Subject: Re: Altivec registers
To: None <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@mac.com>
List: port-powerpc
Date: 11/30/2001 16:28:15
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 11:20:51PM -0800, Matt Thomas wrote:
> 
>  > >Hello,
>  > >
>> >Can you get at the Altivec registers from GDB?
>  > > No.
> 
> I'm wanting to do this for the x86 (XMM), and am thinking about a
> ptrace extension.... I'll post to tech-toolchain with a patch to
> the kernel and to GDB soon'ish.

(Oops, something wiered about my e-mail threading.  These hid themselves.)

Ok, thanks.  The GDB bit should be a no-brainer.  If you don't have that 
assignment someone else can probably wip it into shape.

Don't forget core.

Andrew