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Suggest separate terminal for debug session.
author Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
date Tue, 18 Jan 2005 01:01:29 +0000
parents 69ffba6567d6
children b883f279ae24
files etc/DEBUG
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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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