GDB Tutorial - A Walkthrough with Examples

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GDB TutorialA Walkthrough with ExamplesCMSC 212 - Spring 2009Last modified March 22, 2009GDB TutorialWhat isgdb? GNU Debugger A debugger for several languages, includingCandC++It allows you to inspect what the program is doing at a certainpoint during likesegmentation faultsmay be easier to find with thehelp manualGDB TutorialAdditional step when compiling programNormally, you would compile a program like:gcc [flags] <source files> -o <output file>For example:gcc -Wall -Werror -ansi -pedantic-errors -o you add a-goption to enable built-in debugging support(whichgdbneeds):gcc [other flags]-g<source files> -o <output file>For example:gcc -Wall -Werror -ansi -o TutorialStarting upgdbJust try gdb or You ll get a prompt that lookslike this:(gdb)If you didn t specify a program to debug, you ll have to load it innow:(gdb) , the program you want to load, and file is thecommand to load TutorialBefore we go any furthergdbhas an interactive shell.

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