Tracking issue for `gdb` auto load safe path failures on AIX
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O-aix
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
Some debuginfo tests currently crash or hangs due to add-auto-load-safe-path not interacting correctly with gdb on AIX as of now.
Opening this issue to track the ignored testcases and fix progress.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the ignored debuginfo test cases and investigate how add-auto-load-safe-path interacts with gdb on AIX. The work is done when the affected tests no longer crash or hang and the ignored cases can be restored.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100