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From: ericb@libdev.dartmouth.edu (Eric Bivona)
Newsgroups: gnu.gdb.bug
Subject: GDB 3.3 on a Convex C1
Summary: bad string table offsets
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Date: 23 Oct 89 23:33:57 GMT
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I've built gdb 3.3 for a Convex C1 here on campus.  Unfortunately,
when I try to use it, it always fails when loading the symbol table,
with the message:

	Invalid symbol data: bad string table offset: 385

This happens when I try to debug a small program compiled by gcc (1.36),
the same small program compiled by the Convex C compiler (derived from
4.2 pcc, I think), as well as when I try to debug gdb with gdb.  The
offset given is always 385.  If anybody has any ideas, or seen this
before, I'd appreciate hearing from you.  Thanks in advanced!

-Eric Bivona
 Dartmouth College
 Eric.Bivona@Dartmouth.EDU