Help needed with sparc

[Michael Snyder]

Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> 
> On Jan 23, 2002, Brad Lucier <lucier@math.purdue.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Re:
> >> You must use a 64-bit gdb to debug 64-bit Solaris executables.
> 
> > Which version of gdb?  I got the following message when trying to
> > configure 5.1:
> 
> > env CC='cc -xildoff -xarch=v9' ./configure sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8
> > ...
> > checking for X... libraries /pkgs/XFree86-3.3.3.1/lib, headers /pkgs/XFree86-3.3.3.1/include
> > configure: error: *** Gdb does not support host sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8
> 
> gdb's configure recognizes sparc64-sun-solaris2.8, but not
> sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8.  Here's a patch that I've had for a while that
> addresses this inconsistency in GDB WRT other packages.  I'm not sure
> I've posted it before.  Ok to install?

Inconsistency WRT other packages?  The only configure script in which I
can
find the string "sparcv9" (and admitedly I've only searched the
developer
tools) is ld.

But I don't have a problem with it...