GDB can print parts of your program’s source, since the debugging information recorded in the program tells GDB what source files were used to build it. When your program stops, GDB spontaneously …

Specifies line number of the current source file. When a list command has two linespecs, this refers to the same source file as the first linespec.

GDB has a list of directories to search for source files; this is called the source path. Each time GDB wants a source file, it tries all the directories in the list, in the order they are present in the list, until it …

info files and info target are synonymous; both print the current target (see Specifying a Debugging Target), including the names of the executable and core dump files currently in use by GDB, and the …

3 I use GDB to attach to a running process and catch a breakpoint. I execute the following commands sequence: $ gdb -tui (gdb) attach PID And now I have the GUI TUI view open without any source file in.

Remarks If you want to see the list of all source files rather than information about the current source file, use the info sources command. Examples Below is a sample output of the info source command:

Apr 30, 2017 · Conclusion GDB uses debug info stored in DWARF format to find source level info. DWARF is pretty straightforward format - basically, it’s a tree of DIEs (Debug Info Entries) that …

Examining Source Files GDB can print parts of your program's source, since the debugging information recorded in the program tells GDB what source files were used to build it. When your program stops, …