How does one debug a server using dbx/gdb?

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From: Douglas Scott
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 00:50

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Is there a special trick to debug an X server binary using gdb or dbx?  That
is, how can you start it up and have the debugger be able to follow the
progress from the beginning, given that the server is normally started via
xinit?  I know that I can start it normally and then attach to the process,
but how would I debug it from the very beginning?

Thanks for tips.


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Center for Computer Music Research and Composition
University of California, Santa Barbara
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