dec-2001 libstdc++ outstanding

[Loren James Rittle]

>> Impossible to debug with gdb 4.18 on i386.  Flow control very hard to
>> follow with gdb 4.18 on alpha.  Here is what I learned on alpha:
>> std::istringstream::operation>>() fails since _M_streambuf_state was 4
>> (_S_failbit).  I have no idea how that is possible, but that is what I
>> saw.  Any clues from any of the above information? before I attempt to
>> build mainline gdb in those environments.

> Personally, I believe that in these days a CVS gdb is *really* needed in 
> order to effectively debug C++ code...
> Alternatively, have you tried debugging 
> libstdc++-v3.0.95-gcc-3.0.3.tar.gz plugged in gcc3.0.3 ?

The alpha testing was actually done with the gcc3.0.X branch just
after the 3.0.3 release.  I have CVS gdb built in some environments
where I test and fully agree with your comment.