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<H1> 19. Controlling GDB </H1>
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<P>
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You can alter the way GDB interacts with you by using the
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<CODE>set</CODE> command. For commands controlling how GDB displays
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data, see <A HREF="gdb_9.html#SEC66">Print Settings</A>. Other settings are
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described here.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC221">19.1 Prompt</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC222">19.2 Command Editing</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP">Command editing</TD></TR>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC223">19.3 Command History</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP">Command history</TD></TR>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC224">19.4 Screen Size</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP">Screen size</TD></TR>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC225">19.5 Numbers</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC226">19.6 Configuring the Current ABI</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP">Configuring the current ABI</TD></TR>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC227">19.7 Optional Warnings and Messages</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP">Optional warnings and messages</TD></TR>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC228">19.8 Optional Messages about Internal Happenings</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="TOP">Optional messages about internal happenings</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents">Contents</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_38.html#SEC764">Index</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_abt.html#SEC_About"> ? </A>]</TD>
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<H2> 19.1 Prompt </H2>
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<A NAME="IDX1103"></A>
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</P><P>
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GDB indicates its readiness to read a command by printing a string
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called the <EM>prompt</EM>. This string is normally <SAMP>`(gdb)'</SAMP>. You
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can change the prompt string with the <CODE>set prompt</CODE> command. For
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instance, when debugging GDB with GDB, it is useful to change
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the prompt in one of the GDB sessions so that you can always tell
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which one you are talking to.
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<EM>Note:</EM> <CODE>set prompt</CODE> does not add a space for you after the
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prompt you set. This allows you to set a prompt which ends in a space
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or a prompt that does not.
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</P><P>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<A NAME="IDX1104"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set prompt <VAR>newprompt</VAR></CODE>
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<DD>Directs GDB to use <VAR>newprompt</VAR> as its prompt string henceforth.
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<A NAME="IDX1105"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show prompt</CODE>
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<DD>Prints a line of the form: <SAMP>`Gdb's prompt is: <VAR>your-prompt</VAR>'</SAMP>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents">Contents</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_38.html#SEC764">Index</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_abt.html#SEC_About"> ? </A>]</TD>
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<H2> 19.2 Command Editing </H2>
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<P>
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GDB reads its input commands via the <EM>Readline</EM> interface. This
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GNU library provides consistent behavior for programs which provide a
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command line interface to the user. Advantages are GNU Emacs-style
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or <EM>vi</EM>-style inline editing of commands, <CODE>csh</CODE>-like history
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substitution, and a storage and recall of command history across
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debugging sessions.
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</P><P>
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You may control the behavior of command line editing in GDB with the
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command <CODE>set</CODE>.
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<DL COMPACT>
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<A NAME="IDX1106"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1107"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set editing</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>set editing on</CODE>
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<DD>Enable command line editing (enabled by default).
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<DT><CODE>set editing off</CODE>
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<DD>Disable command line editing.
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<A NAME="IDX1108"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show editing</CODE>
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<DD>Show whether command line editing is enabled.
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</DL>
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See section <A HREF="gdb_28.html#SEC657">27. Command Line Editing</A>, for more details about the Readline
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interface. Users unfamiliar with GNU Emacs or <CODE>vi</CODE> are
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encouraged to read that chapter.
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<A NAME="Command History"></A>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents">Contents</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_38.html#SEC764">Index</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_abt.html#SEC_About"> ? </A>]</TD>
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<H2> 19.3 Command History </H2>
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GDB can keep track of the commands you type during your
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debugging sessions, so that you can be certain of precisely what
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happened. Use these commands to manage the GDB command
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history facility.
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GDB uses the GNU History library, a part of the Readline
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package, to provide the history facility. See section <A HREF="gdb_29.html#SEC679">28. Using History Interactively</A>, for the detailed description of the History library.
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To issue a command to GDB without affecting certain aspects of
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the state which is seen by users, prefix it with <SAMP>`server '</SAMP>
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(see section <A HREF="gdb_26.html#SEC648">25.2 The Server Prefix</A>). This
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means that this command will not affect the command history, nor will it
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affect GDB's notion of which command to repeat if <KBD>RET</KBD> is
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pressed on a line by itself.
