Debugging with GDB: The GNU Source-Level Debugger [Paperback]

Richard M. Stallman (Author), Roland Pesch (Author), Stan Shebs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002

The GNU Debugger allows you to see what is going on "inside" a program while it executes - or what a program was doing at the moment it crashed.

GDB supports C, C++, Java, Fortran and Assembly among other languages; it is also designed to work closely with the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).

The GNU Debugger Program has four special features that helps you catch bugs in the act:

* It starts your program for you, specifying anything that might affect it's behavior.
* Makes your program stop under specified conditions.
* Examines what happened when the program stopped.
* Allows you to experiment with changes to see what effect they have on the program.

This book will show you:

* setting and clearing breakpoints
* examining the stack, source files and data
* examining the symbol table
* altering program execution
* specifying a target for debugging
* how to control the debugger
* how to use canned command sequences
* how to install GDB
* and much more!

This manual is written for programmers. It is designed so someone can begin utilizing GDB after just reading the first chapter, or read the whole manual and master the program. Synopsis of ideas and extensive examples are given.

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About the Author

Richard M. Stallman, founder of the Free Software movement, is the original author of GDB. Roland Pesch is a professional technical writer. Stan Shebs was a primary maintainer of GDB during the 1990's.

Product Details

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: Free Software Foundation; 9 edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882114884
• ISBN-13: 978-1882114887
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #918,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best book on gdb, February 27, 2003

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Greenbloody "greenbloody" (Sammamish, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Debugging with GDB: The GNU Source-Level Debugger (Paperback)

This is the best book in the market for gdb. It is full of details and examples, if you would take time to read it.
The INDEX at the end of the book is very well kept.
There are many chapters for newbies and the illustrated examples are simple and easy to follow.
There are also lots of deep and gory details if you need them.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money, March 3, 2005

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Matthew Walsh (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Debugging with GDB: The GNU Source-Level Debugger (Paperback)

Even though this entire book is available online, I find it useful to own it. Starts with a simple example, which is my favorite way of getting started.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Found the answer I want, October 22, 2004

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Rongkai Zhao (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Debugging with GDB: The GNU Source-Level Debugger (Paperback)

I was looking for information on cross-platform debugging. This manual provides adequate information. A printed manual is sometime helpful when you are so tired looking at the over crowded screen. Good reference! If you are trying to learn the machanism of debugging, you have to find some other book.