Debugging with DDD
Summary of DDD
- About this Manual
- Typographic conventions
- Free software
- Getting DDD
- Contributors to DDD
- History of DDD
A Sample DDD Session
- Sample Program
Getting In and Out of DDD
- Invoking DDD
  - Choosing an Inferior Debugger
  - DDD Options
  - X Options
  - Inferior Debugger Options
    - GDB Options
    - DBX and Ladebug Options
    - XDB Options
    - JDB Options
    - PYDB Options
    - Perl Options
    - Bash Options
  - Multiple DDD Instances
  - X warnings
- Quitting DDD
- Persistent Sessions
  - Saving Sessions
  - Resuming Sessions
  - Deleting Sessions
  - Customizing Sessions
- Remote Debugging
  - Running DDD on a Remote Host
  - Using DDD with a Remote Inferior Debugger
    - Customizing Remote Debugging
  - Debugging a Remote Program
- Customizing Interaction with the Inferior Debugger
  - Invoking an Inferior Debugger
  - Initializing the Inferior Debugger
    - GDB Initialization
    - DBX Initialization
    - XDB Initialization
    - JDB Initialization
    - PYDB Initialization
    - Perl Initialization
    - Bash Initialization
    - Finding a Place to Start
    - Opening the Selection
  - Communication with the Inferior Debugger
The DDD Windows
- The Menu Bar
  - The File Menu
  - The Edit Menu
  - The View Menu
  - The Program Menu
  - The Commands Menu
  - The Status Menu
  - The Source Menu
  - The Data Menu
  - The Maintenance Menu
  - The Help Menu
  - Customizing the Menu Bar
    - Auto-Raise Menus
    - Customizing the Edit Menu
- The Tool Bar
  - Customizing the Tool Bar
- The Command Tool
  - Customizing the Command Tool
    - Disabling the Command Tool
  - Command Tool Position
    - Customizing Tool Decoration
- Getting Help
- Undoing and Redoing Commands
- Customizing DDD
  - How Customizing DDD Works
    - Resources
    - Changing Resources
    - Saving Options
  - Customizing DDD Help
    - Button Tips
    - Tip of the day
    - Help Helpers
  - Customizing Undo
  - Customizing the DDD Windows
    - Splash Screen
    - Window Layout
    - Customizing Fonts
    - Toggling Windows
    - Text Fields
    - Icons
    - Adding Buttons
    - More Customizations
  - Debugger Settings
Navigating through the Code
- Compiling for Debugging
- Opening Files
  - Opening Programs
  - Opening Core Dumps
  - Opening Source Files
  - Filtering Files
- Looking up Items
  - Looking up Definitions
  - Textual Search
  - Looking up Previous Locations
  - Specifying Source Directories
- Customizing the Source Window
  - Customizing Glyphs
  - Customizing Searching
  - Customizing Source Appearance
  - Customizing Source Scrolling
  - Customizing Source Lookup
  - Customizing File Filtering
Stopping the Program
- Breakpoints
  - Setting Breakpoints
    - Setting Breakpoints by Location
    - Setting Breakpoints by Name
    - Setting Regexp Breakpoints
  - Deleting Breakpoints
  - Disabling Breakpoints
  - Temporary Breakpoints
  - Editing Breakpoint Properties
  - Breakpoint Conditions
  - Breakpoint Ignore Counts
  - Breakpoint Commands
  - Moving and Copying Breakpoints
  - Looking up Breakpoints
  - Editing all Breakpoints
  - Hardware-Assisted Breakpoints
- Watchpoints
  - Setting Watchpoints
  - Editing Watchpoint Properties
  - Editing all Watchpoints
  - Deleting Watchpoints
- Interrupting
- Stopping X Programs
  - Customizing Grab Checking
Running the Program
- Starting Program Execution
  - Your Program's Arguments
  - Your Program's Environment
  - Your Program's Working Directory
  - Your Program's Input and Output
- Using the Execution Window
  - Customizing the Execution Window
- Attaching to a Running Process
  - Customizing Attaching to Processes
- Program Stops
- Resuming Execution
  - Continuing
  - Stepping one Line
  - Continuing to the Next Line
  - Continuing Until Here
  - Continuing Until a Greater Line is Reached
  - Continuing Until Function Returns
- Continuing at a Different Address
- Examining the Stack
  - Stack Frames
  - Backtraces
  - Selecting a Frame
- "Undoing" Program Execution
- Examining Threads
- Handling Signals
- Killing the Program
Examining Data
- Showing Simple Values using Value Tips
- Printing Simple Values in the Debugger Console
- Displaying Complex Values in the Data Window
  - Display Basics
    - Creating Single Displays
    - Selecting Displays
    - Showing and Hiding Details
    - Rotating Displays
    - Displaying Local Variables
    - Displaying Program Status
    - Refreshing the Data Window
    - Display Placement
    - Clustering Displays
    - Creating Multiple Displays
    - Editing all Displays
    - Deleting Displays
  - Arrays
    - Array Slices
    - Repeated Values
    - Arrays as Tables
  - Assignment to Variables
  - Examining Structures
    - Displaying Dependent Values
    - Dereferencing Pointers
    - Shared Structures
    - Display Shortcuts
  - Customizing Displays
    - Using Data Themes
    - Applying Data Themes to Several Values
    - Editing Themes
    - Writing Data Themes
    - Display Resources
    - VSL Resources
  - Layouting the Graph
    - Moving Displays
    - Scrolling Data
    - Aligning Displays
    - Automatic Layout
    - Rotating the Graph
  - Printing the Graph
- Plotting Values
  - Plotting Arrays
  - Changing the Plot Appearance
  - Plotting Scalars and Composites
  - Plotting Display Histories
  - Printing Plots
  - Entering Plotting Commands
  - Exporting Plot Data
  - Animating Plots
  - Customizing Plots
    - Gnuplot Invocation
    - Gnuplot Settings
- Examining Memory
Machine-Level Debugging
- Examining Machine Code
- Machine Code Execution
- Examining Registers
- Customizing Machine Code
Changing the Program
- Editing Source Code
  - Customizing Editing
  - In-Place Editing
- Recompiling
- Patching
The Command-Line Interface
- Entering Commands
  - Command Completion
  - Command History
  - Typing in the Source Window
- Entering Commands at the TTY
- Integrating DDD
  - Using DDD with Emacs
  - Using DDD with XEmacs
  - Using DDD with XXGDB
- Defining Buttons
  - Customizing Buttons
- Defining Commands
  - Defining Simple Commands using GDB
  - Defining Argument Commands using GDB
  - Defining Commands using Other Debuggers
Application Defaults
- Actions
  - General Actions
  - Data Display Actions
  - Debugger Console Actions
  - Source Window Actions
- Images
Bugs and How To Report Them
- Where to Send Bug Reports
- Is it a DDD Bug?
- How to Report Bugs
- What to Include in a Bug Report
- Getting Diagnostics
  - Logging
    - Disabling Logging
  - Debugging DDD
  - Customizing Diagnostics
Configuration Notes
- Using DDD with GDB
  - Using DDD with WDB
  - Using DDD with WindRiver GDB (Tornado)
- Using DDD with DBX
- Using DDD with Ladebug
- Using DDD with XDB
- Using DDD with JDB
- Using DDD with Perl
- Using DDD with Bash
- Using DDD with LessTif
Dirty Tricks
Extending DDD
Frequently Answered Questions
GNU General Public License
- Preamble
- How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
Help and Assistance
GNU Free Documentation License
- ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
Label Index
Key Index
Command Index
Resource Index
File Index
Concept Index

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