Can't debug x86_64 C++ programs.

[Keith Seitz]

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