# HG changeset patch
# User Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
# Date 1003917006 0
# Node ID c824be0e27e265b5f773ffa5f79ccb223b49ba2b
# Parent  96b06568acc280ad0e923182a9da8a77f6206afd
Add information about debugging the tty version.
From Gerd Moellmann.

diff -r 96b06568acc2 -r c824be0e27e2 etc/DEBUG
--- a/etc/DEBUG	Wed Oct 24 09:12:40 2001 +0000
+++ b/etc/DEBUG	Wed Oct 24 09:50:06 2001 +0000
@@ -437,6 +437,28 @@
 character positions in buffers and strings; the resulting diagnostics
 might pinpoint the cause of the problem.
 
+** Debugging the TTY (non-windowed) version
+
+The most convenient method of debugging the character-terminal display
+is to do that on a window system such as X.  Begin by starting an
+xterm window, then type these commands inside that window:
+
+  $ tty
+  $ echo $TERM
+
+Let's say these commands print "/dev/ttyp4" and "xterm", respectively.
+
+Now start Emacs (the normal, windowed-display session, i.e. without
+the `-nw' option), and invoke "M-x gdb RET emacs RET" from there.  Now
+type these commands at GDB's prompt:
+
+  (gdb) set args -nw -t /dev/ttyp4
+  (gdb) set environment TERM xterm
+  (gdb) run
+
+The debugged Emacs should now start in no-window mode with its display
+directed to the xterm window you opened above.
+
 ** Running Emacs built with malloc debugging packages
 
 If Emacs exhibits bugs that seem to be related to use of memory