On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 06:57:43PM -0500, root wrote: > Package: gdb > Version: 7.0.1-2+b1 > Severity: normal > > > GDB isn't compiled with PIE support in squeeze, but Apache is > compiled with PIE. This makes debugging apache impossible. > > Apache's justification is that GDB does support PIE, see: > > http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.2.16-4/changelog > > apache2 (2.2.15-6) unstable; urgency=low > [...] > * Build as PIE, since gdb in squeeze now supports it. > [...] > -- Stefan Fritsch <[email protected]> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:18:43 +0200 > > This inconsistency should either be a bug against apache, or a bug > against gdb. I've chosen you, because the way forward is fixing it :)
PIE support is in GDB 7.1 and GDB 7.2; 7.2 is in sid. It seems to be too late to get an update into squeeze. -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

