[C++-sig] debugging c++ extension

[Pierre Barbier de Reuille]

Hello,

Yes, gdb is really able to debug your code !
What I do to debug Python modules is :

1 - launch python with gdb (you don't need debug information in your
python executable to do so ...):

$ gdb python


2 - launch python and load your module

(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/python
(no debugging symbols found)
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 16384 (LWP 1885)]
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
Python 2.3.5 (#2, May  4 2005, 08:51:39)
[GCC 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-12)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
>>> import my_module
>>>

3 - Hit "Ctrl-C"

Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
[Switching to Thread 16384 (LWP 1885)]
0x40039178 in read () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
(gdb)

4 - place your breakpoints and continue execution

(gdb) b my_module.cc:54
Breakpoint 1 at 0x804a205: file my_module.cc, line 54.
(gdb) cont

5 - Enter some Python commands and debug as you will do with any program
once your breakpoint is hit.

Hope that's help,

Pierre


Nariman Habili a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> I'm wondering how I can debug my c++ code that has been interfaced to python 
> using python boost? I read somewhere that gdb can be used to debug, however 
> the information provided to do this is limited. I would appreciate your 
> help, thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> Nari
> 
> 
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