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<A NAME="IDX1109"></A>
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The server prefix does not affect the recording of values into the value
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history; to print a value without recording it into the value history,
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use the <CODE>output</CODE> command instead of the <CODE>print</CODE> command.
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</P><P>
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Here is the description of GDB commands related to command
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history.
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<DL COMPACT>
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<A NAME="IDX1110"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1111"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1112"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1113"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set history filename <VAR>fname</VAR></CODE>
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<DD>Set the name of the GDB command history file to <VAR>fname</VAR>.
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This is the file where GDB reads an initial command history
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list, and where it writes the command history from this session when it
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exits. You can access this list through history expansion or through
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the history command editing characters listed below. This file defaults
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to the value of the environment variable <CODE>GDBHISTFILE</CODE>, or to
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<TT>`./.gdb_history'</TT> (<TT>`./_gdb_history'</TT> on MS-DOS) if this variable
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<A NAME="IDX1114"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1115"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set history save</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>set history save on</CODE>
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<DD>Record command history in a file, whose name may be specified with the
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<CODE>set history filename</CODE> command. By default, this option is disabled.
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<DT><CODE>set history save off</CODE>
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<DD>Stop recording command history in a file.
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<A NAME="IDX1116"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1117"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1118"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set history size <VAR>size</VAR></CODE>
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<DD>Set the number of commands which GDB keeps in its history list.
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This defaults to the value of the environment variable
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<CODE>HISTSIZE</CODE>, or to 256 if this variable is not set.
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History expansion assigns special meaning to the character <KBD>!</KBD>.
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See section <A HREF="gdb_29.html#SEC681">28.1.1 Event Designators</A>, for more details.
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<A NAME="IDX1119"></A>
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Since <KBD>!</KBD> is also the logical not operator in C, history expansion
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is off by default. If you decide to enable history expansion with the
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<CODE>set history expansion on</CODE> command, you may sometimes need to
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follow <KBD>!</KBD> (when it is used as logical not, in an expression) with
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a space or a tab to prevent it from being expanded. The readline
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history facilities do not attempt substitution on the strings
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<KBD>!=</KBD> and <KBD>!(</KBD>, even when history expansion is enabled.
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<DT><CODE>set history expansion on</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>set history expansion</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1120"></A>
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Enable history expansion. History expansion is off by default.
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<DT><CODE>set history expansion off</CODE>
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<DD>Disable history expansion.
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<DT><CODE>show history</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>show history filename</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>show history save</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>show history size</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>show history expansion</CODE>
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<DD>These commands display the state of the GDB history parameters.
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<CODE>show history</CODE> by itself displays all four states.
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<DL COMPACT>
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<A NAME="IDX1122"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1123"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1124"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show commands</CODE>
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<DD>Display the last ten commands in the command history.
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<DT><CODE>show commands <VAR>n</VAR></CODE>
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<DD>Print ten commands centered on command number <VAR>n</VAR>.
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<DT><CODE>show commands +</CODE>
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<DD>Print ten commands just after the commands last printed.
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<A NAME="Screen Size"></A>
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<A NAME="SEC224"></A>
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<TABLE CELLPADDING=1 CELLSPACING=1 BORDER=0>
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<TR><TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC223"> < </A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC220"> Up </A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb.html#SEC_Top">Top</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents">Contents</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_38.html#SEC764">Index</A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_abt.html#SEC_About"> ? </A>]</TD>
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<H2> 19.4 Screen Size </H2>
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<P>
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Certain commands to GDB may produce large amounts of
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information output to the screen. To help you read all of it,
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GDB pauses and asks you for input at the end of each page of
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output. Type <KBD>RET</KBD> when you want to continue the output, or <KBD>q</KBD>
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to discard the remaining output. Also, the screen width setting
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determines when to wrap lines of output. Depending on what is being
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printed, GDB tries to break the line at a readable place,
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rather than simply letting it overflow onto the following line.
