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GDB text user interface [1] is much easier and productive to use than this albeit it doesn't offer syntax highlighting. [1] https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals

by arunc 7y ago

GDB text user interface [1] is much easier and productive to use than this albeit it doesn't offer syntax highlighting. [1] https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/gdb/html_chapter/gdb_19.html https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/gdb/html_chapter/gdb_19....

pksadiq 7y ago
I find GNU Emacs M-x gdb pretty productive when used with M-x gdb-many-windows. Especially, I like the way I can browse and look deep the local variables (middle-click [or Shift-Enter] on any pointer variables in "local" window, which opens speedbar with its contents), along with other common features.
archgoon 7y ago
So, several years ago, I found that using the TUI environment increased the likelihood that gdb would crash (typically also in conjunction with the disassembly view). I do not know if it has become more stable in recent years; has anyone else noticed this more recently, or has it become more stable?
flukus 7y ago
The keybindings are for to emacs like for me to consider it easy to use :) It is much more powerful and productive though, reverse debugging and scripting offer far more power than just stepping through code in an IDE. It's probably possible to do that through vim, but at some point your basically using the CLI interface and have to learn GDB anyway.
dan00 7y ago
From my experience cgdb (https://cgdb.github.io/ https://cgdb.github.io/) is the more stable TUI interface.
wgml 7y ago
GDB 8.3, just released [1], introduced support for syntax highlighting. [1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2019-05/msg00007.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2019-05/msg00007...
ifoundthetao 7y ago
With GDB you can use all of the glory that is printf, inside of the termal. This means terminal control codes, that you can use to change colors on the screen for syntax highlighting. peda is an excellent project that uses this to great success: https://github.com/longld/peda https://github.com/longld/peda All of that being said... it's really not very practical. (: But, it CAN be done, and it is done, I'm just glad I'm not the person doing it.

by arunc 7y ago

pksadiq 7y ago

I find GNU Emacs M-x gdb pretty productive when used with M-x gdb-many-windows. Especially, I like the way I can browse and look deep the local variables (middle-click [or Shift-Enter] on any pointer variables in "local" window, which opens speedbar with its contents), along with other common features.

archgoon 7y ago

So, several years ago, I found that using the TUI environment increased the likelihood that gdb would crash (typically also in conjunction with the disassembly view). I do not know if it has become more stable in recent years; has anyone else noticed this more recently, or has it become more stable?

flukus 7y ago

The keybindings are for to emacs like for me to consider it easy to use :) It is much more powerful and productive though, reverse debugging and scripting offer far more power than just stepping through code in an IDE. It's probably possible to do that through vim, but at some point your basically using the CLI interface and have to learn GDB anyway.

dan00 7y ago

From my experience cgdb (https://cgdb.github.io/ https://cgdb.github.io/) is the more stable TUI interface.

wgml 7y ago

GDB 8.3, just released [1], introduced support for syntax highlighting. [1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2019-05/msg00007.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2019-05/msg00007...

ifoundthetao 7y ago

With GDB you can use all of the glory that is printf, inside of the termal. This means terminal control codes, that you can use to change colors on the screen for syntax highlighting. peda is an excellent project that uses this to great success: https://github.com/longld/peda https://github.com/longld/peda All of that being said... it's really not very practical. (: But, it CAN be done, and it is done, I'm just glad I'm not the person doing it.