RE: add-symbol-file prompt disappears

[Adam Steineck]

I have found a work-around for this problem

 

set confirm off

 

Disables the prompt and I can proceed.

 

Best Regards,

Adam S

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Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 1:04 PM
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Subject: add-symbol-file prompt disappears

ODDITY:

the (y/n) prompt does not appear after invoking add-symbol-file.

 

SCENARIO:

I am attempting to debug via a gdb-remote server and using an inferior debugger. I thus invoke ddd like this:

 

ddd --debugger my_gdb

 

DDD then dutifully starts.

 

Prior to connecting to the target, I must load the symbol table with the "add-symbol-file" command with address offsets.

 

Like so:

add-symbol-file module.ko 0xe11a4000 -s .bss 0xe11c5c0c -s .data 0xe11c5940

 

Usually, I would be presented with a (y/n) prompt, but now I get nothing but the (gdb) prompt appears and no more.

 

If I invoke my_gdb directly, I can perform the add-symbol-file operation and everything is fine. The debugger launches and works as advertised.

 

OWN SUGGESTION

I will also try to put the add-symbol-file in a batch command to see if this gets around the problem tomorrow.

 

BR

Adam