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Subject: Re: How to store function-name and its return values while program  runs
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Gaius Mulley wrote:
> Sandeep222 <sandeep.srikumar@honeywell.com> writes:
> 
>> As we proceed with debugging a program, if I need to know the order of
>> functions being executed by printing on screen along with their return
>> values when a 'run' command or 'next' command is executed, how can i
>> proceed? I went thru frame.c but all the function seem to execute only when
>> a command is executed in the gdb. Plz help. 
>> Reg, 
>> Sandeep
> 
> set a breakpoint at each of the functions of interest.
> 
> (gdb) break function1
> (gdb) break function2
> 
> etc
> 
> now run the program
> 
> (gdb) run
> 
> when gdb hits a breakpoint you can finish the function and
> print the result via:
> 
> (gdb) fin

And indeed, you can make that automatic by attaching the
commands to the breakpoints:

(gdb) break function1
(gdb) commands
 > finish
 > continue
 > end
(gdb)