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From: jcd@spock.att.com (Jack Dixon)
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Subject: Re: dbx and Sun C++ 2.0
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From article <1120@brchh104.bnr.ca>, by ebt-inc!jlv@uunet.uu.net (Jeffrey L. Vogel):
> I have Sun C++ 2.0, which comes with its own version of dbx, as well as
> other utilities such as nm++, yacc++, etc.  Altough I can compile and run
> C++ programs fine, I cannot get dbx to run.  It exits immediately with the
> message
> 
> fatal error: I/O error
> 
> Any clue out there?

You need to extract the C++ patch from your OS tape.  In this patch is a
new dbx that attempts to understand C++ manglings.

Jack Dixon,  AT&T
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