Re: gdb in emacs : dereference pointer

Nick Roberts
2006-12-15T02:41:15Z

> I know this sounds ridiculous but I cant figure out how to get emacs to
> display VALUES or dereferenced values in the locals or any other pane of the
> multi-window GUD setup.

It does sound a bit ridiculous because this is mailing for GDB not Emacs

> Yes, I can "display" so it is shown after every step but that is horrible -
> I want it in a fixed place in the locals pane. What obvious thing am I
> missing here?

You can't currently do this as it's not straightforward to implement. You can
dereference them as watch expressions in the speedbar (maybe thats what you
mean by "display").

> I really dont want to use ddd.

Insight does what you want.