[fpc-devel] Re: Ubuntu 9.10 x64 AMD Debugging multi-threaded system impossible

[Andrew Brunner]

Problem solved: Project options for debugging (at least under Ubuntu
x64) required extra information file...

Project Options,
Compiler Options,
Linking,
Debugging: Check Use external gdb debug symbols file (-Xg)

Fixed my GDB resulting in X-Windows desktop manager crash for Ubuntu
X64 on trace.


On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Andrew Brunner
<andrew.t.brunner at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it just me who's having a problem with debugging threaded apps under Ubuntu?
>
> I have a manager worker threaded networking engine I'm trying to
> debug.  Windows 7 has no problems debugging the code.  Unfortunately,
> my Linux setup will not permit me to trace into more then 1 line of
> code.  Console reported GDB switched at the breakpoint.  But that's as
> far as it gets.  GDM (Desktop Manager) freezes.  I have to
> ctrl+alt+F(#) and restart the GDM to get back in.
>
> At this point I'm only able to use Windows 7 to debug.  I'd really
> love to stop depending on this Windows boot to test. Anyone solve this
> problem or have any compiler options I need for Linux to get GDB to
> not cause GDM to halt?
>
> Please help ;-)
>