[Bug 1348275] Re: gdb message "Got object file from memory but can't read symbols: File truncated."

[Alberto Salvia Novella]

** Changed in: gdb (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  gdb message "Got object file from memory but can't read symbols: File
  truncated."

Status in Python:
  New
Status in “gdb” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  $ cat >>foo.c<<EOT
  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <stdlib.h>

  int
  main (int argc, char *argv[])
  {
      printf ("hello world\n");
      exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
  }
  EOT
  $ gcc -ggdb -O0 foo.c
  $ ./a.out
  hello world
  $ gdb ./a.out
  GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.7.91.20140723-0ubuntu1) 7.7.91.20140723-cvs
  Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
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  Reading symbols from ./a.out...done.
  (gdb) r
  Starting program: /tmp/a.out
  Got object file from memory but can't read symbols: File truncated.                 # XXX: <<< What is this? XXX:
  hello world
  [Inferior 1 (process 21518) exited normally]
  (gdb)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: gdb 7.7.91.20140723-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-5.10-generic 3.16.0-rc6
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-5-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.4-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Jul 24 17:55:11 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-11 (103 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140409)
  SourcePackage: gdb
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-05-08 (77 days ago)

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