[PATCH v1] Add support to recognise 32 bit core file formats in AIX 7.3

Project / Subsystem

binutils / binutils

Date

2026-07-28

Proposer

Aditya Vidyadhar Kamath <akamath996@gmail.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

/10

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binutils
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binutils
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20260728093632.62791-2-akamath996@gmail.com
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public_inbox
title
[PATCH v1] Add support to recognise 32 bit core file formats in AIX 7.3
headline
AIX 7.3 32-bit core file format recognition
tldr
Patch adds support for recognizing 32-bit core file formats on AIX 7.3 in BFD.
proposer
Aditya Vidyadhar Kamath <akamath996@gmail.com>
consensus
Proposed
outcome
proposed
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[]
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standalone
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tags
  • binutils
  • bfd
  • core dump
  • aix
  • gdb
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date
2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

[PATCH v1] Add support to recognise 32 bit core file formats in AIX 7.3

This patch addresses an issue where GDB on AIX 7.3 fails to recognize 32-bit core dump files. The problem stems from the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library not supporting the specific core file format used in AIX 7.3. Applying this patch enables BFD to correctly identify and process these core files, resolving the GDB error.