I recently installed GCC 4.7.3 and GDB 7.6 on my OS X 10.7 system via MacPorts to be able to compile C ++ 11 code. I cannot use Apple selfmade clang ++ and gdb because it does not allow me to properly debug standard template library code (for example, if I dereference a list iterator, the program will crash).
Now, with the new GCC / GDB combination, I have some weird problems getting into functions. Take this minimal example:
If I compile the code with g++ -O0 -ggdb test.cpp , GDB will not go into A::testMethod . I can set a breakpoint by specifying a line of code inside A::testMethod but not specifying a method name ( b A::testMethod() ).
More weird, if I compile with g++ -O0 -ggdb -std=c++11 test.cpp , GDB goes into testMethod if called from void test() . From the core, the step still doesn't work. However, now I can set a breakpoint by specifying only the method name.
Further, as soon as I run the program in GDB, I get GDB warnings, as described in related issues. These warnings appear whether I -std=c++11 or not.
warning: Could not open OSO archive file "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/./gcc/libgcc_eh.a" warning: Could not open OSO archive file "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/../libsupc++/.libs/libsupc++convenience.a" warning: Could not open OSO archive file "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/../src/c++11/.libs/libc++11convenience.a" warning: Could not open OSO archive file "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/../src/c++98/.libs/libc++98convenience.a" warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/compatibility-atomic-c++0x.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/compatibility-c++0x.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/compatibility-debug_list-2.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/compatibility-debug_list.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/compatibility-thread-c++0x.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc49/libstdcxx-devel/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/compatibility.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/_muldi3_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/addtf3_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/darwin-64_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/divtf3_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/emutls_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/enable-execute-stack_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/eqtf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/extenddftf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/extendsftf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/extendxftf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/fixtfdi_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/fixtfsi_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/fixtfti_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/fixunstfdi_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/fixunstfsi_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/fixunstfti_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/floatditf_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/floatsitf_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/floattitf_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/floatunditf_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/floatunsitf_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/floatuntitf_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/getf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/letf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/multf3_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/negtf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/subtf3_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/trunctfdf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/trunctfsf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/trunctfxf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/unordtf2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/unwind-c_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/unwind-dw2-fde-darwin_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory. warning: `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_mports_dports_lang_gcc47/gcc47/work/build/x86_64-apple-darwin11/libgcc/unwind-dw2_s.o': can't open to read symbols: No such file or directory.
I am aware of the following questions: Debugging problems , strange GDB messages, GDB error message , GDB does not cope with Mountain Lion , but they did not help me. Specifying -gdwarf-2 -gstrict-dwarf does not help either.
-EDIT- The output signal nm is the same in both cases:
0000000100001068 s GCC_except_table0 00000001000010c0 S _NXArgc 00000001000010c8 S _NXArgv U __Unwind_Resume 0000000100000e34 T __Z4testR1A 0000000100000eae T __ZN1A10testMethodEv 00000001000010b0 S __ZTI1A 0000000100000f1d S __ZTS1A 0000000100001090 S __ZTV1A U __ZTVN10__cxxabiv117__class_type_infoE U ___gxx_personality_v0 00000001000010d8 S ___progname 0000000100000000 T __mh_execute_header 00000001000010d0 S _environ U _exit 0000000100000e61 T _main U _puts 0000000100001000 s _pvars U dyld_stub_binder 0000000100000df8 T start
Has anyone been able to get GCC 4.7 and some appropriate debugger working on OS X Lion?