From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 22 00:32:02 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0672516A405 for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:32:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave@dogwood.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5B8013C4C1 for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:32:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave@dogwood.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id r28so339559nza for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:32:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.35.128.1 with SMTP id f1mr2474310pyn.1174523521322; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:32:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Gecko.dogwood.com ( [66.91.140.188]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id f24sm4970090pyh.2007.03.21.17.31.59; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:32:00 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:31:27 -1000 To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org From: David Cornejo Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Message-ID: <4601ce80.5b8c468e.49f9.13fa@mx.google.com> Subject: awk hanging X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:32:02 -0000 Hi, I am trying to build and install some ports on an Avila board - however with certain packages (i.e. ruby) it gets to the install phase and awk goes into a state where it's constantly running and never comes out (I let it run for four days and then killed it). I have reproduced this in both stable and current. Gdb in current fails to attach to awk, and gdb seems to be completely missing in 6.2. Any suggestions on how to debug this? Would a gdb from ports work? thanks for any help, dave c