Seems to work fine for me on leopard.
haven:test jon$ uname -a
Darwin haven 9.1.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.1.0: Wed Oct 31 17:46:22
PDT 2007; root:xnu-1228.0.2~1/RELEASE_I386 i386
haven:test jon$ cat test.c
#include <stdio.h>
main(){printf("hw\n");}
haven:test jon$ cc -o test test.c
haven:test jon$ gdb test
...snip...
(gdb) break main
Breakpoint 1 at 0x1fde
(gdb) r
Starting program: /Users/jon/test/test
Reading symbols for shared libraries ++. done
Breakpoint 1, 0x00001fde in main ()
(gdb) c
Continuing.
hw
Program exited with code 012.
(gdb)
Perhaps you have ptrace() called with PT_DENY_ATTACH? This could
simulate the behavior you're currently experiencing.
-Jon Bringhurst <email@hidden>
On Nov 27, 2007 4:40 PM, Dave Chen <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> When I try to run my command-line programs in gdb all it does is print
> "darwin-i386" and then exit normally. It never actually runs the program.
>
> Here's an example:
>
>
> puget => gdb fillHoles
> GNU gdb 6.3.50-20050815 (Apple version gdb-768) (Tue Oct 2 04:07:49 UTC
> 2007)
> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
> This GDB was configured as "i386-apple-darwin"...Reading symbols for shared
> libraries ....... done
>
> (gdb) b main
> Breakpoint 1 at 0x100004b5f: file
> /nfs/mead/Users/dave/dsrc/geom/fillHoles.C, line 527.
> (gdb) r
> darwin-i386
>
> Program exited normally.
>
>
> It never even stops at the breakpoint I put at main.
>
> Anyone have any idea what is going on or seen anything similar? If I run
> the program without gdb, I can attach to the process OK, but I just can't
> start programs in gdb.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>
> David T. Chen, PhD [Lockheed Martin contractor]
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