Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 20:02:50 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> To: Mark Thomas <thomas@clark.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GDB front ends anyone? Message-ID: <199908290302.UAA18207@mina.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 28 Aug 1999 14:36:57 EDT."
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Mark Thomas <thomas@clark.net> 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?
[ Jihad alert! ]
DDD, without a doubt.
Being able to graphically display data structures, follow "next"
pointers, etc. is a godsend.
Seriously, check out the DDD website:
http://www.cs.tu-bs.de/softech/ddd/
If you're in a rush, check out the screen dumps. DDD is an excellent
front-end for gdb.
--
Darryl Okahata
darrylo@sr.hp.com
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