Debugging with _GDBN__

The GNU Source-Level Debugger, on _HOST__ Systems, Edition 4.06, for _GDBN__ version _GDB_VN__, October 1992

• Summary of _GDBN__
  • Free Software
  • Contributors to GDB
• New Features since GDB version 3.5
• A Sample _GDBN__ Session
• Getting In and Out of _GDBN__
  • Starting _GDBN__
    • Choosing Files
    • Choosing Modes
  • Leaving _GDBN__
  • Shell Commands
• _GDBN__ Commands
  • Command Syntax
  • Command Completion
  • Getting Help
• Running Programs Under _GDBN__
  • Compiling for Debugging
  • Starting your Program
  • Your Program's Arguments
  • Your Program's Environment
  • Your Program's Working Directory
  • Your Program's Input and Output
  • Debugging an Already-Running Process
  • Killing the Child Process
  • Additional Process Information
• Stopping and Continuing
  • Breakpoints, Watchpoints, and Exceptions
  • Breakpoints and Watchpoints
    • Setting Breakpoints
    • Setting Watchpoints
    • Breakpoints and Exceptions
    • Deleting Breakpoints
    • Disabling Breakpoints
    • Break Conditions
    • Breakpoint Command Lists
    • Breakpoint Menus
    • "Cannot Insert Breakpoints"
  • Continuing and Stepping
  • Signals
• Examining the Stack
  • Stack Frames
  • Backtraces
  • Selecting a Frame
  • Information About a Frame
• Examining Source Files
  • Printing Source Lines
  • Searching Source Files
  • Specifying Source Directories
  • Source and Machine Code
• Examining Data
  • Expressions
  • Program Variables
  • Artificial Arrays
  • Output formats
  • Examining Memory
  • Automatic Display
  • Print Settings
  • Value History
  • Convenience Variables
  • Registers
  • Floating Point Hardware
• Using _GDBN__ with Different Languages
  • Switching between source languages
    • Setting the working language
    • Having _GDBN__ infer the source language
  • Displaying the language
  • Type and range Checking
    • An overview of type checking
    • An overview of Range Checking
  • Supported Languages
    • C and C++
• C Language Support
  • C and C++ Operators
  • C Operators
    • C and C++ Constants
  • C Constants
    • C++ Expressions
    • C and C++ Defaults
    • C and C++ Type and Range Checks
    • _GDBN__ and C
  • _GDBN__ and C
    • _GDBN__ Features for C++
  • _GDBN__ Features for C++
    • Modula-2
      • Operators
      • Built-in Functions and Procedures
      • Constants
      • Modula-2 Defaults
      • Deviations from Standard Modula-2
      • Modula-2 Type and Range Checks
      • The scope operators :: and .
      • _GDBN__ and Modula-2
• Examining the Symbol Table
• Altering Execution
  • Assignment to Variables
  • Continuing at a Different Address
  • Giving your program a Signal
  • Returning from a Function
  • Calling your Program's Functions
  • Patching your Program
• _GDBN__'s Files
  • Commands to Specify Files
  • Errors Reading Symbol Files
• Specifying a Debugging Target
  • Active Targets
  • Commands for Managing Targets
  • Remote Debugging
• Controlling _GDBN__
  • Prompt
  • Command Editing
  • Command History
  • Screen Size
  • Numbers
  • Optional Warnings and Messages
• Canned Sequences of Commands
  • User-Defined Commands
  • User-Defined Command Hooks
  • Command Files
  • Commands for Controlled Output
• Using _GDBN__ under GNU Emacs
• Using _GDBN__ with Energize
• Reporting Bugs in _GDBN__
  • Have You Found a Bug?
  • How to Report Bugs
• Renamed Commands
• Formatting the Documentation
• Installing GDB
  • Compiling GDB in Another Directory
  • Specifying Names for Hosts and Targets
  • configure Options
• GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
  • Preamble
  • TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
  • Applying These Terms to Your New Programs
• Index