commit fef3cb9f3aa84018d10866f89228ae3f23e5ca7e Author: Jan Kratochvil Date: Wed Apr 6 15:57:08 2016 +0200 Print the "file" command suggestion in exec_file_locate_attach currently: $ gdbserver-7.9 :1234 true & $ gdb -q -ex 'target remote :1234' # that -q is not relevant here Remote debugging using :1234 warning: Could not load vsyscall page because no executable was specified try using the "file" command first. 0x00007ffff7ddcc80 in ?? () (gdb) b main No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) _ Provide more suggestive message to use the "file" command. gdb/ChangeLog 2016-04-06 Jan Kratochvil Pedro Alves * exec.c (exec_file_locate_attach): Print warning for unsupported target_pid_to_exec_file. * symfile-mem.c (add_vsyscall_page): Remove the "file" command message part. ### a/gdb/ChangeLog ### b/gdb/ChangeLog ## -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2016-04-06 Jan Kratochvil + Pedro Alves + + * exec.c (exec_file_locate_attach): Print warning for unsupported + target_pid_to_exec_file. + * symfile-mem.c (add_vsyscall_page): Remove the "file" command + message part. + 2016-04-04 Simon Marchi * cli/cli-decode.c (help_cmd_list): Fix function doc and remove Index: gdb-7.6.1/gdb/symfile-mem.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.6.1.orig/gdb/symfile-mem.c 2016-04-27 23:28:29.490647020 +0200 +++ gdb-7.6.1/gdb/symfile-mem.c 2016-04-27 23:30:03.395264401 +0200 @@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ format should fix this. */ { warning (_("Could not load vsyscall page " - "because no executable was specified\n" - "try using the \"file\" command first.")); + "because no executable was specified")); return; } args.bfd = bfd; Index: gdb-7.6.1/gdb/infcmd.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.6.1.orig/gdb/infcmd.c 2013-03-07 22:57:29.000000000 +0100 +++ gdb-7.6.1/gdb/infcmd.c 2016-04-27 23:30:37.366487747 +0200 @@ -2426,7 +2426,12 @@ if (!exec_file) { exec_file = target_pid_to_exec_file (PIDGET (inferior_ptid)); - if (exec_file) + if (!exec_file) + warning (_("No executable has been specified and target does not " + "support\n" + "determining executable automatically. " + "Try using the \"file\" command.")); + else { /* It's possible we don't have a full path, but rather just a filename. Some targets, such as HP-UX, don't provide the