Re: Bug in bit fields / gdb & large struct/union

2001-09-08 Thread Andrew Cagney
> "Donald Gillies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> In gdb (4.18) and with gcc (2.9.5), i cannot change the >> values of a bit field variable embedded in an elaborate struct/union >> with the gdb debugger. The debugger gladly accepts it when i try to >> change the bit field, but i think it's sec

Re: Bug in bit fields / gdb & large struct/union

2001-09-07 Thread Jim Blandy
"Donald Gillies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In gdb (4.18) and with gcc (2.9.5), i cannot change the > values of a bit field variable embedded in an elaborate struct/union > with the gdb debugger. The debugger gladly accepts it when i try to > change the bit field, but i think it's secretly wr

Bug in bit fields / gdb & large struct/union

2001-09-07 Thread Donald Gillies
In gdb (4.18) and with gcc (2.9.5), i cannot change the values of a bit field variable embedded in an elaborate struct/union with the gdb debugger. The debugger gladly accepts it when i try to change the bit field, but i think it's secretly writing the data to the wrong location in memory (see b