gdb/2162: gdb dumps core in cplus_demangle_type() while trying to demangle non-mangled identifier

gdb/2162: gdb dumps core in cplus_demangle_type() while trying to demangle non-mangled identifier

[dns]

>Number:         2162
>Category:       gdb
>Synopsis:       gdb dumps core in cplus_demangle_type() while trying to demangle non-mangled identifier
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Aug 30 12:38:01 UTC 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     dns
>Release:        gdb 6.4
>Organization:
>Environment:
gdb "sparc-sun-solaris2.8" + gcc v3.4.3
also reproduced on
gdb "i386-redhat-linux-gnu" + gcc v4.0.0
>Description:
gdb dumps core during loading symbols from simple C-application which contains "_Zs" identifier. This simple application is attached.

This problem was already submitted as PR #2102, but somehow vanished from the list of bugs.
>How-To-Repeat:
Compile attached file with gcc including debug information and open its executable with gdb.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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Re: gdb/2162: gdb dumps core in cplus_demangle_type() while trying to demangle non-mangled identifier

[Tom Tromey]

The following reply was made to PR gdb/2162; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
To: gdb-gnats@sources.redhat.com, nobody@sources.redhat.com, dns@fortess.net,
        gdb-prs@sources.redhat.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: gdb/2162: gdb dumps core in cplus_demangle_type() while trying to demangle non-mangled identifier
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:52:13 -0600

 Oops, that got cut off.
 I didn't actually have anything else to say, sorry about that :)
 
 Tom

Re: gdb/2162: gdb dumps core in cplus_demangle_type() while trying to demangle non-mangled identifier

[tromey]

Synopsis: gdb dumps core in cplus_demangle_type() while trying to demangle non-mangled identifier

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: tromey
State-Changed-When: Mon Mar 10 20:41:43 2008
State-Changed-Why:
    This is fixed in cvs.
    FWIW it appe

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