Has anyone tried using the new record/replay and reverse-debugging features in the newly released gdb-7.0? I am one of the gdb developer/maintainers, and I'm very eager for user feedback!
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Hi I tried it briefly. It make life a lot easier for the cases where either I screwed up some thing while debugging or for run-many-times-find-me bugs
Hari
2009-10-09 21:32:03
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Well, there is now a tutorial to help you get started: http://www.sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/ProcessRecord/Tutorial
Michael Snyder
2009-10-18 11:54:30
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This definitely deserved more attention -- the reverse debugging feature ROCK FREAKING HARD. No sweat. Great work!
For a practical real-world use (and a problem with reverse-debugging), see
(Problem: it doesn't seem to support any IO (printf(), etc.) which makes it practically useless.
kizzx2
2010-07-27 17:51:42