tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499503232098202820.post3469288881882587203..comments2017-08-13T12:27:50.741-07:00Comments on Linux debugger bits: Bash SymbolsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050560282362594132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499503232098202820.post-85495045601271457442014-04-24T17:38:29.663-07:002014-04-24T17:38:29.663-07:00Hi Dietrich.
It comes down to debugging with sign...Hi Dietrich.<br /><br />It comes down to debugging with significantly more information vs without. Here is a quick example with gdb and bash:<br /><br />https://gist.github.com/mikesart/11274126/revisions<br /><br />The red lines are the result of debugging without bash symbols and the green lines with. Notice that you don't get source line information, you don't get local symbols, and when you ask for a backtrace (bt command) you can get a lot more useful and accurate information as well.<br /><br />The short of it is symbols can give you a lot of potentially very useful debugging information.<br /><br />Hopefully that helps...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050560282362594132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499503232098202820.post-19705274305950408912014-04-24T15:22:59.252-07:002014-04-24T15:22:59.252-07:00Okay, now. Make pretend you are talking to your g...Okay, now. Make pretend you are talking to your grandmother.<br /><br />What is this? And why did you do it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885976774416477104noreply@blogger.com