Landing: 50c8bd0f88de
Project / Subsystem
binutils / bfd
Date
2026-07-31
Author
Alan Modra <amodra@sourceware.org>
Commit
50c8bd0f88de6522f1308807062d19cbb5b61538
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- AIX 7.3: Recognize 32-bit core file formats
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- Binutils can now identify 32-bit core dump files generated by AIX 7.3, fixing a recognition error in GDB.
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- • aix
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- 2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
Binutils’ BFD library has been updated to recognize the 32-bit core file format used in AIX 7.3. Previously, GDB would report these files as unrecognized, preventing analysis. This change adds support for the specific CORE_DUMPXX_VERSION_AIX73 identifier, enabling proper core dump handling.