Trying to compile GDB

[joel at OARcorp.com (joel at OARcorp.com)]

On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Steven Johnson wrote:

> I am trying to Compile GDB 4.17 with the appriopriate patch for RTEMS.
> I am using the bit_gdb script, and i always get the following error:
> 
> 
> ../../../gdb-4.17/sim/ppc/hw_sem.c: In funcion 'hw_sem_init_data' :
> ../../../gdb-4.17/sim.ppc/hw_sem.c:107: storage size of 'help' isn't known
> ../../../gdb-4.17/sim/ppc/hw_sem.c: In funcion 'hw_sem_io_read_buffer' :
> ../../../gdb-4.17/sim.ppc/hw_sem.c:190: storage size of 'help' isn't known
> 
> This then causes the build process to fail.
> 
> Im trying to build a PowerPC Target.
> 
> Everything else has built OK, and without error:
> EGCS, BinUtils, RTEMS.
> 
> Any Ideas? Anyone?

I have one.  What host are you on?  These depend on System V type
semaphores to be available.  This code is supposed to be explicitly
disabled on cygwin.  There are likely other hosts, this is not supported
on as well.

--joel
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