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Qualify using a separate terminal for debugging.
author Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
date Sat, 12 May 2007 09:35:19 +0000
parents 563a04f93ea0
children b98604865ea0 d7172f202ab8
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62 Typing Control-] will cause immediate stop. You cannot 62 Typing Control-] will cause immediate stop. You cannot
63 use the set command until the inferior process has been started. 63 use the set command until the inferior process has been started.
64 Put a breakpoint early in `main', or suspend the Emacs, 64 Put a breakpoint early in `main', or suspend the Emacs,
65 to get an opportunity to do the set command. 65 to get an opportunity to do the set command.
66 66
67 When Emacs is running in a terminal, it is useful to use a separate terminal 67 When Emacs is running in a terminal, it is sometimes useful to use a separate
68 for the debug session. This can be done by starting Emacs as usual, then 68 terminal for the debug session. This can be done by starting Emacs as usual,
69 attaching to it from gdb with the `attach' command which is explained in the 69 then attaching to it from gdb with the `attach' command which is explained in
70 node "Attach" of the GDB manual. 70 the node "Attach" of the GDB manual.
71 71
72 ** Examining Lisp object values. 72 ** Examining Lisp object values.
73 73
74 When you have a live process to debug, and it has not encountered a 74 When you have a live process to debug, and it has not encountered a
75 fatal error, you can use the GDB command `pr'. First print the value 75 fatal error, you can use the GDB command `pr'. First print the value