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</P><P>
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Normally GDB knows the size of the screen from the terminal
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driver software. For example, on Unix GDB uses the termcap data base
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together with the value of the <CODE>TERM</CODE> environment variable and the
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<CODE>stty rows</CODE> and <CODE>stty cols</CODE> settings. If this is not correct,
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you can override it with the <CODE>set height</CODE> and <CODE>set
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width</CODE> commands:
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</P><P>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<A NAME="IDX1125"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1126"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1127"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1128"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set height <VAR>lpp</VAR></CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>show height</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>set width <VAR>cpl</VAR></CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>show width</CODE>
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<DD>These <CODE>set</CODE> commands specify a screen height of <VAR>lpp</VAR> lines and
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a screen width of <VAR>cpl</VAR> characters. The associated <CODE>show</CODE>
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commands display the current settings.
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<P>
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If you specify a height of zero lines, GDB does not pause during
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output no matter how long the output is. This is useful if output is to a
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file or to an editor buffer.
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</P><P>
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Likewise, you can specify <SAMP>`set width 0'</SAMP> to prevent GDB
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from wrapping its output.
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</P><P>
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<DT><CODE>set pagination on</CODE>
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<DD><DT><CODE>set pagination off</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1129"></A>
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Turn the output pagination on or off; the default is on. Turning
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pagination off is the alternative to <CODE>set height 0</CODE>.
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<P>
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<DT><CODE>show pagination</CODE>
|
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1130"></A>
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Show the current pagination mode.
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||
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</DL>
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<P>
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<A NAME="Numbers"></A>
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<HR SIZE="6">
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<A NAME="SEC225"></A>
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<TABLE CELLPADDING=1 CELLSPACING=1 BORDER=0>
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<TR><TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC224"> < </A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC226"> > </A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC226"> << </A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC220"> Up </A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_21.html#SEC229"> >> </A>]</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb.html#SEC_Top">Top</A>]</TD>
|
||
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents">Contents</A>]</TD>
|
||
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_38.html#SEC764">Index</A>]</TD>
|
||
|
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_abt.html#SEC_About"> ? </A>]</TD>
|
||
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</TR></TABLE>
|
||
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<H2> 19.5 Numbers </H2>
|
||
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<!--docid::SEC225::-->
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||
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<P>
|
||
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|
||
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You can always enter numbers in octal, decimal, or hexadecimal in
|
||
|
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GDB by the usual conventions: octal numbers begin with
|
||
|
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<SAMP>`0'</SAMP>, decimal numbers end with <SAMP>`.'</SAMP>, and hexadecimal numbers
|
||
|
|
begin with <SAMP>`0x'</SAMP>. Numbers that neither begin with <SAMP>`0'</SAMP> or
|
||
|
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<SAMP>`0x'</SAMP>, nor end with a <SAMP>`.'</SAMP> are, by default, entered in base
|
||
|
|
10; likewise, the default display for numbers--when no particular
|
||
|
|
format is specified--is base 10. You can change the default base for
|
||
|
|
both input and output with the commands described below.
|
||
|
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</P><P>
|
||
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|
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<DL COMPACT>
|
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<A NAME="IDX1131"></A>
|
||
|
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<DT><CODE>set input-radix <VAR>base</VAR></CODE>
|
||
|
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<DD>Set the default base for numeric input. Supported choices
|
||
|
|
for <VAR>base</VAR> are decimal 8, 10, or 16. <VAR>base</VAR> must itself be
|
||
|
|
specified either unambiguously or using the current input radix; for
|
||
|
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example, any of
|
||
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<P>
|
||
|
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|
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<TABLE><tr><td> </td><td class=smallexample><FONT SIZE=-1><pre>set input-radix 012
|
||
|
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set input-radix 10.
|
||
|
|
set input-radix 0xa
|
||
|
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</FONT></pre></td></tr></table></P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
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sets the input base to decimal. On the other hand, <SAMP>`set input-radix 10'</SAMP>
|
||
|
|
leaves the input radix unchanged, no matter what it was, since
|
||
|
|
<SAMP>`10'</SAMP>, being without any leading or trailing signs of its base, is
|
||
|
|
interpreted in the current radix. Thus, if the current radix is 16,
|
||
|
|
<SAMP>`10'</SAMP> is interpreted in hex, i.e. as 16 decimal, which doesn't
|
||
|
|
change the radix.
