[TriLUG] What Do People Use to Debug C++ on RHEL 7?

[Reid Thompson via TriLUG]

i've used nemiver once or twice ( used to use insight, but i think it's
long dead...)

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 4:45 PM, Reid Thompson <jreidthompson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> since you found the rm .ddd dir, you may have already found this also --  the issue is usually related to just one line in a file in the .ddd dir.
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2914003/ddd-hangs-on-start
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> alias fix-ddd="sed '/not set/d' -i $HOME/.ddd/init"
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> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 3:30 PM, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
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>> Hi LUGgers,
>>
>> I'm attempting to use gdb to analyze how a large-ish open software
>> project loads and processes a specific kind of data file.
>>
>> I haven't worked with C++ in some years, and am using a fresh VM install
>> of RHEL 7.  I have have added the EPEL repo, but am finding a dearth of
>> graphical front ends or possibly IDEs to make operating gdb a little
>> easier.
>>
>> I used to enjoy DDD, but it appears to have fallen down the pit of
>> neglect.  I was able to install it from EPEL, but gdb continually hangs
>> when I attempt to open a debugging session.  It displays an hourglass
>> cursor until I give up and quit, at which point it displays a box to
>> inform me that gdb is still busy (quit anyway?).
>>
>> There's almost no useful advice regarding this problem that I've been
>> able to find, other than to delete the ~/.ddd preferences directory.  I
>> tried that, and it only prevents the initial session from hanging.  As
>> soon as I attempt to debug an executable, it hangs.
>>
>> None of this happens when I use gdb on the command line.  I haven't
>> completely ruled this out as an option, but it makes hunting through
>> multiple source files, setting up watches and breakpoints slower and
>> more error prone.  YMMV.
>>
>> So far I have been able to install and try CGDB, "gdb -tui", and gdbgui
>> (browser based), but these all seem to be a good step backwards from DDD
>> in terms of features and ease of use.  Given how long it's been I'd
>> hoped to find something more advanced, not less.
>>
>> I switched to IDEs from there, with some trepidations considering how
>> much cruft they bring along.  Anjuta is in the software "store", so I
>> tried installing that.  It fails over dependency issues in three
>> different libraries.  Neither netbeans nor eclipse are available, unless
>> I build them from source.
>>
>> I started having second thoughts at this point.  Am I overlooking
>> something that should be obvious?
>>
>> Perhaps the main issue is that I'm using RHEL instead of Fedora.  That
>> might be, but the work I'm doing may lead to a development project that
>> will have to build on RHEL.
>>
>> Does anyone have some good advice here, other than to start learning
>> EMACS...?
>>
>>   Scott C.
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>> --
>> Scott Chilcote
>> scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
>> Cary, NC USA
>>
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