Re: [Nasm-devel] Fwd: Debugging programs made with nasm in gdb/ddd.

[Cyrill G. <gor...@gm...>]

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 08:45:25AM +0100, Guillermo Bernaldo de Quiros Maraver wrote:
> Hi, good morning,
> 
> I'm new in the mailing list, so, my name is Guillermo. I'm learning to
> write assembly code with several books such as Duntemann and Irvine books
> too so I'm sorry if I ask quite basic questions.
> 
> I've installed an OpenBSD Operating System in a INTEL I7 of 64bit and I'm
> trying to debug some applications made by myself with gdb or ddd and built
> with nasm (Version 2.11.08). (More information next).
> 
> My problem is when I launch gdb or ddd I can't debug the software. With DDD
> for example, I can't put breakpoints or I can't go step by step into the
> code and I don't know why. With GDB the problem is similar, in this case at
> least I can go step by step but I can't see the source code neither the
> instructions. Just I can see the addresses of the instructions and I don't
> know why  (Next you have the output of a session with GDB).
> 
> Of course, the program was built with debugging support. I tried dwarf and
> stabs but neither works to me.
> 
> Someone can help me? I need debug support because I'm learning to program
> software and if I don't have a debugger I won't learn anything but a lot of
> theory.

Hi Guillermo! A fear we've an incomplete support of
the debugging formats. Mind to ping guys on forum.nasm.us?
IIRC there were some worarounds but I'm not sure.