HP WDB GUI Reference Manual (August 2006)

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1 WDB GUI Overview
The HP WDB GUI is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) designed by Hewlett-Packard for the
WDB debugger. WDB stands for Wildebeest Debugger, which is HP implementation of the
open source GDB debugger. WDB GUI supports both 32-bit and 64-bit programs on HP-UX
11.x on PA systems, and also runs on HP-UX Itanium systems. WDB GUI can be used to
debug native-compiled HP C, HP aC++, and Fortran programs.
Using WDB GUI, you can do the following:
• Debug an executable file or a core file produced by an aborted program
• Attach to a running process
• View your source code and the corresponding assembly code
• Edit breakpoints
• Watch local and global variables
• Traverse the call stack
• Modify signal handling
• View registers
• Switch between threads in your program
• View Heap usage and Memory leak report
• Edit sources and compile the changed source without restarting the program being
debugged.
You can execute the WDB commands in the command view. WDB also allows you to save your
debug session and restore it later.
WDB GUI is similar to the PC-based debuggers in its look, feel, and navigation methods. In a
multi-platform environment, WDB GUI provides seamless transition between your PC
development tools and the HP WDB debugger.
Summary of Features
WDB GUI includes the following features:
• Support for heap check string on/off