Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 11:32:40PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. Another debugger is xxgdb. I used to use it a lot. -- Thank you, Joe Bouchard Powered by Debian GNU/Linux
Debugger for C programming?
Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. I am doing an assignment for Uni, and have been just adding printf statements in my code to check variable values etc. But others who are using a Micro$oft compiler say they have the benefit of being able to step through a line at a time. Now I know that Linux rules for C programming, so what do all you programmers use to debug your code? Thanks. Mark.
Re: Debugger for C programming?
also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED] (on Tue, 02 Oct 2001 11:32:40PM +1000): Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. gdb. and watch it kick micro$oft's butt. it takes some while to get used to it, but in the end it's so much more powerful - after all, micro$oft copied from it... martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- out of my mind. back in five minutes. pgpjjURIfoK44.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 11:32:40PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. gdb is the usually used debugger under Linux. There's a nice graphical user interface for it, called ddd. It will compile under most Unices also ... give it a try. There're packages for Debian and everything. Just apt-get. And have a nice day. -- Jsb
Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tuesday 02 October 2001 14:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. I am doing an assignment for Uni, and have been just adding printf statements in my code to check variable values etc. But others who are using a Micro$oft compiler say they have the benefit of being able to step through a line at a time. Now I know that Linux rules for C programming, so what do all you programmers use to debug your code? Thanks. Mark. Well, there is gcc for C compilation... and gdb for debugging! The GNU Debugger should offer all the functionality you need for C/C++ programming. There are numerous graphical front-ends available too, such as DDD and KDbg. Of course, since you're (presumably) using Debian, don't forget about the wonderful tool apt-cache: apt-cache search debugger will give you a nice list of packages. John.
Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 03:38:17PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: | also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED] (on Tue, 02 Oct 2001 11:32:40PM +1000): | Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing | that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put | watches on variables etc. | | gdb. and watch it kick micro$oft's butt. it takes some while to get | used to it, but in the end it's so much more powerful - after all, | micro$oft copied from it... I've never used MSVS so I can't comment on their tools, but I have seen 'gvd' (GNU Visual Debugger) and it looks really nice. It is a GTK+ gui front-end to gdb (you still get a shell frame to interact directly with gdb if you want). I like it better than DDD because I like GTK+ better than Motif. -D
Re: Debugger for C programming?
Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. Now I know that Linux rules for C programming, so what do all you programmers use to debug your code? Thanks. Mark. I want to add another questions on this topic, does gdb supports debugging a running daemon? And what if the daemon loads a dinamic library? Newbie questions, of course, so please details are welcomed. Thanks ! Daniel -- There is no spoon... - The Matrix
Re: Debugger for C programming?
begin: Daniel Toffetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] quote Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. Now I know that Linux rules for C programming, so what do all you programmers use to debug your code? Thanks. Mark. I want to add another questions on this topic, does gdb supports debugging a running daemon? And what if the daemon loads a dinamic library? Newbie questions, of course, so please details are welcomed. yes, in fact, you can debug a running process using gdb. i wrote a gdb tutorial which talks about this very topic www.dirac.org/linux/gdb the tutorial is lynx friendly. pete -- You may not use the Software in connection with any site that disparages Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, or their products or services ... -- Clause from license for FrontPage 2002
Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 03:38:17PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED] (on Tue, 02 Oct 2001 11:32:40PM +1000): Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. gdb. and watch it kick micro$oft's butt. it takes some while to get used to it, but in the end it's so much more powerful - after all, micro$oft copied from it... Yes, indeed you will have what you want in gdb. But as you are comparing it to Windows it`s better you know somethings. The gdb itself doesn`t show you the code when it`s stepping through it. It shows just the line it breaks at. To see all the code you can run the gdb from emacs (F10 t 0). It will split your window and show the gdb running in one and the code with a pointer to the line it is executing in the other. It`s much better than any tool I tried in Windows. Just one more thing. Don`t forget to compile your code with the option -g or the gdb won`t be able to show you the code or to set a breakpoints on functions. HTH, Rafael Sasaki
Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 11:32:40PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. If you want a nice GUI, check out DDD (apt-cache search ddd). It uses GDB as a backend, which many here have already praised. It adds a nice UI to it, though, which helps with the learning curve. I know that for years debugging was the one thing I really needed a GUI for. noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html pgpUt9IyVPbCe.pgp Description: PGP signature
Fw: Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 23:32:40 +1000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. I am doing an assignment for Uni, and have been just adding printf statements in my code to check variable values etc. But others who are using a Micro$oft compiler say they have the benefit of being able to step through a line at a time. Now I know that Linux rules for C programming, so what do all you programmers use to debug your code? Check out Anjuta (apt-get install anjuta), excellent IDE for C classes and such. It integrates GDB and has neat stuff like tool tips showing correct formats for function arguments.
Re: Debugger for C programming?
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 09:09:44AM -0700, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: begin: Daniel Toffetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] quote Is there a good debugger for C programming. You know, the kind of thing that lets you step through a line at a time running your program and put watches on variables etc. Now I know that Linux rules for C programming, so what do all you programmers use to debug your code? Thanks. Mark. I want to add another questions on this topic, does gdb supports debugging a running daemon? And what if the daemon loads a dinamic library? Newbie questions, of course, so please details are welcomed. yes, in fact, you can debug a running process using gdb. i wrote a gdb tutorial which talks about this very topic www.dirac.org/linux/gdb the tutorial is lynx friendly. pete Thanks to all who responded. And thanks Pete for your tutorial. I am having a look at it now. And I already had gdb, but didn't know :) ps. great that your tutorial is lynx friendly. Thanks. Mark.