|
||
|
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</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
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<A NAME="IDX1132"></A>
|
||
|
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<DT><CODE>set output-radix <VAR>base</VAR></CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Set the default base for numeric display. Supported choices
|
||
|
|
for <VAR>base</VAR> are decimal 8, 10, or 16. <VAR>base</VAR> must itself be
|
||
|
|
specified either unambiguously or using the current input radix.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
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<A NAME="IDX1133"></A>
|
||
|
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<DT><CODE>show input-radix</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Display the current default base for numeric input.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
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<A NAME="IDX1134"></A>
|
||
|
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<DT><CODE>show output-radix</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Display the current default base for numeric display.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
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<DT><CODE>set radix [<VAR>base</VAR>]</CODE>
|
||
|
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<DD><DT><CODE>show radix</CODE>
|
||
|
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1135"></A>
|
||
|
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<A NAME="IDX1136"></A>
|
||
|
|
These commands set and show the default base for both input and output
|
||
|
|
of numbers. <CODE>set radix</CODE> sets the radix of input and output to
|
||
|
|
the same base; without an argument, it resets the radix back to its
|
||
|
|
default value of 10.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</DL>
|
||
|
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<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
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<A NAME="ABI"></A>
|
||
|
|
<HR SIZE="6">
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="SEC226"></A>
|
||
|
|
<TABLE CELLPADDING=1 CELLSPACING=1 BORDER=0>
|
||
|
|
<TR><TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC225"> < </A>]</TD>
|
||
|
|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC227"> > </A>]</TD>
|
||
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|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC227"> << </A>]</TD>
|
||
|
|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_20.html#SEC220"> Up </A>]</TD>
|
||
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|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_21.html#SEC229"> >> </A>]</TD>
|
||
|
|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb.html#SEC_Top">Top</A>]</TD>
|
||
|
|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_toc.html#SEC_Contents">Contents</A>]</TD>
|
||
|
|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_38.html#SEC764">Index</A>]</TD>
|
||
|
|
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="gdb_abt.html#SEC_About"> ? </A>]</TD>
|
||
|
|
</TR></TABLE>
|
||
|
|
<H2> 19.6 Configuring the Current ABI </H2>
|
||
|
|
<!--docid::SEC226::-->
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
GDB can determine the <EM>ABI</EM> (Application Binary Interface) of your
|
||
|
|
application automatically. However, sometimes you need to override its
|
||
|
|
conclusions. Use these commands to manage GDB's view of the
|
||
|
|
current ABI.
|
||
|
|
</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1137"></A>
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1138"></A>
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1139"></A>
|
||
|
|
</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
One GDB configuration can debug binaries for multiple operating
|
||
|
|
system targets, either via remote debugging or native emulation.
|
||
|
|
GDB will autodetect the <EM>OS ABI</EM> (Operating System ABI) in use,
|
||
|
|
but you can override its conclusion using the <CODE>set osabi</CODE> command.
|
||
|
|
One example where this is useful is in debugging of binaries which use
|
||
|
|
an alternate C library (e.g. UCLIBC for GNU/Linux) which does
|
||
|
|
not have the same identifying marks that the standard C library for your
|
||
|
|
platform provides.
|
||
|
|
</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<DL COMPACT>
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>show osabi</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Show the OS ABI currently in use.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>set osabi</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>With no argument, show the list of registered available OS ABI's.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
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<DT><CODE>set osabi <VAR>abi</VAR></CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Set the current OS ABI to <VAR>abi</VAR>.
|
||
|
|
</DL>
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1140"></A>
|
||
|
|
</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Generally, the way that an argument of type <CODE>float</CODE> is passed to a
|
||
|
|
function depends on whether the function is prototyped. For a prototyped
|
||
|
|
(i.e. ANSI/ISO style) function, <CODE>float</CODE> arguments are passed unchanged,
|
||
|
|
according to the architecture's convention for <CODE>float</CODE>. For unprototyped
|
||
|
|
(i.e. K&R style) functions, <CODE>float</CODE> arguments are first promoted to type
|
||
|
|
<CODE>double</CODE> and then passed.
