>>>>> ">" == #SINHA SHARAD# <sinh0...@e.ntu.edu.sg> writes:
>> Hi, Sorry for asking my question related to GDB here. I could not >> find an appropriate GDB mailing list where I could post my question. >> I have multiple C source files in a project. I use a makefile to >> compile the files and generate the executable. I then use another >> script file to run the executable because the script file provides >> certain parameters to the executable. Now, the executable throws up >> segmentation fault some time after the script has been invoked. So, I >> try to use GDB to locate the error. However, it simply shows me the >> parameters passed in the script and exits without any information on >> the segmentation fault. Can you please tell me how to locate which >> of the nearly 30 source files is causing the problem of invalid >> pointer? I am using GCC 4.1.2 with Fedora 12. Edit your script; where it invokes the program you want to debug, insert "gdb --args". That will work fine as long as you aren't using I/O redirections. Otherwise, you can modify the environment in gdb and pass parameters to your program as well. This is all documented in the manual. Tom
