Re: [Dev-C++] Debugger not working? 4.9.8.7

[Javier <jm...@ug...>]

As far as I remember that happened to me too. I recall I have read 
something about a bug in the gdb version shipped with Dev-Cpp 4.9.8.0. 
The solution was to replace the original gdb with a new version (5.2.1). 
You can download and install the full gdb package from www.mingw.org and 
then copy the gdb.exe to the Dev-Cpp\bin directory or download a zipped 
version of the gdb.exe (only this file is needed) from 
http://www-etsi2.ugr.es/depar/ccia/mp1/software.html and uncompress it 
in Dev-Cpp\bin. You can also find there a small Dev-Cpp instalation 
manual although it is in spanish only (sorry).

Just backup your gdb.exe before replacing it just in case.

Good luck.

Javier

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> Re: [Dev-C++] Re: Dev-cpp-users digest, Vol 1 #1887 - 11 msgs
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>From: "Jens Tusche" <Tu...@gm...>
>To: <dev...@li...>
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 8:59 AM
>Subject: [Dev-C++] Re: Dev-cpp-users digest, Vol 1 #1887 - 11 msgs
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>>< Subject: [Dev-C++] Debugger not working? 4.9.8.7
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>><As in the subject, it won't work at all on my winxp system. The project
>>gets
>><compiled, the debugging window is there, but no "step" button does what
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>it
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>><should, the step-by step execution doesn't start. In the output of gdb
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>I've
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>><noticed this:
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>><frames-invalid
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>><What is the last version with debugger know to work?
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>>This sounds like the problem that I had. It seems that the debugger must
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>>manually coerced to generate the necessary debug information. Somebody
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>told
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>>me to put a "-g3" as a parameter to the compiler options. After I'd done
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>this
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>>everything has been working fine.
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>First of all, thank you very much for your answer. I was loosing hope on
>this mailing list :)
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>I've noticed that option was already present in the compiler prompt. I've
>also tried to add it as you suggested, but I still get the same problem.
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>this is the complete gdb output:
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>(gdb)
>prompt
>post-prompt
>breakpoints-invalid
>Breakpoint 2 at 0x40169c: file main.cpp, line 202.
>pre-prompt
>(gdb)
>prompt
>post-prompt
>Starting: "path/name.exe"
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>Snooping with FileMonitor, I've noticed that there's an executable starting
>somewhere, but then nothing happens (no steps, no window opening, and so
>on...). The only effect is that debug window gets ghosted when I click twice
>on "Next Step" or "Debug" itself. Everything else simply does nothing.
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>Also, if I open the cpu window, it goes in "wait timeout for debug command"
>error. As if the debugger is not there anymore...
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>What can I do? :)
>
>regards
>Emiliano Esposito
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