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Unofficial patch for UPS debugger combines linux and enhancements.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Mon Sep 25 20:52:04 1995
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 11:28:41 +0200
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
From: rod@San-Jose.ate.slb.com (Rod Armstrong)
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Subject: Unofficial patch for UPS debugger combines linux and enhancements.
Keywords: UPS debugger C/C++ g++ patch
The files are currently available at:
ftp.x.org:/contrib/devel_tools/ups-2.45.2-linux-rga.README
ftp.x.org:/contrib/devel_tools/ups-2.45.2-linux-rga.diff.gz
and likely soon at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/devel/debuggers
and perhaps
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/X11/contrib/devel_tools
This patch file combines the standard UPS linux port from Rick Sladkey
<jrs@world.std.com>, some additions from Rick for debugging
optimized code, as well as my enhancements and bug fixes that I
original develioped for SunOS. These files replace my older patch
file that had to be applied after the linux patch. I have combined
the patch files, fixed the rejects that were previously generated, and
resolved some bugs in reading g++ symbol tables. The major caveat
is that I don't have access to a Linux machine, and only limited testing
has been done on Linux by others.
The main features of my patch are:
. support for reading g++ and cfront C++ symbol tables (though not ELF format)
. demangling for C++ code
. clicking on symbols in the source will search the `this' pointer
and unions
. breakpoints automaticaly duplicated on overloaded/multiple linked methods.
. special format option for Rogue Wave strings.
. signal options to handle ODI's Object Store
. attach and detach buttons
. X text selections anywhere in the tool
. fixes for files processed by Purify, Purelink, Insure.
. individual and global activation of breakpoints
. source search paths can be added interactively
. source files can be reloaded or rematched in the source search path list
. initialization file for setting paths, libraries to load or not load,
breakpoints, and tool initialization such as signals.
. ability to launch an editor at the current source line
. new and easier editing keys
. more explicit messages about problems with files and libraries
. accelerators for the most commonly used actions in the data window
. buttons for moving up and down the stack trace
. a button for repeatedly executing breakpoint code
. fixes to read g++ symbol tables
... plus many more things as detailed in the README file.
Comments and suggestions welcome.
Rod Armstrong
rod@san-jose.ate.slb.com
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