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Article #24851Re: How does one debug a server using dbx/gdb?
From: Al Amaral - SunSelect
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:55
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:55
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In article <7326@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) writes: >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? >Douglas Scott (805)893-8352 No special tricks. The server does not have to be started up via xinit. All you have to do is start the server inside of dbx, then manually start an xterm (or a window manager) from a shell. Naturally it helps if you have another workstation to use for debugging the server, but in a pinch a good ol trusty ascii terminal will do just fine. --al-- -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Al Amaral Al.Amaral@East.Sun.COM
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!news2me.EBay.Sun.COM!seven-up.East.Sun.COM!marley!ama From: ama@marley.East.Sun.COM (Al Amaral - SunSelect) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: How does one debug a server using dbx/gdb? Date: 12 Jan 1993 19:55:55 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc. - BDC Lines: 19 Message-ID: <1iv7ocINNogl@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> References: <7326@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: marley.east.sun.com