|
||
|
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</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Unfortunately, some forms of debug information do not reliably indicate whether
|
||
|
|
a function is prototyped. If GDB calls a function that is not marked
|
||
|
|
as prototyped, it consults <KBD>set coerce-float-to-double</KBD>.
|
||
|
|
</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<DL COMPACT>
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1141"></A>
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>set coerce-float-to-double</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD><DT><CODE>set coerce-float-to-double on</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Arguments of type <CODE>float</CODE> will be promoted to <CODE>double</CODE> when passed
|
||
|
|
to an unprototyped function. This is the default setting.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>set coerce-float-to-double off</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Arguments of type <CODE>float</CODE> will be passed directly to unprototyped
|
||
|
|
functions.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1142"></A>
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>show coerce-float-to-double</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Show the current setting of promoting <CODE>float</CODE> to <CODE>double</CODE>.
|
||
|
|
</DL>
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1143"></A>
|
||
|
|
<A NAME="IDX1144"></A>
|
||
|
|
GDB needs to know the ABI used for your program's C<TT>++</TT>
|
||
|
|
objects. The correct C<TT>++</TT> ABI depends on which C<TT>++</TT> compiler was
|
||
|
|
used to build your application. GDB only fully supports
|
||
|
|
programs with a single C<TT>++</TT> ABI; if your program contains code using
|
||
|
|
multiple C<TT>++</TT> ABI's or if GDB can not identify your
|
||
|
|
program's ABI correctly, you can tell GDB which ABI to use.
|
||
|
|
Currently supported ABI's include "gnu-v2", for <CODE>g++</CODE> versions
|
||
|
|
before 3.0, "gnu-v3", for <CODE>g++</CODE> versions 3.0 and later, and
|
||
|
|
"hpaCC" for the HP ANSI C<TT>++</TT> compiler. Other C<TT>++</TT> compilers may
|
||
|
|
use the "gnu-v2" or "gnu-v3" ABI's as well. The default setting is
|
||
|
|
"auto".
|
||
|
|
</P><P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<DL COMPACT>
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>show cp-abi</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Show the C<TT>++</TT> ABI currently in use.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>set cp-abi</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>With no argument, show the list of supported C<TT>++</TT> ABI's.
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<DT><CODE>set cp-abi <VAR>abi</VAR></CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD><DT><CODE>set cp-abi auto</CODE>
|
||
|
|
<DD>Set the current C<TT>++</TT> ABI to <VAR>abi</VAR>, or return to automatic detection.
|
||
|
|
</DL>
|
||
|
|
<P>
|
||
|
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see <CODE>symbol-file</CODE> in <A HREF="gdb_16.html#SEC155">Commands to Specify Files</A>.
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<DT><CODE>set verbose on</CODE>
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<A NAME="IDX1148"></A>
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find this information useful (see section <A HREF="gdb_16.html#SEC157">Errors Reading Symbol Files</A>).
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<A NAME="IDX1149"></A>
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<DD>Permits GDB to output <VAR>limit</VAR> complaints about each type of
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unusual symbols before becoming silent about the problem. Set
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<VAR>limit</VAR> to zero to suppress all complaints; set it to a large number
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<A NAME="IDX1150"></A>
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<TABLE><tr><td> </td><td class=smallexample><FONT SIZE=-1><pre>(gdb) run
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<A NAME="IDX1151"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1154"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set confirm off</CODE>
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<DD>Disables confirmation requests.
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<DT><CODE>set confirm on</CODE>
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<DD>Enables confirmation requests (the default).
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<A NAME="IDX1155"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show confirm</CODE>
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<DD>Displays state of confirmation requests.
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<A NAME="IDX1156"></A>
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useful to enable <EM>command tracing</EM>. In this mode each command will be
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printed as it is executed, prefixed with one or more <SAMP>`+'</SAMP> symbols, the
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quantity denoting the call depth of each command.
