Re: assembly code display (intel vs att format)

[Andreas Zeller]

Hi!

Tony Wetmore <address@hidden> writes:

> Whenever I start DDD, the disassembly (machine code) window displays
> the code using AT&T syntax, rather than Intel syntax This happens
> even when I have the GDB Settings "Disassembly flavor" set to
> "intel"
> 
> If I immediately (re)open my executable with File>Open, I get a
> warning dialog:
> 
>    warning: i386 architecture file may be incompatible with i386:intel
>    target.  Load new symbol table from "(program)"?
> 
> If I hit the "Yes" button, it reloads my executable and displays the assembly
> code using my "preferred" (Intel) syntax.
> 
> Is it possible to avoid this extraneous re-load of the executable
> and simply have DDD always display my code using Intel syntax?  Is
> there some other setting I need to adjust perhaps?

Normally, DDD should preserve all GDB settings, so this looks like a
GDB problem.  

Try putting `set disassembly-flavor intel' (or whatever the
appropriate command is) into your .gdbinit file and run GDB
standalone; if it disassembles correctly (using `disassemble main' at
the GDB prompt, for instance), then DDD is at fault.

In case GDB standalone runs fine, do you have a ~/.ddd/log file
available?  That one lists all the communication between GDB and DDD.

Best wishes,

Andreas

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