Re: libpthread_dbg removal from base

[christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <c534a706-c521-0460-7a6e-9a2ae07044d2%gmx.com@localhost>,
Kamil Rytarowski  <n54%gmx.com@localhost> wrote:
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>libpthread_dbg(3) is a remnant library from the M:N thread model
>(pre-NetBSD-5.0) API to introspect threads within a process and for use
>of a debuggers.
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>Currently in the 1:1 model it's not used in GDB neither in LLDB and it's
>not either planned to be used. It's current function to read pthread_t
>structures is realizable within a regular debugger capable to
>instrospect objects within a tracee (GDB, LLDB...).
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>I'm going to:
> - detach from GDB in the base,
> - detach it from GDB in pkgsrc,
> - send upstream a patch removing it from GDB,
> - import libpthread_dbg(3) to pkgsrc for those who still might depend
>on it,
> - remove it from the base distribution.
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>The current function to iterate over threads is realizable with
>ptrace(2) and the PT_LWPINFO operation.
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>In the past libpthread_dbg was a part of the FreeBSD distribution but it
>was removed from there long time ago.

Can you provide a patch that makes gdb not use it first?

christos