- Issued:
- 2008-05-21
- Updated:
- 2008-05-21
RHBA-2008:0283 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
gdb bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated gdb packages that fix a bug are now available.
Description
The GNU debugger, gdb, allows the debugging of programs written in C, C++,
and other languages by executing them in a controlled fashion and then
printing out their data.
These updated gdb packages address the following issue:
- excessive slowness of the "info frame" command when debugging programs
using libraries with a large number of symbols.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated gdb packages, which resolve
this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 446161 - 'info frame' subcommand is slow if the library with great many symbols is linked.
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5418a095ee0a121a618845850e5e5ad7620ce0ac6001e57dfc9e014028aa0247 |
x86_64 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 811ccdaf1ae7932819f7c29cbc12d7fd50027eb9c09336d0108bf0d1a78941f4 |
ia64 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c3748385bcb6ca18a2a59c2afc93e1ecc2d3b828769caf6c279c8fd82da76be9 |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a159c8d0831968651d8d1e386812c30aa629555feb8943a05d7d45127a6f70f7 |
i386 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c3748385bcb6ca18a2a59c2afc93e1ecc2d3b828769caf6c279c8fd82da76be9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
ia64 | |
i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5418a095ee0a121a618845850e5e5ad7620ce0ac6001e57dfc9e014028aa0247 |
x86_64 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 811ccdaf1ae7932819f7c29cbc12d7fd50027eb9c09336d0108bf0d1a78941f4 |
i386 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c3748385bcb6ca18a2a59c2afc93e1ecc2d3b828769caf6c279c8fd82da76be9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5418a095ee0a121a618845850e5e5ad7620ce0ac6001e57dfc9e014028aa0247 |
x86_64 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 811ccdaf1ae7932819f7c29cbc12d7fd50027eb9c09336d0108bf0d1a78941f4 |
i386 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c3748385bcb6ca18a2a59c2afc93e1ecc2d3b828769caf6c279c8fd82da76be9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5418a095ee0a121a618845850e5e5ad7620ce0ac6001e57dfc9e014028aa0247 |
s390x | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 382749aa62f62a41324aa075fd64f059eccf4c54fda24990fd4b41d0182d299c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5418a095ee0a121a618845850e5e5ad7620ce0ac6001e57dfc9e014028aa0247 |
ppc | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 36f64dd72693312694e1a9a36f11dca1fcfd58e8ebb693605b911d6c00ea2469 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5418a095ee0a121a618845850e5e5ad7620ce0ac6001e57dfc9e014028aa0247 |
x86_64 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 811ccdaf1ae7932819f7c29cbc12d7fd50027eb9c09336d0108bf0d1a78941f4 |
i386 | |
gdb-6.5-37.el5_2.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c3748385bcb6ca18a2a59c2afc93e1ecc2d3b828769caf6c279c8fd82da76be9 |
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