Re: [hatari-devel] Is it me or the symbols prg option is broken ?

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Hi,

On keskiviikko 29 huhtikuu 2015, Konador, Cyprian wrote:
> Hmm, I'm a bit confused.
> They works fine from desktop, they have 0x601A in the header and also
> valid debug symbols (normal or extended as I described below).

Maybe it's a Windows issue.  Could you try changing fopen() "r" argument to 
"rb" in src/debug/symbols.c?

If that doesn't help, could you send the binary to me, so that I can check 
it?


	- Eero

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Regards
> Cyprian
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eero Tamminen,
> > Sent: 29 April 2015 19:07
> > To: hatari-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [hatari-devel] Is it me or the symbols prg option is
> > broken ?
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > "ASCII symbols" message means that the program header at the start of
> > your binary doesn't contain the magic word (0x601A) that identifies it
> > as Atari program.
> > 
> > 	- Eero
> > 
> > On keskiviikko 29 huhtikuu 2015, Konador, Cyprian wrote:
> > > I'm trying to analyze some of code. Below you can find a complete
> > > content of my parser files.
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > Cyprian
> > > 
> > > 
> > > TRACE.BAT
> > > 
> > > 	hatari.exe -c cfgSTE.cfg --parse break.ini BT4PC_Dx.PRG
> > > 
> > > BREAK.INI
> > > 
> > > 	b GemdosOpcode = 0x3D :trace :once :file program.ini
> > > 
> > > PROGRAM.INI
> > > 
> > > 	b pc = TEXT :trace :once :file wait.ini
> > > 
> > > WAIT.INI
> > > 
> > > 	b PC = mainloop :once :trace :file trace.ini
> > > 
> > > TRACE.INI
> > > 
> > > 	profile on
> > > 	b VBL = "VBL+1" :trace :file disable.ini
> > > 
> > > DISABLE.INI
> > > 
> > > 	trace none
> > > 	b all
> > > 	profile save myprofile.txt
> > > 	q
> > > 	
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Eero Tamminen
> > > > Sent: 28 April 2015 20:44
> > > > To: hatari-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [hatari-devel] Is it me or the symbols prg option is
> > > > broken ?
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > What exactly you're doing?
> > > > 
> > > > (binaries should be read as binary with debug symbols, not as ASCII
> > > > symbol files)
> > > > 
> > > > 	- Eero
> > > > 
> > > > On tiistai 28 huhtikuu 2015, Konador, Cyprian wrote:
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've just face an issue with symbols in Hatari 1.8.
> > > > > I compiled test program with VASM and Devpac as described below:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Devpac-3
> > > > > 
> > > > > 	BT4PC_Dn.PRG	Debug symbol Normal
> > > > > 	BT4PC_Dx.PRG	Debug symbol Extended
> > > > > 
> > > > > VASM
> > > > > 
> > > > > 	BT4PC_Dx.TOS	OPT D+,X+
> > > > > 
> > > > > All tests show me following error message:
> > > > > --
> > > > > Reading 'nm' style ASCII symbols from 'BT4PC_D.TOS'...
> > > > > ERROR: no symbols.
> > > > > ERROR: reading symbols from 'BT4PC_D.TOS' failed!
> > > > > --
> > > > > Reading 'nm' style ASCII symbols from 'BT4PC_Dn.PRG'...
> > > > > ERROR: no symbols.
> > > > > ERROR: reading symbols from 'BT4PC_Dn.PRG' failed!
> > > > > --
> > > > > Reading 'nm' style ASCII symbols from 'BT4PC_Dx.PRG'...
> > > > > ERROR: no symbols.
> > > > > ERROR: reading symbols from 'BT4PC_Dx.PRG' failed!
> > > > > --
> > > > > 
> > > > > 'PC = mainloop'
> > > > > 
> > > > >       ^-invalid variable/register/symbol name
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Cyprian
> > > > > 
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Eero Tamminen
> > > > > > Sent: 13 June 2014 22:26
> > > > > > To: hatari-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [hatari-devel] Is it me or the symbols prg option
> > > > > > is broken ?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On perjantai 13 kesäkuu 2014, Laurent Sallafranque wrote:
> > > > > > >  > Does symbol loading work now? Le 12/06/2014 23:44, Eero
> > > > > > >  > Tamminen
> > > > 
> > > > a
> > > > 
> > > > > > > écrit :
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Yes it works again. Great job Eero.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Ok, good.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I added the same fallback also for gst2ascii tool (it already
> > > > > > had that, but it used it only if it detected program to be
> > > > > > VBCC compiled).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > What is fun is that now, I don't have to enter "symbols prg",
> > > > > > > when I break the program, hatari debugger immediatly loads
> > > > > > > the symbol table by itself.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yes, I think it quite handy too.  :-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 	- Eero
> > > > > > 	
> > > > > > > Laurent
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > On torstai 12 kesäkuu 2014, Laurent Sallafranque wrote:
> > > > > > > >> Here is what I get :
> > > > > > > >>   > symbols prg
> > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > >> Reading symbols from program
> > 
> > '/media/Win_NTFS/Jeux/Atari/DiskDur.FAL/Thadoss/RACER/RACER/RACER.P
> > 
> > > > > > RG'
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >> symbol table...
> > > > > > > >> 0x7 program flags, reloc=0, TOS executable, DRI / GST
> > > > > > > >> symbol table. Trying to load symbol table at offset
> > > > > > > >> 0x8cee0... WARNING: ignoring symbol 'DTA' of B type in
> > > > > > > >> slot 1 with invalid offset 0x183b40 (>= 0xf6cab).
> > > > > > > >> WARNING: ignoring symbol 'MAXY' of D type in slot 6 with
> > > > > > > >> invalid offset 0x104114 (>= 0xe8e4b).
> > > > > > > >> ERROR: too many invalid offsets, skipping rest of symbols!
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Hm.  Devpac could be using TEXT-relative symbol offsets in
