Re: emacs gdb layout

[faraz ahmed <faraz.shaikh@gmail.com>]

On Jan 20, 11:49 pm, Richard Riley <rileyrg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> faraz ahmed <faraz.sha...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Jan 20, 1:29 am, Richard Riley <rileyrg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Ritchie <ritchie...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> >> After start gdb inside emacs with option "--annotation=3 --fullname",
>
> >> > Sorry, that was a typo, what I had in my .emacs originally was
> >> > (setq gud-gdb-command-name "gdb --annotate=3 --fullname")
> >> > which I think is correct.
>
> >> > The version I'm using is Carbon Emacs  (emacs 22)
>
> >> >> I suggest uou read the debuggers section of the Emacs manual.
>
> >> > I read the manual, but it didn't work out very well. The manual says
> >> > "If gdb-many-windows is non-nil, then M-x gdb displays the following
> >> > frame layout "
>
> >> > but when I have the following lines in my .emacs:
>
> >> > (setq gdb-many-windows t)
> >> > (setq gdb-use-separate-io-buffer t)
>
> >> > and run M-x gdb, i still just get the simple layout. I have to bring
> >> > out the default
> >> > frame layout by giving another two M-x gdb-many-windows. The first one
> >> > is to
> >> > disable it, the second one is to enable it again, and then the frame
> >> > layout will
> >> > show up. So I just remove the (setq gdb-many-windows t) from .emacs,
> >> > and
> >> > run it manually everytime after I start gdb.
>
> >> Try cleaning everything out.
>
> >> (caveat, I use emacs 23 ut I'm fairly sure it worked in Emacs 22 like
> >> this too).
>
> >> I, using the code from here :
>
> >>http://richardriley.net/default/projects/emacs/dotprogramming#sec-1.2
>
> >> run gdb which then prompts (search for f12)
>
> >> "gdb --annotate=3 progname"
>
> >> And I get something like:
>
> >>http://richardriley.net/default/projects/images/gud.png
>
> >> good luck!
>
> > --annotate=3  & --fullpath are _SORT_ of incompatible.
> > If you invoke GDB with both the options (i.e fullpath and annot =3)
> > the annotation level is _SILENTLY_ set to 1, you can check this by
> > trying "gdb> show annotation". With the annotation set to 1 (albeit
> > silently) your local,stack etc window cannot be displayed.My advice
> > would be try giving up the need to specify --fullpath along with
> > annotation=3, read up on GDB/M1 and experiment :)
>
> > Just do away with the need of specifying --fullpath and let
> > annotation=3 as is.
>
> > -Faraz.
>
> Where did fullpath come into it? Did I miss a post in the thread or did
> you spot something elsewhere?

After start gdb inside emacs with option "--annotation=3 --fullname",


--fullname As in the first post .