Ah, I forgot an important point: first configure with debugging symbols. ./configure --enable-debug
If building from a git clone, first generate configure using autoconf via: ./autogen.sh Actually, this info is in the INSTALL.txt file, but I'm writing it here anyway. ;) > On Feb 28, 2023, at 12:39 PM, Dan Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On Feb 28, 2023, at 12:00 PM, [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> So we all know how Apple is sandboxing like hell. > > Sure, but allowing *any* old program to be debugged / decompiled in realtime > is not the best for security implications, at least Apple thinks so. > > Your subject is a little misleading as the "Xcode debugger" is essential > lldb. Xcode itself simply wraps lldb when debugging and provides a UI top > interact with it. In fact, on a debug build crash in Xcode, you can enter > lldb commands directly into the console, ie. "bt" will provide a backtrace > directly. > >> How do people attach a debugger to pd to do development? > > "lldb" like "gdb" > > For quick tests of a known crasher, I usually use: > > make > cd bin > lldb pd > > This will use the system Tcl/Tk which has had issues for years now, but is > enough for quick testing. > > For best testing, build the .app and invoke the pd binary inside it. For > example: > > make > make app > lldb Pd-0.53-2.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd > > Once lldb launches, you have to start the process: > > process launch > > When a crash happens, you can get the backtrace with "bt", change frames with > "f #", and print variables via "v". If you have used gdb before, this is a > helpful crib sheet: > > https://lldb.llvm.org/use/map.html <https://lldb.llvm.org/use/map.html> > > Note: If you are using a newer macOS system and want to *also* use a newer > version of Tcl/Tk, build Wish.app first then use it to make the Pd .app > bundle: > > ./macos/tcltk-wish.sh 8.6.12 > > produces a Wish-8.6.12.app. Next use it to build Pd .app with: > > ./mac/osx-app.sh -w Wish-8.6.12.app 0.53-2 > > Now you can change the C sources and rebuild with: > > make > ./mac/osx-app.sh -w Wish-8.6.12.app 0.53-2 > >> Do I have to recompile pd myself as the long winded detour? > > If you want debugging symbols, yes. Fortunately it is relative easy to > compile Pd so I don't consider it "long-winded." In fact, we have spent quite > a bit of time to make this both possible *and* relatively easy. (See above.) > > -------- > Dan Wilcox > @danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika> > danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/> > robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/> > > > -------- Dan Wilcox @danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika> danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/> robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/>
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