hiramc@sco.COM (Hiram Clawson) (04/11/89)
Greetings X fans: I am interested in comments from users of any types of debuggers that use an X interface? Are such beasts available? Pros/Cons - Complaints - Praise - Wish list ? If none are now available, are any expected soon from anywhere? Thanks for your input, significant responses summarized for the net, --Hiram Clawson | Negativism? I don't have to show you no stinking negativism! | |Hiram Clawson - Engineer/Programmer-Graphics |1700 Mission St., CA 95061 | |WB6RSS SCO : The Santa Cruz Operation -> | 408-458-1422 x3289 | |Disclaimer: I'm responsible only for myself. |uunet!sco!hiramc hiramc@sco.COM|
shipley@tarantula.berkeley.edu (Pete Shipley) (04/12/89)
In article <2539@scolex.sco.COM> hiramc@sco.COM (Hiram Clawson) writes: >Greetings X fans: > >I am interested in comments from users of any types of debuggers >that use an X interface? >Are such beasts available? >Pros/Cons - Complaints - Praise - Wish list ? >If none are now available, are any expected soon from anywhere? > >Thanks for your input, significant responses summarized for the net, on the subject of debuging X here is a X debuging hint: I have the following code segment in my code: #ifdef DEBUG void exit(i) int i; { (void) fprintf(stderr, "exit code == %d", i); /* chdir("/path/to/my/home/dir") */ abort(); } #endif DEBUG This allows me to see the stack after a Xlib or Xt error. since the abort call will cause a coredump to occur. Pete Shipley: email: shipley@berkeley.edu Flames: cimarron@postgres.berkeley.edu uunet!lurnix!shipley or ucbvax!shipley or pyramid!hippo!{ root peter } Spelling corections: /dev/null Quote: "Anger is an energy"