chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) (01/22/87)
In article <248@houxa.UUCP> grs@houxa.UUCP (G.SILLS) writes: >> 3) adb is missing > You get sdb instead. A very good trade. I do not think so. Adb is a very handy tool: sort of the Unix version of the Swiss Army Knife. For source code level debugging, sdb is certainly preferable, but adb can do more. (Sometimes I think adb can do anything. :-) ) -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7690) UUCP: seismo!mimsy!chris ARPA/CSNet: chris@mimsy.umd.edu
allbery@ncoast.UUCP (01/26/87)
As quoted from <5152@mimsy.UUCP> by chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek): +--------------- | In article <248@houxa.UUCP> grs@houxa.UUCP (G.SILLS) writes: | >> 3) adb is missing | | > You get sdb instead. A very good trade. | | I do not think so. Adb is a very handy tool: sort of the Unix | version of the Swiss Army Knife. For source code level debugging, | sdb is certainly preferable, but adb can do more. (Sometimes I | think adb can do anything. :-) ) +--------------- Actually, it's not as much a loss as you think; the sys5 version of adb won't work on non-COFF files. No more patching of data files or damaged superblocks, etc. (BOO, HISS!) ++Brandon -- ____ ______________ / \ / __ __ __ \ Brandon S. Allbery <backbone>!ncoast!allbery ___ | /__> / \ / \ aXcess Co., Consulting ncoast!allbery@Case.CSNET / \ | | `--, `--, 6615 Center St. #A1-105 (...@relay.CS.NET) | | \__/ \__/ \__/ Mentor, OH 44060-4101 \____/ \______________/ +1 216 781 6201