C programs introspection using binutils/gdb

[Andrew Cagney]

>  valgrind _can_ do things like record linked list
> depth.  You have to write a skin for it.

Ah, useful.

>>> Have a look at nana (http://www.gnu.org/software/nana/) which uses GDB 
>>> to do assertion checking.  If the objective is to analyze the dynamic 
>>> state of the program then GDB is probably a good choice.

> This means that nana isn't a good option for him,

Er, Nana was never an option?  Nana simply illustrates how it is 
possible, and with some success, to use GDB analyze the dynamic state of 
a program.

Andrew