GNUPro Debugging Tools

Debugging with GDB Summary of GDB, the GNU Debugger........................................................................5 GDB as Free Software..................................................................................................6 Requirements of GDB...................................................................................................7 Contributors to GDB.....................................................................................................7 Overall Structure of GDB...........................................................................................10 Configuring GDB........................................................................................................10 Symbol Handling for GDB.........................................................................................11 Symbol Reading.......................................................................................................11 Partial Symbol Tables..............................................................................................12 Types........................................................................................................................14 Object File Formats for GDB......................................................................................14 Debugging File Formats..........................................................................................15 Adding a New Symbol Reader to GDB...................................................................16 Installing GDB..............................................................................................................17 Locating Files for Installing GDB...............................................................................18 Compiling GDB in Another Directory........................................................................19 Specifying Names for Hosts and Targets................................................................20 co