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Re: gcc-gdb compatibilty
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
- To: sumanth <sumanth dot gundapneni at redpinesignals dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:35:07 -0700
- Subject: Re: gcc-gdb compatibilty
- References: <49F2F9A4.70108@redpinesignals.com>
sumanth <sumanth.gundapneni@redpinesignals.com> writes:
> I have a small query.
> I am using gcc-4.3.3 version and gdb 5.3 version.
> Are the versions of gcc and gdb which I am using are compatible.
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Yes, while there are of course occasional bugs and mismatches, in
general all versions of gcc and gdb are compatible. That said, gdb 5.3
is old; it was released over five years ago. It will ignore some of the
newer types of debugging information emitted by gcc. The current gdb
release is 6.8, and is considerably enhanced over 5.3. You should
consider upgrading if possible.
Ian