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| <h3 class="section">31.1 Have You Found a Bug?</h3> |
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| If you are not sure whether you have found a bug, here are some guidelines: |
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| <ul><li>If the debugger gets a fatal signal, for any input whatever, that is a |
| <span class="sc">gdb</span> bug. Reliable debuggers never crash. |
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| <p><a name="index-error-on-valid-input-3174"></a><li>If <span class="sc">gdb</span> produces an error message for valid input, that is a |
| bug. (Note that if you're cross debugging, the problem may also be |
| somewhere in the connection to the target.) |
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| <p><a name="index-invalid-input-3175"></a><li>If <span class="sc">gdb</span> does not produce an error message for invalid input, |
| that is a bug. However, you should note that your idea of |
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| <li>If you are an experienced user of debugging tools, your suggestions |
| for improvement of <span class="sc">gdb</span> are welcome in any case. |
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