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From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
To: Gdb List <gdb@sources.redhat.com>
Subject: Two feature suggestions
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 14:32:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lm42bct4.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> (raw)

While debugging libgcj today I ran across a couple features I would
find useful.  These are applicable to both C++ and Java.

First, if you have a large inheritance tree, sometimes you don't know
the class which actually defines a given method.  For instance, in my
case I want to set a breakpoint on the `validate' method.  I'm looking
at an object of type `Window'.  Window doesn't implement validate, it
inherits it from its superclass.

I'd like to be able to type `b java.awt.Window.validate' and have gdb
find the actual implementation for me.  Traversing the inheritance
tree is more easily done by gdb than by me.

Also, in my case I only want a breakpoint for that method for my
particular window.  I'd like to be able to type something like:

    b <expression>.validate

and have it do something like:

    b java.awt.Window.validate
    cond this == <value of expression>

That is, set an object-specific breakpoint on the actual `validate'
method that will be called on the object I'm interested in.

These are both convenience operations -- I can do them by hand, but
I'd prefer that gdb do the lookups and such for me.

Tom


             reply	other threads:[~2002-11-09 22:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-11-09 14:32 Tom Tromey [this message]
2002-11-09 14:38 ` Daniel Jacobowitz

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