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Re: Can't debug x86_64 C++ programs.
John Fine wrote:
I can't think of a decent method to make a more concise display of
function name (maybe you can). But failing that, I think you need an
option to drop it entirely. Or is there such an option already that I
just haven't found? I'm not very good at using gdb. function name +
offset was never such valuable information that we really needed it and
when it is too bulky to use, it should go away.
Perhaps then name could be truncate to, say, N leading characters,
"...", and M trailing characters, but I think you are right: we need to
offer the option to drop it entirely. I don't know if gdb will let us do
that, but I can certainly give it a go.
For Insight's SRC+ASM view, I think putting the source line number on
each line in both panels would help a lot (again if that option is
already there, I'm not expert). While that is less critical for gdb
itself than for a GUI, I think it would be a very useful option in gdb
itself (disassemble with the source line number shown on each line of
disassembly). Hopefully other GUI's layered on gdb would give the user
access to that feature.
I don't really ever use SRC+ASM mode. I usually used MIXED, which
intersperses source and assembly. For me, it is much, much easier to
read. Or perhaps having the two side-by-side with callouts (like is
common in many diffing programs) or some other scheme.
Keith