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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 23:26:08 +0100
From: Elfyn McBratney <elfyn AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: gdb and STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION
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Jim Holder wrote:
> I can neither run gdb without any parameters --
> 
>     gdb
> 
> -- nor with a compiled program name (in the current directory) as an argument
> --
> 
>     gdb a.exe
> 
> Though I can run --
> 
>     gdb --help
> 
> With "gdb" or "gdb a.exe" I get a segmentation fault.  The core dump reveals
> "Exception:  STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION at..."  I added my user ID to /etc/passwd,
> but that didn't help.

Have you tried re-installing gdb to see if that fixes your problem?

> I am running cygwin 1.3.19-1, gdb 20030303-1, windows 2000 version 5.0 sp 4.
> 
> What do I need?

That should be sufficient, though, an upgrade wouldn't go a miss. I'd try upgrading
Cygwin and/or GDB, and see it if helps.

-- Elfyn

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