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From: Zhihui Zhang <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu>
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Subject: A quick gdb help
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I need to set a variable value in gdb:

(gdb) set xyz = 1      <- works
(gdb) set i = 1        <- syntax error near '1'

I guess i must have special meaning in gdb. But what if I insist setting
it, is there a way?   Thanks.

-Zhihui


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