SUNWspro C++ option to generate debug symbols for GDB

Question

Hi,
I support a set of programs that must be built with SUNWspro 6.2 C++ compiler. When I try to debug these programs via gdb, gdb comlpains that the binaries have no debug symbols found. Is there an option to SUNWspro 6.2 C++ compiler to produce extra debugging symbols suitable for gdb debug sessions? NOTE: these exact binaries are debuggable using dbx, which does not complain about missing debug info. I would like to used gdb, however, if that is possible. Also NOTE: If I compile the whole thing in GCC, then GDB works fine .... bu, by policy, we cannot deploy GCC built niaries into our PROD environment.
Buidl with SUNWSpro 6.2 C++ compiler and debug via gdb. Is that possible?

Answer 1

{color:#800000}+{color:#808080}And I feel I must ask why can't you use dbx? Are there any features missing or it is just an unfamiliar environment?+
+{color}+{color:#808080}{color:#0000ff}Very good question. To be frank, I am extremely envious of the modern C++ development environments enjoyed by the Linux/EclipseCDT/GCC community. I can't fully enjoy that environment because by my client's mandate is that I must use the SUNWspro 6.2 CC++ compiler. I can still use Eclipse with CDT 5.0 environment for development. And I can still build, for my own confirmation purposes via GCC, but when I deploy my build to production, I must make the final binary with. And that forces me to use dbx for debugging those builds. And it leaves me left out with all the very, very nice distributed debugging features that come with Eclipse CDT 5.0 (Eclipse CDT has no support for dbx, just gdb, and no support for SUNWspro C++ build chain. just GCC).
Stranded on this point, I use SunStudio11 with its dbx support to distibuted debugging of my production binary builds. It is way, way behind what others are doing with Linux/EclipseCDT/GCC.
In my ideal world, I would develop from Eclipse CDT 5.0 supported by the SUNWspro C++ build chain that would produce gdb-compatible compatible debugging symbols. Then I could take advantage of Eclipse's very nice distributed debugging capabilites.
No offense to SunStuido, but if I could achieve that reality I would no longer be envious of the Linux/MSFT/etc. C++ IDEs.
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