gdbfrontend v0.11.3 beta releases : easy, flexible and extensionable GUI debugger

GDBFrontend

GDBFrontend is an easy, flexible, and extension-able gui debugger.

Changelog v0.11.3 beta

• Fixed startup issue on MacOS for x86_64 architecture (now it must be usable on x64 MacOS, please report if you encounter any issue 🤭)
• Re-engineered debug events system
• Fixed a watchpoint breakpoint issue
• Fixed a slightly occuring issue on closing source file issue that avoids switching previous source file when you close current one
• Added shortcut hints for runtime buttons tooltips
• Updated xterm.js

Use

$ gdbfrontend --help

GDBFrontend is a easy, flexible and extensionable gui debugger.



Options:

  --help, -h:                           Shows this help message.

  --version, -v:                        Shows version.

  --gdb-executable=PATH, -g PATH:       Specifies GDB executable path (Default is "gdb" command on PATH environment variable.)

  --tmux-executable=PATH, -tmux PATH:   Specifies Tmux executable path (Default is "tmux" command on PATH environment variable.)

  --terminal-id=NAME, -t NAME:          Specifies tmux terminal identifier name (Default is "gdb-frontend".)

  --listen=IP, -l IP:                   Specifies listen address for HTTP and WS servers.

  --port=PORT, -p PORT:                 Specifies port range for three ports to (Gotty: PORT, HTTP: PORT+1, WS: PORT+2).

  --http-port=PORT:                     Specifies HTTP server port.

  --server-port=PORT:                   Specifies WS server port.

  --gotty-port=PORT:                    Specifies Gotty server port.

  --verbose, -V:                        Enables verbose output.

Options

--help, -h

Shows help text.

--version, -v

Shows version.

--gdb-executable=PATH, -g PATH

You can specify GDB executable path like gdbfrontend --gdb-executable=/path/to/gdb. (Optional)

--tmux-executable=PATH, -tmux PATH

You can specify Tmux executable path like gdbfrontend --tmux-executable=/path/to/tmux. (Optional)

--terminal-id=PATH, -t PATH

You can specify Tmux terminal id like gdbfrontend --terminal-id=terminal-name. (Default: gdb-frontend)

--listen=IP, -l IP

Specifies listen address for HTTP and WS servers.

--port=PORT, -p PORT

Specifies port range for three ports to (Gotty: PORT, HTTP: PORT+1, WS: PORT+2).

--http-port=PORT

Specifies HTTP server port.

--server-port=PORT

Specifies WS server port.

--gotty-port=PORT

Specifies Gotty server port.

--verbose, -v

Enables verbose output.

Troubleshooting

Zombie Processes

Sometimes GDB and gdb-frontend may not be closed correctly. In this case, you can terminate the gdb-frontend shell.

tmux kill-session -t gdb-frontend

GDB-Related Issues and Tips

• GDB does not give sources of a linked object until stepping a line that calls a function from the linked object once. You can add breakpoint a line and step it once, then you will see sources from linked objects hereafter during the session.

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