From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Roberts Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: speedbar and gdba Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:31:51 +1300 Message-ID: <1164439912.6841.11.camel@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1164487405 2220 80.91.229.2 (25 Nov 2006 20:43:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:43:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 25 21:43:20 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Go4Mn-0004QY-6f for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 21:43:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Go4Mm-00071i-OW for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:43:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gns4z-0002BU-HW for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:36:05 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gns4x-0002B5-H8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:36:04 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gns4x-0002Ay-DF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:36:03 -0500 Original-Received: from [202.37.101.8] (helo=viper.snap.net.nz) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Gns4x-0007kQ-8J for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:36:03 -0500 Original-Received: from [192.168.1.2] (p202-124-120-219.snap.net.nz [202.124.120.219]) by viper.snap.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A7983D825D; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:36:44 +1300 (NZDT) Original-To: hadronquark@gmail.com In-Reply-To: 877ixkk9jk.fsf@gmail.com X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.0 (2.6.0-1) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:42:07 -0500 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:38990 Archived-At: > I realise I'm probably missing something incredibly obvious here and > have googled away with no success: Have you tried the Emacs manual? > if I debug in emacs using gdba (gdb), I can bring up speedbar view by > hiliting a variable and hitting C-c C-w for "watch". If you enable the toolbar (which I find handy for debugging) you can just click on the glasses icon. > But I'm damned if I can get the speedbar to expand and show the member > data!!! > Any hints & tips much appreciated. Emacs Manual: Building -> Debuggers -> GDB Graphical Interface -> Watch Expressions With the toolbar just click on the question mark icon. > I have tried hitting enter (prompts me for new value), clicking, double > clicking, right clicking : nothing. There is a "+" there indicating it > can be expanded - but I get nothing. Have you tried with mouse-2 (middle button)? > Suggestions for tracking the problem down? Or is it glaringly obvious? I was going to say if you have a two button mouse typing RET will work but that doesn't appear to be the case. Perhaps I've broken something, I'll look into it.