[fpc-devel] gdb for win

[Peter Vreman]

> On Sun, May 01, 2005 at 11:48:42PM +0200, Uberto Barbini wrote:
>> On Sunday 01 May 2005 21:39, Florian Klaempfl wrote:
>> > Uberto Barbini wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > > I'd like to understand which gdb is better to use for current
>> fpc-cvs,
>> > > the one in cvs/install/binw32 or mingw one?
>> >
>> > If that one in cvs/install/... makes no trouble for you, use it, it is
>> > tested with fpc. If you have trouble with it => try the mingw one and
>> > report it :)
>>
>> I experienced some problems with the one integrated some months ago, so
>> I
>> switched to mingw.
>> The problem is still there (today fpc and lazarus cvs): launching a
>> program
>> (from lazarus) with fpc gdb nothing happens after the linking, i.e. the
>> program doesn't start. Selecting mingw (without changing anything else)
>> gdb
>> works.
>
> Just for the record, on Linux fpc requires libgdb.a for debugging, I do
> not
> know what it uses on MS Windows (gdb.dll?) but libgdb.a has been replaced
> by
> libgdb.ma.

Building the FPC Textmode IDE with integrated debugging features requires
libgdb.a for all platforms. The standalone gdb.exe provided by the
installer doesn't require an external library.