gdb/439: gdb-internal-error: sect_index_text not initialized when loading powerpc ELF file.

[faizal dot haji at gdcanada dot com]

>Number:         439
>Category:       gdb
>Synopsis:       gdb-internal-error: sect_index_text not initialized when loading powerpc ELF file.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Mar 21 09:38:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Faizal Haji
>Release:        gdb-5.1.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
--host=sparc-sun-solaris2.8 --target=powerpc-eabi-elf --disable-sim --nfp
>Description:
hfaizal@bowman 549% gdb/gdb
GNU gdb 5.1.1
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This GDB was configured as "--host=sparc-sun-solaris2.8 --target=powerpc-eabi-elf".
(gdb) cd /bowman1/users/hfaizal/Firmware/BNSR
Working directory /bowman1/users/hfaizal/Firmware/BNSR
 (canonically /vol1/bids/users/hfaizal/Firmware/BNSR).
(gdb) file eval_nsr.elf 
Reading symbols from eval_nsr.elf...dwarf2read.c:1072: gdb-internal-error: sect_index_text not initialized

An internal GDB error was detected.  This may make further
debugging unreliable.  Continue this debugging session? (y or n) n

Create a core file containing the current state of GDB? (y or n) n
hfaizal@bowman 550% uname -a
SunOS bowman 5.8 Generic_108528-12 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-880
>How-To-Repeat:
If you need the ELF file that causes the problem, please e-mail me. The same file works fine with gdb-5.0.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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