On both Linux/ia32 and Linux/x86-64, I got [EMAIL PROTECTED] gcc]$ gdb cc1 GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.3.0.0-1.21rh) Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu"...Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".
Breakpoint 1 at 0x4d6cf5: file /net/gnu-13/export/gnu/src/gcc-4.0/gcc/gcc/diagnostic.c, line 555. Breakpoint 2 at 0x4d6c29: file /net/gnu-13/export/gnu/src/gcc-4.0/gcc/gcc/diagnostic.c, line 496. Function "exit" not defined. Function "abort" not defined. (gdb) watch costs Hardware watchpoint 3: {<data variable, no debug info>} 10097096 Gcc 3.4 works fine. -- Summary: [4.0/4.1 Regression] gcc failed to generate debug info Product: gcc Version: 4.0.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P2 Component: debug AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: hjl at lucon dot org CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22295