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Debugger gdb (3)
Menus
[Source] window
[File] menu
Open... Executes the file command after selecting an elf object file.
Close Closes the elf object file currently opened.
Source... Executes the source command after selecting a
command file.
Page Setup... Sets paper size and margins.
Print Source... Prints the source currently displayed.
Exit Terminates the debugger.
[User] menu
User Command Executes the command file userdefine.gdb.
[Reset] menu
Reset Executes the command file reset.gdb (c17 rst command).
[View] menu
Registers Opens the [Registers] window.
Memory Opens the [Memory] window.
Watch Expressions Opens the [Watch Expressions] window.
Local Variables Opens the [Local Variables] window.
Breakpoints Opens the [Breakpoints] window.
Console Opens the [Console] window.
SimI/O Opens the [Simulated I/O] window.
Trace Opens the [Trace] window.
Profile Opens the [Profiler Window] and displays measurement
data, if any.
Coverage Opens the [Coverage Window] and displays
measurement data, if any.
[Control] menu
Step Issues the step command to execute one source line of the
target program at the current PC address.
Next Issues the next command to execute one source line of the
target program at the current PC address. Functions and
subroutines are executed as 1 step.
Finish Issues the finish command to execute the target program
from the current PC address. The program stops when it exits from
the currently executed function.
Continue Issues the continue command to execute the program
continuously from the current PC address.
Step Asm Inst Issues the stepi command to execute one
instruction step of the target program at the current PC address.
Menus
[Source] window
Next Asm Inst Issues the nexti command to execute one
instruction step of the target program at the current PC address.
Subroutines are executed as 1 step.
Save breakpoints / Watch Info The gdb debugger stores the
breakpoint status and symbol names registered in the Watch Window.
Load breakpoints / Watch Info Sets the breakpoints and the
symbol names in the Watch Window as stored in the gdb debugger.
[Preferences] menu
Global... Displays the [Global Preferences] dialog box used to select
the fonts.
Source... Displays the [Source Preferences] dialog box for selecting
source display colors and tab width.
[Help] menu
About GDB... Displays the version of the debugger.
[Registers] window
[Register] menu
Edit Sets the register selected in the window into the edit mode
allowing change to the register value.
Format Selects a display format for the register selected in the window.
Remove from Display Removes the selected register from the window.
Add to Watch Adds the register selected in the window to the watch
list of the [Watch Expressions] window.
Display All Registers Displays the all register values. Can be used
to redisplay the registers removed from the window by the [Remove
from Display] command.
[Memory] window
[Addresses] menu
Update Now Update the display contents.
Preferences... Displays the [Memory Preferences] dialog box to
select a data format and other conditions for displaying memory
contents.
[Breakpoints] window
[Breakpoint] menu
Enabled Enables the breakpoint selected in the window.
Disabled Disables the breakpoint selected in the window.
Remove Clears the breakpoint selected in the window.
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