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<DL COMPACT>
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<A NAME="IDX1157"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1158"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set trace-commands on</CODE>
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<DD>Enable command tracing.
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<DT><CODE>set trace-commands off</CODE>
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<DD>Disable command tracing.
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<DT><CODE>show trace-commands</CODE>
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<DD>Display the current state of command tracing.
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<H2> 19.8 Optional Messages about Internal Happenings </H2>
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GDB has commands that enable optional debugging messages from
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various GDB subsystems; normally these commands are of
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interest to GDB maintainers, or when reporting a bug. This
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section documents those commands.
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<DL COMPACT>
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<A NAME="IDX1159"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set exec-done-display</CODE>
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<DD>Turns on or off the notification of asynchronous commands'
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completion. When on, GDB will print a message when an
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asynchronous command finishes its execution. The default is off.
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<A NAME="IDX1160"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show exec-done-display</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current setting of asynchronous command completion
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notification.
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<A NAME="IDX1161"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1162"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1163"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set debug arch</CODE>
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<DD>Turns on or off display of gdbarch debugging info. The default is off
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<A NAME="IDX1164"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show debug arch</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of displaying gdbarch debugging info.
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<DT><CODE>set debug aix-thread</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1165"></A>
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Display debugging messages about inner workings of the AIX thread
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module.
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<DT><CODE>show debug aix-thread</CODE>
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<DD>Show the current state of AIX thread debugging info display.
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<DT><CODE>set debug event</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1166"></A>
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Turns on or off display of GDB event debugging info. The
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default is off.
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<DT><CODE>show debug event</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of displaying GDB event debugging
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info.
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<DT><CODE>set debug expression</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1167"></A>
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Turns on or off display of debugging info about GDB
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expression parsing. The default is off.
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<DT><CODE>show debug expression</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of displaying debugging info about
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GDB expression parsing.
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<DT><CODE>set debug frame</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1168"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show debug frame</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of displaying GDB frame debugging
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info.
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<DT><CODE>set debug infrun</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1169"></A>
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for implementing operations such as single-stepping the inferior.
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<DT><CODE>show debug infrun</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of GDB inferior debugging.
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<DT><CODE>set debug lin-lwp</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1170"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1171"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show debug lin-lwp</CODE>
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<DD>Show the current state of Linux LWP debugging messages.
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<DT><CODE>set debug observer</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1172"></A>
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Turns on or off display of GDB observer debugging. This
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includes info such as the notification of observable events.
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<DT><CODE>show debug observer</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of observer debugging.
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<DT><CODE>set debug overload</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1173"></A>
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info. This includes info such as ranking of functions, etc. The default
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<DT><CODE>show debug overload</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of displaying GDB C<TT>++</TT> overload
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debugging info.
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<A NAME="IDX1174"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1175"></A>
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<A NAME="IDX1178"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set debug remote</CODE>
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<DD>Turns on or off display of reports on all packets sent back and forth across
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the serial line to the remote machine. The info is printed on the
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GDB standard output stream. The default is off.
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<DT><CODE>show debug remote</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the state of display of remote packets.
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<DT><CODE>set debug serial</CODE>
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<DD>Turns on or off display of GDB serial debugging info. The
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<DT><CODE>show debug serial</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of displaying GDB serial debugging
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<DT><CODE>set debug solib-frv</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1179"></A>
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<DT><CODE>show debug solib-frv</CODE>
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<DD>Display the current state of FR-V shared-library code debugging
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<DT><CODE>set debug target</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1180"></A>
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includes what is going on at the target level of GDB, as it happens. The
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value of large memory transfers. Changes to this flag do not take effect
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until the next time you connect to a target or use the <CODE>run</CODE> command.
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<DT><CODE>show debug target</CODE>
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<DD>Displays the current state of displaying GDB target debugging
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<DT><CODE>set debugvarobj</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1181"></A>
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<DT><CODE>set debug xml</CODE>
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<DD><A NAME="IDX1182"></A>
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