Re: z8k fixes

Re: z8k fixes

[Christian Groessler]

On 02/17/2001 02:03:00 AM EST Andrew Cagney wrote:
>
>Philip Blundell wrote:
>>
>> In message <87u26yxy0q.fsf@panther.aladdin.de>, Christian Groessler writes:
>> >I've got some fixes for the z8k assembler and disassembler,
>> >how can I get them integrated?
>>
>> Send the patches (preferably in `diff -up' format) to this list.
>>
>> If the changes are substantial, you will need to sign a form assigning
>> copyright to the FSF before they can be integrated.
>
>Could I also encourage you to include a GDB assignment and have a look
>at GDB.  Right now GDB's z8k support is considered broken (it doesn't
>build) and is slated for removal :-(

I tried gdb 5.0 and it compiled (at least).

Since I haven't used gdb in this way before, please let me ask
whether I used it correctly:

I created a z8k coff executable "hello".
Start z8k gdb
"target sim"
"load hello"
"run"

-> gdb segfaults

So it looks broken :-(

My binutils assignment isn't finished yet, I will try to fix binutils
first (which with my patches seem to work quite well for me).
Later I might look into gdb then (if time permits etc..)

regards,
chris

Re: z8k fixes (GDB 5.1)

[Andrew Cagney]

> My binutils assignment isn't finished yet, I will try to fix binutils
> first (which with my patches seem to work quite well for me).
> Later I might look into gdb then (if time permits etc..)

Here broken means ``it doesn't build''. If it builds but dumps core when
you try to run it then that just means that it doesn't work very well
;-)

Using current sources I'm seeing:

*** BFD does not support target z8k-coff.
*** Look in bfd/config.bfd for supported targets.
Configure in /home/scratch/GDB/X-z8k-coff/opcodes failed, exiting.

Since src/opcodes is shared with GDB, your changes will fix this part of
GDB as well.

For GDB 5.1, I'll document the z8k as broken.  If the build problems get
resolved, let the GDB group know (gdb@sources.redhat.com).  The files
gdb/TODO and gdb/MAINTAINERS can then be updated to reflect that changed
reality.

> I created a z8k coff executable "hello".
> Start z8k gdb
> "target sim"
> "load hello"
> "run"

Yes, that is correct usage.

Good luck.

	Andrew

Re: z8k fixes

[Andrew Cagney]

Philip Blundell wrote:
> 
> In message <87u26yxy0q.fsf@panther.aladdin.de>, Christian Groessler writes:
> >I've got some fixes for the z8k assembler and disassembler,
> >how can I get them integrated?
> 
> Send the patches (preferably in `diff -up' format) to this list.
> 
> If the changes are substantial, you will need to sign a form assigning
> copyright to the FSF before they can be integrated.

Could I also encourage you to include a GDB assignment and have a look
at GDB.  Right now GDB's z8k support is considered broken (it doesn't
build) and is slated for removal :-(

	Andrew