HP gnu source-level debugger 5992-4701 manual XDB to WDB Transition Guide

16 XDB to WDB Transition Guide

This transition aid is designed for XDB users who are learning WDB, an HP-supported version of the industry-standard GDB debugger. Select one of these lists for a table that shows WDB equivalents for many common XDB commands and other features.

Invoke WDB with the command gdb -tuito obtain a terminal user interface (TUI) similar to that provided by XDB. Commands marked "(with -tui)" are valid when you use the -tuioption.

Invoke WDB with the command gdb -xdbto turn on XDB compatibility mode, which enables you to use many XDB commands as synonyms for GDB commands. Commands marked "(with -xdb)" are valid when you use the -xdboption.

You may use both -xdband -tuiat the same time. Some commands are valid only when you use both options.

For a tutorial introduction to WDB, refer to the Getting Started with WDB.

•“By-function lists of XDB commands and HP WDB equivalents” (page 253)

•“Overall breakpoint commands” (page 260)

•“XDB data formats and HP WDB equivalents” (page 266)

•“XDB location syntax and HP WDB equivalents” (page 268)

•“XDB special language operators and HP WDB equivalents” (page 268)

•“XDB special variables and HP WDB equivalents” (page 269)

•“XDB variable identifiers and HP WDB equivalents” (page 270)

•“Alphabetical lists of XDB commands and HP WDB equivalents” (page 270)

16.1By-function lists of XDB commands and HP WDB equivalents

•“Invocation commands”

•“Window mode commands”

•“File viewing commands”

•“Source directory mapping commands”

•“Data Viewing and modification commands”

•“Stack viewing commands”

•“Status-viewing command”

•“Job control commands”

•“Auxiliary breakpoint commands”

•“Breakpoint creation commands”

•“Breakpoint status commands”

•“All-procedures breakpoint commands”

•“Global breakpoint commands”

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