Debugging

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=DebuggerRunning
• Last revised: 2024-01-03

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The debugger is in the bin\win32 or bin\dos directories (the GDB.EXE file), for the Windows and DOS versions respectively. It usually comes already installed in most Linux distros.

(Note: all commands should be typed without quotes and then [return] must be pressed.)

• Compile the source code for your program in debug mode

• Load your compiled program in GDB

• Set any arguments you want to send to your application

• Ensure GDB can see your program's source code directory

• Set a breakpoint in your program

• Use GDB shortcuts to run your code or to step through it

• Use GDB shortcuts to inspect variables

• Additional commands:

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