From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 29 21:13:26 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D3881065670 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:13:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chmeeedalf@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.245]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 555328FC1D for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:13:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id d14so1951758and.13 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:13:25 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type; bh=WTMgcJDhi43DtlMdRpa7fhnimh3W7MRpQW0Fm8qNZ80=; b=oBZQMI+3C4uAqoBIkRaZXANigp1Qn3wjyWnsJdUaleZjVHm2htuVp2CTz1fIdNriwE 191TA5XeuaXDYVW2o2AN+8CVQ8Fy0IGrI5bBayOHJwwalPU+1XjgJ4Km245PIBgx0PsG tQmEd/OnCUal3UCkyuxB43TQnoMZgeiUakXtk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=R1fFw6YeK1uqZU6w09FUB/MseNjXj4wp4Il2xaO+nhPo2lDWho+NjGa3b0Fs8XNsQo +i4w7ur3YZ/E9ylIrjLSIwWiI/hDVnLFZBs5eSC2Uk4IJJf/DRGaI8u66ftP6i/n2cL/ cSB1mWsL6sRDlzhhRY6I2ls/V/ley8FraoLaU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: chmeeedalf@gmail.com Received: by 10.101.44.1 with SMTP id w1mr5182216anj.113.1254258805589; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:13:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4AC2758A.8030708@fgznet.ch> References: <4AC2758A.8030708@fgznet.ch> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:13:25 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 564534ee8ea0e009 Message-ID: From: Justin Hibbits To: Andreas Tobler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Andreas Tobler , FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: RFC/H gdb6 port for powerpc X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:13:26 -0000 On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Andreas Tobler wrote: > Hi all, > > I sent this mail out to Marcel but I did not get any feedback. Might be due > to mailer issues, I do not know. > > I learned today, that I do not receive all mails directed to me. So I try > to spread some request for comment/help here. > > I recently tried to get thunderbird working on powerpc. I was blocked and I > needed a debugger. The current gdb in base terminates immediatley if I try > to debug such a beast as thunderbird. > > So I went ahead and tried to bring gdb6 (from ports, 6.6.1) into a working > state. > > I think I succeeded somehow, but I need some more help. > > Attached you'll find two files which you can put into the ports files > directory of gdb6. (files) > > > My issues I have are seen when you run 'gmake check' inside the gdb build > directory. > There are a lot of signal stuff which does not work. Also unwinding seems > not in good shape. > > My request here on this list is, can anybody help guiding me on the missing > bits? > > I'd appreciate any comments here, from gth to 'you could do this better' or > anything else, but please respond. > > TIA, > Andreas > Hi Andreas, Thanks for taking on this port, maybe it'll fix the bug I filed against the base gdb. I'll give it a shot when I get some time to test it. Have you looked at any of the other BSDs for the necessary missing pieces? - Justin