Debugging flash with gdb-mode in emacs

Question

I'm trying to debug a swf using fdb, the flash debugger that comes with the flex SDK, on Linux. Debugging from a terminal works, but if I do it from within Emacs by doing

M-x gdb
fdb -f myswf.swf RET

fdb seems to hang as soon as I issue any commands (e.g "help" or "c"). I get no output in the fdb buffer and the flash player hangs waiting for the debugger.

This page seems to indicate that using fdb with gd-mode should be possible, has anyone else had any luck?

Answer 1

I realize this one is a bit late, but I'm leaving it here for posterity: The command to use is gud-gdb. You should then run fdb with fdb -f. Once you're inside fdb, point the debugger to the swf using run <path_to_swf>.

Answer 2

Works great! Thanks!