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Changed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=77568 --- shadow/77568 2006-02-15 14:56:19.000000000 -0500 +++ shadow/77568.tmp.25709 2006-02-15 14:56:19.000000000 -0500 @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +Bug#: 77568 +Product: Mono: Debugger +Version: 1.1 +OS: +OS Details: +Status: NEW +Resolution: +Severity: +Priority: Wishlist +Component: cli +AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +QAContact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +TargetMilestone: --- +URL: +Cc: +Summary: You shouldn't need to run "file" before "attach" in mdb + +If you run mdb and then try to attach to an existing process, you'll get +this error: + +ERROR: No executable file specified. +Use the `file' command. + +Somehow gdb doesn't need this information to attach to native processes. + +Looking at various mono process in /proc/<pid>/fd, it looks like file +descriptor 3 always contains the exe file I'm running: + +$ ls -l /proc/*/fd | grep "\.exe" +lr-x------ 1 joe users 64 2006-02-15 14:47 3 -> /usr/lib/banshee/banshee.exe +lr-x------ 1 joe users 64 2006-02-15 14:47 3 -> +/opt/gnome/lib/tomboy/Tomboy.exe +lr-x------ 1 joe users 64 2006-02-15 14:47 3 -> +/home/joe/build/mono/lib/mono/1.0/mdb.exe +lr-x------ 1 joe users 64 2006-02-15 14:43 3 -> +/home/joe/cvs/beagle/tools/Settings.exe + +mdb could look at that and extract the file to load automatically. _______________________________________________ mono-bugs maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-bugs
