hi, i added a 'debug' target to apachectl for simplicity while debugging some module stuff, just saves a couple keystrokes. thought people might find it helpful. the diff to the 1.3.17 apachectl is attached. basically, 'apachectl debug' starts httpd with -X, backgrounds the process, and then runs gdb against httpd with the new pid. josh
34a35,39 > # the path to gdb for debugging. starting using 'apachectl debug' will start > # httpd with the -X flag, and then attach gdb to the new process, dropping you > # right into the debugger. > GDB='/usr/bin/gdb' > # 77a83,99 > debug) > if [ $RUNNING -eq 1 ]; then > echo "$0 $ARG: httpd (pid $PID) already running" > continue > fi > # run httpd with -X and background the process > if ($HTTPD -X &) ; then > # now obtain the PID of the new httpd process > DEBUG_PID=`cat $PIDFILE` > echo "$0 $ARG: httpd started" > # and start gdb > $GDB $HTTPD $DEBUG_PID > else > echo "$0 $ARG: httpd could not be started" > ERROR=3 > fi > ;; 152c174 < echo "usage: $0 (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)" --- > echo "usage: $0 >(start|debug|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)" 155a178 > debug - start httpd with -X and attach gdb to the new process
