Mandrake 7.0 WARNING [was: new kdevelop-1.1beta1 & 2]

[jbb]

On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> Serge Lussier wrote:
> 
> > Hi,  ( I hope this message is not in HTML ...)
> > sorry for my english.
> > 
> > I just compiled & installed kdevelop-1.1beta2  ( ./configure
> > --prefix=/usr etc...) on my Mandrake 7.0 system.
> > everythings went fine especially the <integrated kdbg> compilation which
> > I want to point.
> > 
> > I 've started kdevelop and jumped to the new project app wizard.
> > ...compiled ok.
> > 
> > Then, I wanted to make my hands on the new integrated debugger.
> > ERR... It seems that there is no debugger at all, even if the icons and
> > debugger menu showed up
> > telling me that the debuger is running. There was no "debuger swallow
> > window," no variables browser etc...
> 
> Ok all, this is a bug I already hit so I can help you on this: this
> comes
> from Mandrake 7.0. For whatever reason, they compiled a strange GDB
> which
> carries a date instead of a version number. I guess that this may be an
> internal build that should not have made it to the final release.
> 
> In order to get the debugger back in KDevelop, you must recompile GDB
> 4.18
> from the sources. I did not explore the problem in detailn, but just
> recompiling GDB worked for me.

I've just down loaded Mandrake 7.0's gdb package and installed on my Mandrake
6.1

This is indeed a problem with the gdb package for 7.0. The problem is a small
change in the way "set prompt" works. I have no idea why this has been changed
for Mandrake 7.0. Looks a hell of a lot like a change just for the sake of
change to me :(  kdbg fares much better, but has a few small problems, and ddd
doesn't seem to have a problem with this at all. I will have to fix this for
the final release, but will need some testers to test on Mandrake 7.0. Any
offers?

In the meantime, I suggest you get the Mandrake 6.1 gdb rpm package and install
that on you Mandrake 7.0. It'll probably be easier than recompiling gdb. Let us
know if this solution is still a problem.

-- 
Regards,

jbb
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