recursively. If you type `make' in a source directory such
-as `gdb-5.0' (or in a separate configured directory configured with
-`--srcdir=PATH/gdb-5.0'), you will build all the required libraries,
+as `gdb-5.1' (or in a separate configured directory configured with
+`--srcdir=PATH/gdb-5.1'), you will build all the required libraries,
and then build GDB.
When you have multiple hosts or targets configured in separate
Invalid configuration `i786v': machine `i786v' not recognized
`config.sub' is also distributed in the GDB source directory
-(`gdb-5.0', for version 5.0).
+(`gdb-5.1', for version 5.1).
`configure' options
The correct address for reporting bugs found in gdb is
"bug-gdb@gnu.org". Please email all bugs, and all requests for help
with GDB, to that address. Please include the GDB version number
-(e.g., gdb-5.0), and how you configured it (e.g., "sun4" or "mach386
+(e.g., gdb-5.1), and how you configured it (e.g., "sun4" or "mach386
host, i586-intel-synopsys target"). Since GDB now supports so many
different configurations, it is important that you be precise about
this. If at all possible, you should include the actual banner that
snapshot. Once DejaGNU is installed, you can run the tests in one of
the following ways:
- (1) cd gdb-5.0
+ (1) cd gdb-5.1
make check-gdb
or
- (2) cd gdb-5.0/gdb
+ (2) cd gdb-5.1/gdb
make check
or
- (3) cd gdb-5.0/gdb/testsuite
+ (3) cd gdb-5.1/gdb/testsuite
make site.exp (builds the site specific file)
runtest -tool gdb GDB=../gdb (or GDB=<somepath> as appropriate)
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