> > > > > > > > its symbol table.  Whereas e.g. GCC uses offsets that are
> > > > > > > > relative to the section where those symbols are, and so do
> > > > > > > > some other things (for which I fixed Hatari a while ago).
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I added code to Hatari to try to load the DATA & BSS
> > > > > > > > symbols as TEXT relative if loading them as relative to
> > > > > > > > their own section fails (i.e. offsets would be outside of
> > > > > > > > that section).
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Does symbol loading work now?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > If not, please provide Hatari "info basepage" output for
> > > > > > > > your program and Atari "nm" tool ouput for your binary
> > > > > > > > symbol table.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 	- Eero
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > PS. If somebody knows a flag in program header or DRI
> > > > > > > > symbols which tells to what the offsets are supposed to be
> > > > > > > > relative to, I would appreciate it.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >> ERROR: reading symbols from
> > 
> > '/media/Win_NTFS/Jeux/Atari/DiskDur.FAL/Thadoss/RACER/RACER/RACER.P
> > 
> > > > > > RG'
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >> failed!
> > > > > > > >> 'symbols' - load CPU symbols & their addresses
> > > > > > > >> Usage:  symbols <filename|prg|addr|name|free> [<T offset>
> > 
> > [<D
> > 
> > > > > > offset>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >> <B offset>]]
> > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > >>       Loads symbol names and their addresses from the
> > > > > > > >>       given file. If there were previously loaded
> > > > > > > >>       symbols, they're replaced.
> > > > > > > >>       
> > > > > > > >>       Giving 'prg' instead of a file name, loads DRI/GST
> > > > > > > >>       symbol table from the last program executed through
> > > > > > > >>       the GEMDOS HD emulation.
> > > > > > > >>       
> > > > > > > >>       Giving either 'name' or 'addr' instead of a file
> > > > > > > >>       name, will list the currently loaded symbols. 
> > > > > > > >>       Giving 'free' will remove the loaded symbols.
> > > > > > > >>       
> > > > > > > >>       If one base address/offset is given, its added to
> > > > > > > >>       all addresses. If three offsets are given (and
> > > > > > > >>       non-zero), they're applied to text (T), data (D)
> > > > > > > >>       and BSS (B) symbols. Given offsets are used only
> > > > > > > >>       when loading ASCII symbol files.
> > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > >> Laurent
> > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > >> Le 12/06/2014 20:24, Eero Tamminen a écrit :
> > > > > > > >>> Hi,
> > > > > > > >>> 
> > > > > > > >>> On torstai 12 kesäkuu 2014, Laurent Sallafranque wrote:
> > > > > > > >>>> I compile Racer with the following options as I always
> > > > > > > >>>> did before:
> > > > > > > >>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>> opt    p=68030/68882,NOCASE,D+,X+
> > > > > > > >>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>> Then, I run Racer and break it in the main menu, but I
> > > > > > > >>>> get the following
> > > > > > > >>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>> error message:
> > > > > > > >>>>    > symbols prg
> > > > > > > >>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>> ERROR: no program loaded (through GEMDOS HD emu)!
> > > > > > > >>> 
> > > > > > > >>> Because autoloading of the symbols failed, Hatari removed
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > information
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >>> about the program path from debug symbol code.  That's
> > > > > > > >>> why you get this strange error on following "symbols
> > > > > > > >>> prg" commands.  I commited an improvement which allows
> > > > > > > >>> you
> > 
> > seeing
> > 
> > > > > > > >>> the errors again.
> > > > > > > >>> 
> > > > > > > >>> What error you get from symbols autoloading?
> > > > > > > >>> 
> > > > > > > >>> 	- Eero
> > > > > > > >>> 	
> > > > > > > >>>> Laurent
> > > > > > > >>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>> Le 11/06/2014 23:09, Eero Tamminen a écrit :
> > > > > > > >>>>> Hi,
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>> On keskiviikko 11 kesäkuu 2014, Laurent Sallafranque 
wrote:
> > > > > > > >>>>>> I can't use symbols prg with the latest release.
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>> What this means?
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>>> Is it me or something is broken here ?
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>> Nowadays Hatari nowadays loads symbols automatically if
> > > > 
> > > > program
> > > > 
> > > > > > has
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >>>>> them.
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>> Note that:
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>> * with GCC you need to ask linker to generate old style
> > > > > > > >>>>> (DRI) symbols.
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>>      More detailed a.out format symbols you need to
> > > > > > > >>>>>      output with nm and read as separate ASCII symbols
> > > > > > > >>>>>      file.
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>> * if you're using VBCC, make sure that you use a
> > > > > > > >>>>> version with fixed linker.
> > > > > > > >>>>> 
> > > > > > > >>>>>      Older VBCC linker used broken data/bss symbol
> > > > > > > >>>>>      offsets. For those you need to use gst2ascii
> > > > > > > >>>>>      program and load symbols as ASCII.
> > > > > > > >>>>> 	
> > > > > > > >>>>> 	- Eero




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