HP WDB GUI Reference Manual (August 2006)

WDB GUI Overview
Summary of Features
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• Fix and continue:
Allows you to edit sources and make the debugger compile and patch in the changes
without restarting the debugged program.
• Memory checking:
Allows you to configure the debugger to check and report heap use, memory leaks, and
memory use errors.
• Function browsing:
Allows you to visit the source for a function by clicking on the function name. You can
choose from a list of functions that match a given regular expression.
• Point and click breakpoints and breakpoint editing:
Click on the left of Source view or Disassembly view to set or delete a breakpoint. Click on
a breakpoint symbol to bring up a dialog box that lets you modify the breakpoint
attributes.
• Program consoles:
The program consoles supported are xterm, dtterm, hpterm.
• Debugging an executable file or a core file produced by an aborted program
• Attaching to a running process.
• Debugging 32-bit programs.
• Debugging 64-bit programs, supported only on HP-UX 11.x.
• Support for viewing a source file and the corresponding assembly code.
• Searching for specific text and regular expressions in WDB GUI views.
• Support for setting breakpoints and stepping through your program.
• Support for viewing and modifying the values of local and global variables.
• Support for viewing hardware registers.
• Support for traversing the call stack.
• Support for viewing and controlling signal handling.
• Support for traversing threads.
• Support for sending commands directly to WDB using the command line.
• Accessing a history of commands you have executed during the current debug session.
• Support for customizing the appearance and behavior of WDB GUI.