[TriLUG] What is the best graphical debugger for C++ in linux

[Scott Chilcote]

Ralph Blach wrote:
> I am trying to use ddd to debug C++, and have found it not as good
> in displaying classes as I would like.
> 
> Are there any better graphical debuggers for linux that do a better job
> than ddd ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Chip

Hi Chip,

What problems are you having displaying classes with DDD?

If you are compiling with g++ using only the "-g" flag, the problem may 
be the limited symbol tables that "-g" generates.  This does not provide 
sufficient information to debug into an inherited method, for example.

If you use a debugging flag that provides a more comprehensive symbol 
table specific to GDB, you will find that debuggers that wrap gdb are 
much more useful for C++.  I use "-ggdb3" instead of "-g" and it works 
much better.

DDD is way ahead of the other graphical debuggers I've used.  If you 
haven't looked at the GDB Settings dialog in DDD (on the Edit Menu) it 
provides many options for fine tuning C++ debugging.  After modifying 
them, you need to select "Save Options" (same menu) in order to have DDD 
keep the changes.

Enjoy,

     Scott C.