[Bug 1990729] Re: gdb crashes when run from VSCode

[Lowell Boggs]

thanks, I set the pre-release items on the software updater, and triggered
an update.  But I saw nothing about gdb in the things it was going to
update.
Without me telling it to update all packages in the "Updates" menu of
software and updates, how do I make it update the gdb?
Thanks

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Lowell Boggs
Senior Software Engineer
Amida Technology Solutions, Inc.
m: 214-789-8560


On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 3:55 PM Dave Jones <1990729 at bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> It would probably be best to report the crash in the "Software and
> Updates" tool separately against the software-properties package
> (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties).
>
> In the meantime you'll want to select "Pre-released Updates" on the
> "Developer Options" tab at the end of the window, rather than the
> "Updates" tab as shown in your screenshot.
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> Title:
>   gdb crashes when run from VSCode
>
> Status in gdb package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   I had no pre-existing breakpoints in VSCode, then added a breakpoint,
>   and used F5 to run the debugger to the one breakpoint.  It crashed
>   before it got there.  This is a C++ executable compiled for debugging
>   using CMAKE.  I can successfully debug the program using the TUI mode
>   of gdb, so I think the problem likes in the vscode interface to gdb.
>
>   /build/gdb-wIRHdd/gdb-12.0.90/gdb/value.c:1731: internal-error:
> value_copy: Assertion `arg->contents != nullptr' failed.
>   A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
>   further debugging may prove unreliable.
>   Quit this debugging session? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from
> terminal]
>   /build/gdb-wIRHdd/gdb-12.0.90/gdb/value.c:1731: internal-error:
> value_copy: Assertion `arg->contents != nullptr' failed.
>   A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
>   further debugging may prove unreliable.
>   Create a core file of GDB? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal]
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
>   Package: gdb 12.0.90-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.14.0-1051.58-oem 5.14.21
>   Uname: Linux 5.14.0-1051-oem x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
>   CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
>   Date: Sat Sep 24 11:10:11 2022
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-02-15 (221 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64
> (20200731)
>   RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
>   SourcePackage: gdb
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-09-06 (18 days ago)
>
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Title:
  gdb crashes when run from VSCode

Status in gdb package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I had no pre-existing breakpoints in VSCode, then added a breakpoint,
  and used F5 to run the debugger to the one breakpoint.  It crashed
  before it got there.  This is a C++ executable compiled for debugging
  using CMAKE.  I can successfully debug the program using the TUI mode
  of gdb, so I think the problem likes in the vscode interface to gdb.

  /build/gdb-wIRHdd/gdb-12.0.90/gdb/value.c:1731: internal-error: value_copy: Assertion `arg->contents != nullptr' failed.
  A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
  further debugging may prove unreliable.
  Quit this debugging session? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal]
  /build/gdb-wIRHdd/gdb-12.0.90/gdb/value.c:1731: internal-error: value_copy: Assertion `arg->contents != nullptr' failed.
  A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
  further debugging may prove unreliable.
  Create a core file of GDB? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: gdb 12.0.90-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.14.0-1051.58-oem 5.14.21
  Uname: Linux 5.14.0-1051-oem x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Sep 24 11:10:11 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-02-15 (221 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: gdb
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-09-06 (18 days ago)

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