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diff etc/DEBUG @ 59613:1c3d052ef4bf
Suggest separate terminal for debug session.
author | Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> |
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date | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 01:01:29 +0000 |
parents | eae7969f1b06 |
children | b9511a236e82 6d92d69fae33 |
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--- a/etc/DEBUG Tue Jan 18 01:00:41 2005 +0000 +++ b/etc/DEBUG Tue Jan 18 01:01:29 2005 +0000 @@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ Put a breakpoint early in `main', or suspend the Emacs, to get an opportunity to do the set command. +When Emacs is running in a terminal, it is useful to use a separate terminal +for the debug session. This can be done by starting Emacs as usual, then +attaching to it from gdb with the `attach' command which is explained in the +node "Attach" of the GDB manual. + ** Examining Lisp object values. When you have a live process to debug, and it has not encountered a @@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ b set_frame_buffer_list r -q -Then when Emacs it hits the breakpoint: +Then Emacs hits the breakpoint: (gdb) p frame $1 = 139854428