Re: [patch/rfc] New program_changed event, cleanup some HPUXHPPAmess

[Andrew Cagney <cagney at gnu dot org>]

> > Have a look at the new inferior_created event (it sounds similar).  The 
> > > code to wire it in is in my post ``Wire up vsyscall''.
> > > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-patches/2004-05/msg00169.html
> > >
> > > BTW, what's the underlying problem?
>
>
> the hppa target code caches some symbolic values for some stub functions
> and uses those during unwinding operations (e.g. $$dyncall). So if the
> inferior changes, we need to update the cached values.

Ok (side bar, the flush shouldn't be needed.  the new inferior should 
have already had everything flushed -- only GDB doesn't create a new 
inferior, instead recycling the old one :-().

> assuming the attach case also works, this should be ok for what i need.

That code was added for a similar problem so it looks hopeful.

Andrew

> > > Can you separate this part out (it sounds very straight forward).
>
>
> will do.
>
> randolph