The upcoming gcc 4.5.0 release contains changes in the debug code generation at higher optimization levels which will make it incompatible with older gdb releases (ie Apple's). Fortunately, the gdb 7.x releases will now build on both i386-apple-darwin* and x86_64-apple-darwin*. I have placed test packaging for a fsf-gdb package which installs the gdb programs with the fsf- prefix on fink tracking...
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2978938&group_id=17203&atid=414256 There is one problem with using FSF gdb on darwin. Since 10.5.8, the access to the required Mach port for debugging has been restricted to code signed applications. So currently, one has to run gdb as root or use sudo. We should be able to create our own local openssl certificates and code sign the fink gdb program though the procedures described... http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html http://www.devworld.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn2007/tn2206.html http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/03/07/code-signing-and-you/ http://www.entropy.ch/blog/Developer/2008/02/11/Mac-OS-X-Application-Code-Signing.html http://langui.sh/2009/02/22/code-signing-for-mac-os-x-and-windows/ Unfortunately, in 10.5, the ability to create and add certificates to the keychain via the command line was removed... http://gagravarr.org/writing/openssl-certs/others.shtml What I was considering was an approach where, if feasible, we bundle an openssl certificate with the package and provide a shell script that would walk the user through the manual importation steps in the KeyChain applcation. Hopefully, we can then find a command line approach to check for the certificate in the KeyChain for future reinstalls or upgrades and automatically code sign the installed fsf-gdb binary using the installed certificate. Jack ps Needless to say, the gdb developers were not happy that Apple did this after all the effort to support intel darwin as a target. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
