Hi, I need a graphical debugger for Linux. I have gdb but its command line and DDD does not offer precompiled binaries so I will have to build it myself (which I don't know how to do and I don't want to do). Is there any other graphical debugger for me (free and available as .deb package) ?
Thanks
On my system emacs and gdb play pretty nice together. I can have two "windows" open in emacs, one is the interface to gdb, the other is my code. As I step through, the editor highlights where i am in the code. Could give that a shot. I think to start gdb from within emacs, M-gdb where M is usually alt-x or alt-esc on most system. Check your documentation.
Other than that, there are some fairly common IDEs out there,
http://anjuta.sourceforge.net/
http://www.kdevelop.org/
http://www.eclipse.org/
I don't use any of those, but I'm sure they have similar graphical debugging features.
What is so hard about,
Your post was more typing...1. Unpack the DDD source distribution
2. Change into the ddd-version subdirectory
3. Type ./configure; make
I just downloaded eclipse and now i will try to get used to it. Apparently DDD is no longer available for debian (not even source).
As long as the program is maintained and the source available somewhere, whatever distribution you use, you can still compile it.Apparently DDD is no longer available for debian (not even source).
This is true. However, for people new(er) to linux, I think they overestimate the difficulty of doing this. Also, if you use a distribution like debian, you may need to install the "development" version of certain packages before you can compile on your system. It could be discouraging for a newer user if they hit a several bumps in the road along the way. That said I don't encourage entirely avoiding it. The GNU built system is (generally) something to appreciate.Originally Posted by root4
Another thing is that if you install something by hand, the distribution doesn't know about it and thus can't keep you up to date.
To bring the discussion back on topic, have fun with eclipse, hope it gives you the interface you were looking for!
I have a package called "ddd" on my Debian Lenny (testing) system and a Debian Sid (unstable) system as well. It's a binary package. I have it installed here, and it seems to work fine.
I suspect that the web page is just not up for some reason, that's all.
In any case, if you're installing packages in Debian, going through the web pages is a pain. Try a graphical package manager such as synaptics (for Gnome) or kpackage (for KDE). I like aptitude, but that's not really graphical.
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