RE: GDB Windows for idiots

[Øyvind Harboe <oyvind dot harboe at zylin dot com>]

> Hi Øyvind,
> 
> >Mohans build did not include GDB, AFAICS.
> 
> When I read that, these two questions popped into my head:
> 
> - would an older build of GDB perhaps be binary compatible
>   with the new GCC 3.3-produced code?

I have no idea. Never used GDB.

> - if not, could you build GDB from the sources with my
>   GCC 3.3 build? The compiler can be made to build its
>   C++ part on Win32 relatively easily, so I'm suspecting
>   you might be able to build GDB too.

This is beyond my current GCC superpowers.

Here is my situation:

- My app works under GCJ 3.2 after I binary patched the os.arch
problem. I saw Ranjits patch didn't go through, btw.
- I've seen some postings about garbage collection crashing. Perhaps
I'm seing what others are working on.
- Since GDB isn't immediately available, I can't defened spending
days of my clients time on  learning how to build and use it. I've never
built any  GCC tools (or GCC or GCJ). Perhaps this is much easier than
it sounds, but I need to set aside 2-3 days.


For now I've got two options:

- wait. 
- try to create a small reeproducable caase that can help the GCJ 
community.

I'll make a quick stab at the second.

Oyvind