The very latest versions of gdb actually can use gcc to compile code and allow you to hotpatch code into the executable. https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onli

The very latest versions of gdb actually can use gcc to compile code and allow you to hotpatch code into the executable. https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Compiling-and-Injecting-Code.html#Compiling-and-Injecting-Code https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Compiling-... so I'm guessing maybe in the future this can be used for faster conditional breakpoints