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diff --git a/results/scraper/launchpad-without-comments/1923693 b/results/scraper/launchpad-without-comments/1923693 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4f39a3843 --- /dev/null +++ b/results/scraper/launchpad-without-comments/1923693 @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Lack of architecture in gdbstub makes debugging confusing + +I spent some quality time debugging GEF and came to a conclusion here: +https://github.com/hugsy/gef/issues/598#issuecomment-819174169 + +tldr; + +* gdb_arch_name was undefined on riscv +* this bug was fixed recently via https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/edf647864bdab84ed4b1a4f47ea05be6bb075c69 + + +* An undefined gdb_arch_name results in qemu's gdbstub omitting the <architecture> xml. +* gdb translates a missing <architecture> as "auto" which breaks a lot of stuff. +* tracking down where "auto" comes from is a bit confusing and time consuming. + + +It might be better to report a missing / blank gdb_arch_name as "<architecture>unknown</architecture>" instead of omitting the block completely. \ No newline at end of file |