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commit 8c68a8a4898f2607bf940716dbce5654f10c481b Author: Jon Turney <[email protected]> Date: Tue Nov 1 16:52:57 2022 +0000 Cygwin: Improve FAQ on early breakpoint for ASLR gdb supports the 'disable-randomization' setting on Windows since [1] (included in gdb 13). https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commitdiff;h=bcb9251f029da8dcf360a4f5acfa3b4211c87bb0;hp=8fea1a81c7d9279a6f91e49ebacfb61e0f8ce008 Diff: --- winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml index 7945b6b88..36d0a401f 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml @@ -844,6 +844,12 @@ Guide here: <ulink url="https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/dll.html"/>. Note that the DllMain entrypoints for linked DLLs will have been executed before this breakpoint is hit. </para> + +<para> + (It may be necessary to use the <command>gdb</command> command <command>set + disable-randomization on</command> to turn off ASLR for the debugee to + prevent the base address getting randomized.) +</para> </answer></qandaentry> <qandaentry id="faq.programming.debug">
