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> gdb(..) smashing tui with app output this got me losing my mind. How/why propose this tempting TUI mode when the result looks like a broken arcade game ?? H

> gdb(..) smashing tui with app output this got me losing my mind. How/why propose this tempting TUI mode when the result looks like a broken arcade game ?? How do you people comfortably debug C in Linux ? I know VSCode looks nice but by principle I can't accept to use such a beast to basically edit code..

feelamee 2y ago
as I said - this easy to fix once and for ever Also not all apps write to stdout/stderr by default. > How do you people comfortably debug C in Linux ? It depends on what comfortable is for you. Most of my pc experience is terminal and browser and this is comfortable for me. I just use gdb for debugging. Sometimes trying lldb
marssaxman 2y ago
> How do you people comfortably debug C in Linux? same way I debug everything, everywhere: logging.
- debeloo 2y ago
  That not very environmentally friendly.
dima55 2y ago
emacs. Worked great for decades and works great today. Learn it.
imron 2y ago
> How do you people comfortably debug C in Linux ? I just got comfortable using gdb/lldb from the terminal. Once you get used to it, it's fine (albeit not pretty).
dan00 2y ago
I‘m using cgdb, which is a minimal ncurses wrapper around gdb. It‘s a lot better than the TUI of gdb.
billfruit 2y ago
Use Emacs to drive gdb (through the GUD mode) gives a much more ergonomic interface. It highlights the line of code being traced in the code window.
baruch 2y ago
The advantage for text based interfaces is that they work over ssh/tmate over trans atlantic connections whereas the GUI tools would suffer greatly. It just works everywhere and if you learn it, it will be just as good as a gui debugger. Potentially even more ergonomic without hunting for options with a mouse.
Icathian 2y ago
Termdebug works great with gdb, and I get my usual editor features as well as the full functionality of gdb. Seems fine to me. Before I switched from emacs I had an equivalently good setup with dap-mode.

feelamee 2y ago

as I said - this easy to fix once and for ever Also not all apps write to stdout/stderr by default. > How do you people comfortably debug C in Linux ? It depends on what comfortable is for you. Most of my pc experience is terminal and browser and this is comfortable for me. I just use gdb for debugging. Sometimes trying lldb

marssaxman 2y ago

> How do you people comfortably debug C in Linux? same way I debug everything, everywhere: logging.

debeloo 2y ago
That not very environmentally friendly.

dima55 2y ago

emacs. Worked great for decades and works great today. Learn it.

imron 2y ago

> How do you people comfortably debug C in Linux ? I just got comfortable using gdb/lldb from the terminal. Once you get used to it, it's fine (albeit not pretty).

dan00 2y ago

I‘m using cgdb, which is a minimal ncurses wrapper around gdb. It‘s a lot better than the TUI of gdb.

billfruit 2y ago

Use Emacs to drive gdb (through the GUD mode) gives a much more ergonomic interface. It highlights the line of code being traced in the code window.

baruch 2y ago

The advantage for text based interfaces is that they work over ssh/tmate over trans atlantic connections whereas the GUI tools would suffer greatly. It just works everywhere and if you learn it, it will be just as good as a gui debugger. Potentially even more ergonomic without hunting for options with a mouse.

Icathian 2y ago

Termdebug works great with gdb, and I get my usual editor features as well as the full functionality of gdb. Seems fine to me. Before I switched from emacs I had an equivalently good setup with dap-mode.