Re: long_long.exp FAIL problem

gdb-ownersourceware.org wrote on 2008-03-07 14:25:01:

> On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:10:09AM +0800, bjgnusunnorth.com.cn wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > long_long.exp ERROR when running GDB testsuite. It
always show 
"Process no 
> > longer exists".
> > But, it is confused that this test pattern PASS
sometimes and ERROR 
other 
> > times. 
> > The following is segment of testing sequence. 
> > 
> > p/f *(long long *)ll^M
> > $65 = 3.5127005640885037e-303^M
> > (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/long_long.exp: p/f *(long
long *)ll
> > p/c *(long long *)ll^M
> > $66 = -17 'ERROR: Process no longer exists
> > UNRESOLVED: gdb.base/long_long.exp: p/c *(long
long *)ll
> 
> That looks to me like GDB crashed.  Check your ulimit,
check for
> core dumps in the testsuite directory.

I confirm it is not GDB crash.
Sometimes, this test pattern PASS, othertimes ERROR. I am
confused. 

> -- 
> Daniel Jacobowitz
> CodeSourcery

ligangsunnorth.com.cn schrieb:
>>> (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/long_long.exp: p/f *(long
long *)ll
>>> p/c *(long long *)ll^M
>>> $66 = -17 'ERROR: Process no longer exists
>>> UNRESOLVED: gdb.base/long_long.exp: p/c *(long
long *)ll
>> That looks to me like GDB crashed.  Check your
ulimit, check for
>> core dumps in the testsuite directory.
> 
> I confirm it is not GDB crash.
> Sometimes, this test pattern PASS, othertimes ERROR. I
am confused. 
> 

Increase verbosity of dejagnu:
make RUNTESTFLAGS="gdb.base/long_long.exp -v -v"
check

and check your log file in gdb/testsuite/gdb.log.  Maybe you
try
to do the failing operation per hand and see if GDB
crashes.


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