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 …

Apr 2, 2014 · New to the project, have multiple source files used for compilation and some "could" be dynamic libraries, loaded at runtime. When debugging the executable using "GDB", is there a …

Specifies the line of the open-brace that begins the body of the function function in the file filename. You only need the file name with a function name to avoid ambiguity when there are identically named …

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 …

If GDB cannot find a source file in the source path, and the object program records a directory, GDB tries that directory too. If the source path is empty, and there is no record of the compilation directory, …

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, …

The source path specifies the directories where the C and C++ source files are located. If you are debugging a user-mode process on the computer where the executable file was built, and if the …

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: