From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 28 16:33:11 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sand2.global.net.uk (sand2.global.net.uk [195.147.246.100]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90F8614D42 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 16:33:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@globalnet.co.uk) Received: from pe5s12a06.client.global.net.uk ([195.147.220.230] helo=marder-1.) by sand2.global.net.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 11Krwa-0004tC-00; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 00:31:32 +0100 Received: (from mark@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.2/8.8.8) id AAA00357; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 00:24:06 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark) Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 00:24:06 +0100 From: Mark Ovens To: Mark Thomas Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GDB front ends anyone? Message-ID: <19990829002406.B265@marder-1> References: <3.0.6.32.19990828143657.00860900@pop3.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19990828143657.00860900@pop3.clark.net>; from Mark Thomas on Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 02:36:57PM -0400 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 02:36:57PM -0400, Mark Thomas wrote: > > I've just started porting some quasi-generic C++ code from Windows to UNIX > using gcc2.95.1. After plunking around with raw gdb for a few hours I > quickly desired a graphical front-end. (I'll give MS credit - VCs debugging > environment is nice). Anyhow, I'm guessing debugger FEs are > quasi-religious, but nevertheless I'll ask: Anyone have a preference? > > Poking through the ports I see: > > ddd-3.1.4 Try ddd, it's excellent. I think you'll like it after using VC. It even has some of the neat VC type features, like the value of a variable popping-up as a tooltip when you move the cursor over it. Take a look at the ddd website (includes screenshots): http://www.cs.tu-bs.de/softech/ddd/ HTH > xxgdb-1.12 > gdbtk-4.16 > > Thanks! > > Mark > --- > thomas@clark.net ---> http://www.clark.net/pub/thomas > PBEM Eldritch --------> http://www.pbegames.com > [TM4463-ORG] > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message