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Re: gdb "attach" and sharing thread info between processes
- To: Egor Duda <deo@logos-m.ru>
- Subject: Re: gdb "attach" and sharing thread info between processes
- From: Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:47:01 -0400
- Cc: cygwin-developers@sourceware.cygnus.com
- References: <19990429130121.A12386@cygnus.com> <4733.990430@logos-m.ru>
On Fri, Apr 30, 1999 at 05:36:57PM +0400, Egor Duda wrote:
>I'm also planning to make a patch to winsup, which would allow
>to handle exceptions by starting debugger. i think it would be
>acceptable substitution for core files functionality. What do you
>think about usefulness of such patch?
It sounds like a good idea as long as it doesn't add too much bloat to the
DLL.
It should also be possible to write "core files" that are actually
readable by gdb. You just have to decide on a format, get the DLL to dump
using that format, and teach gdb about the format. Simple. :-)
cgf