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    GDB Handout PDF

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    This document provides an overview of using the GDB debugger to debug C/C++ programs. It discusses compiling programs with debugging symbols enabled, starting the debugger and attaching to programs, setting breakpoints and conditional breakpoints, stepping through code, and examining variables and stack traces. It also provides examples of GDB sessions demonstrating basic usage as well as setting breakpoints, conditional breakpoints, and attaching to running processes. The document directs readers to the GDB online help and reference manual for complete documentation.

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    This document provides an overview of using the GDB debugger to debug C/C++ programs. It discusses compiling programs with debugging symbols enabled, starting the debugger and attaching to programs, setting breakpoints and conditional breakpoints, stepping through code, and examining variables and stack traces. It also provides examples of GDB sessions demonstrating basic usage as well as setting breakpoints, conditional breakpoints, and attaching to running processes. The document directs readers to the GDB online help and reference manual for complete documentation.

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    This document provides an overview of using the GDB debugger to debug C/C++ programs. It discusses compiling programs with debugging symbols enabled, starting the debugger and attaching to programs, setting breakpoints and conditional breakpoints, stepping through code, and examining variables and stack traces. It also provides examples of GDB sessions demonstrating basic usage as well as setting breakpoints, conditional breakpoints, and attaching to running processes. The document directs readers to the GDB online help and reference manual for complete documentation.

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    Debugging with the GDB debugger

    Compiling your program. For C/C++ programs, use the -g


    option for the gcc compiler.
    Using the debugger.
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    Starting your program under the debugger. Specifying


    commandline arguments.
    Stopping your program on specified places and conditions.
    Setting breakpoints, setting conditional breakpoints, watching
    variables etc.
    Stepping through a program: instruction at a time, line at a
    time, over functions etc.
    Examining what has happened, when your program has
    stopped. Looking at the stack frames, values of variables etc.
    Modifying variables in your program.
    Attaching the debugger to a program that is already running!

    GDB: Demo
    All gdb examples and sample debugging sessions are in the lab examples at
    C-examples/gdb folder.
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    Compile a sample program (function.c) without -g and with -g to


    show the difference
    gcc function.c && gdb a.out
    gcc -g function.c && gdb a.out
    (gdb) run
    (gdb) bt
    Notice that without -g we get no line numbers or source code shown
    in the debugger.

    GDB: Break Points


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    In the file function.c set a breakpoint at the populate function.


    (gdb) break populate
    Breakpoint 1 at 0x40065e: file function.c, line 16.
    Lets see what is in the array so we can track down the problem
    (gdb) run
    Breakpoint 1, populate (size=20, b=0x602010) at function.c:16
    16
    for(i = 0; i < size; b++, i++){
    (gdb) p size
    $4 = 20
    (gdb) p b
    $5 = (int *) 0x602010
    (gdb) p *b
    $6 = 0
    (gdb) p *b@size
    $7 = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19}
    (gdb)

    GDB: Conditional Break Points


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    Only break when you need to! Set a conditional break point.
    (gdb) break populate
    Breakpoint 1 at 0x4006de: file function.c, line 19.
    (gdb) cond 1 b == 0
    (gdb) run
    Breakpoint 1, populate (size=20, b=0x0) at function.c:19
    19 count++;
    (gdb) bt
    #0 populate (size=20, b=0x0) at function.c:19
    #1 0x0000000000400774 in not_buggy (size=20, b=0x0) at function.c:34
    #2 0x00000000004007ae in main () at function.c:42
    (gdb)

    GDB: Sample Sessions


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    gdb/session0. Shows how to access built-in help from inside gdb.


    gdb/session1. Shows basic usage. Shows how to examine arrays.
    gdb/session2. Shows how to examine the stack trace after a
    segmentation fault.
    gdb/session3. Shows how to examine the stack trace from a core file
    that was dumped after program crashed.
    gdb/session4. Shows the usage of breakpoints.
    gdb/session5. Shows how to stop at a breakpoint only if certain
    condition is true. Also shows how to look at structures and
    manipulate pointers in the debugger.
    gdb/session6. Shows how to attach to an already running process to
    debug it.

    Documentation

    The gdb debugger has extensive on-line help that can be


    accessed by typing in help at the gdb prompt.

    A two page reference card is available. (Check Amits home


    page in the section Handouts for Students).

    The complete reference manual is available in HTML.

    References

    http://darkdust.net/files/GDB%20Cheat%20Sheet.pdf

    http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/

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