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RE: [cdt-debug-dev] Thread mix-up when debugging multi-threaded p rograms
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-debug-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cdt-debug-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stefan Bylund
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 4:38 PM
> To: cdt-debug-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cdt-debug-dev] Thread mix-up when debugging
> multi-threaded programs
>
> Hi,
>
> I recently switched from Eclipse 3.1.2 / CDT 3.0.2 / GDB 6.3
> to Eclipse
> 3.2 / CDT 3.1 / GDB 6.3 and discovered a very annoying bug in the CDT
> Debug view when debugging multi-threaded programs. When you
> select the
> topmost frame in another thread in the Debug view, that frame will be
> selected. However, when trying to singlestep the newly
> selected thread,
> the topmost frame of the previous thread is erroneously
> selected again.
> By selecting, the topmost frame of the intended thread again,
> you will
> notice that the singlestep operation really happened and you can from
> here on singlestep in the new thread without being switched back.
> However, when selecting a new thread again, the same problem happens
> again and you have to reselect the new thread to be able to continue.
>
> There seems to be some inconstistency about which thread is
> the current
> between the Debug view and the CDT debug model or between different
> parts of the CDT debug model. This bug did not exist in
> Eclipse 3.1.2 /
> CDT 3.0.2.
>
> I have searched the Eclipse bug database for any bugs about this and
> found the bug 151253 "Singlestepping a multi-thread program to fast
> results in unexpected behavior" which I thought could be
> related to this
> problem. Bug 151253 has been fixed in the CDT 3.1.1 branch so I
> downloaded the I200608210800 nightly build of CDT 3.1.1 but
> unfortunately the thread switching problem problem still exists.
>
> Is this a known problem with CDT 3.1? Otherwise, I can file a
> bug report.
This sounds very similar indeed, can you file a new PR to see if we
can't do something about it.
Thanks,
Thomas
