ndbg

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Summary

Nicer debugger is a GUI for GDB, with killer features such as:

• Multiple process support
• Emacs and Vim as the text editor
• Passive process support (launch now, debug later)
• Can still use GDB commands
• Pretty Gtk user interface (no more ddd uglies!)

In a nutshell: ndbg --help

Run a program, without and with arguments: ndbg ndbg --args

Attach to a process: ndbg

Run an executable in an existing ndbg: ndbg_in_existing --> ndbg_in_existing --args

Attach to a process in an existing ndbg: ndbg_in_existing

Testing

Run all unit tests ndbg --test --> run unit tests

Run specific test matching /foo/: ndbg --test foo

Dependencies

• gdb 7.0 or greater
• Python2.6
• pygtk
• python-vte
• python-dbus

One of:

• python-gtksourceview2
• emacs23+
• gvim7.2 with +clientserver