Status: submitted for comments 2004-11-13 Daniel Jacobowitz * sparc-tdep.c (sparc_software_single_step): Handle stepping to NULL. Index: gdb-6.3/gdb/sparc-tdep.c =================================================================== --- gdb-6.3.orig/gdb/sparc-tdep.c 2004-06-06 22:02:55.000000000 -0400 +++ gdb-6.3/gdb/sparc-tdep.c 2004-11-13 17:06:05.000000000 -0500 @@ -1026,10 +1026,10 @@ if (insert_breakpoints_p) { - CORE_ADDR pc; + CORE_ADDR pc, orig_npc; pc = sparc_address_from_register (tdep->pc_regnum); - npc = sparc_address_from_register (tdep->npc_regnum); + orig_npc = npc = sparc_address_from_register (tdep->npc_regnum); /* Analyze the instruction at PC. */ nnpc = sparc_analyze_control_transfer (pc, &npc); @@ -1039,9 +1039,10 @@ target_insert_breakpoint (nnpc, nnpc_save); /* Assert that we have set at least one breakpoint, and that - they're not set at the same spot. */ - gdb_assert (npc != 0 || nnpc != 0); - gdb_assert (nnpc != npc); + they're not set at the same spot - unless we're going + from here straight to NULL, i.e. a call or jump to 0. */ + gdb_assert (npc != 0 || nnpc != 0 || orig_npc == 0); + gdb_assert (nnpc != npc || orig_npc == 0); } else {