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Art of Debugging with GDB, DDD, and Eclipse by Peter Salzman and Norman Matloff (2008, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherNo Starch Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101593271743

ISBN-139781593271749

eBay Product ID (ePID)63647990

Product Key Features

Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameArt of Debugging with Gdb, DDD, and Eclipse

SubjectSoftware Development & Engineering / Quality Assurance & Testing, Programming / General, Software Development & Engineering / General, Programming Languages / C

Publication Year2008

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers

AuthorPeter Salzman, Norman Matloff

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight18.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-017566

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal005.14

Table Of ContentPREFACE;Chapter 1: SOME PRELIMINARIES FOR BEGINNERS AND PROS; 1.1 Debugging Tools Used in This Book; 1.2 Programming Language Focus; 1.3 The Principles of Debugging; 1.4 Text-Based vs. GUI-Based Debugging Tools, and a Compromise Between Them; 1.5 Main Debugger Operations; 1.6 Online Help; 1.7 Introductory Debugging Session; 1.8 Use of Startup Files;Chapter 2: STOPPING TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND; 2.1 Mechanisms for Pause; 2.2 Overview of Breakpoints; 2.3 Keeping Track of Breakpoints; 2.4 Setting Breakpoints; 2.5 Extended GDB Example; 2.6 Persistence of Breakpoints; 2.7 Deleting and Disabling Breakpoints; 2.8 More on Viewing Breakpoint Attributes; 2.9 Resuming Execution; 2.10 Conditional Breakpoints; 2.11 Breakpoint Command Lists; 2.12 Watchpoints;Chapter 3: INSPECTING AND SETTING VARIABLES; 3.1 Our Main Example Code; 3.2 Advanced Inspection and Setting of Variables; 3.3 Setting Variables from Within GDB/DDD/Eclipse; 3.4 GDB's Own Variables;Chapter 4: WHEN A PROGRAM CRASHES; 4.1 Background Material: Memory Management; 4.2 Core Files; 4.3 Extended Example;Chapter 5: DEBUGGING IN A MULTIPLE-ACTIVITIES CONTEXT; 5.1 Debugging Client/Server Network Programs; 5.2 Debugging Threaded Code; 5.3 Debugging Parallel Applications; 5.4 Extended Example;Chapter 6: SPECIAL TOPICS; 6.1 What If It Doesn't Even Compile or Load?; 6.2 Debugging GUI Programs;Chapter 7: OTHER TOOLS; 7.1 Making Good Use of a Text Editor; 7.2 Making Good Use of the Compiler; 7.3 Error Reporting in C; 7.4 Better Living with strace and ltrace; 7.5 Static Code Checkers: lint and Friends; 7.6 Debugging Dynamically Allocated Memory;Chapter 8: USING GDB/DDD/ECLIPSE FOR OTHER LANGUAGES; 8.1 Java; 8.2 Perl; 8.3 Python; 8.4 Debugging SWIG Code; 8.5 Assembly Language;COLOPHON;

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SynopsisDebugging is crucial to successful software development, but even many experienced programmers find it challenging. Sophisticated debugging tools are available, yet it may be difficult to determine which features are useful in which situations. The Art of Debugging is your guide to making the debugging process more efficient and effective. The Art of Debugging illustrates the use three of the most popular debugging tools on Linux/Unix platforms: GDB, DDD, and Eclipse. The text-command based GDB (the GNU Project Debugger) is included with most distributions. DDD is a popular GUI front end for GDB, while Eclipse provides a complete integrated development environment. In addition to offering specific advice for debugging with each tool, authors Norm Matloff and Pete Salzman cover general strategies for improving the process of finding and fixing coding errors, including how to: Inspect variables and data structures Understand segmentation faults and core dumps Know why your program crashes or throws exceptions Use features like catchpoints, convenience variables, and artificial arrays Avoid common debugging pitfalls Real world examples of coding errors help to clarify the authors' guiding principles, and coverage of complex topics like thread, client-server, GUI, and parallel programming debugging will make you even more proficient. You'll also learn how to prevent errors in the first place with text editors, compilers, error reporting, and static code checkers. Whether you dread the thought of debugging your programs or simply want to improve your current debugging efforts, you'll find a valuable ally in The Art of Debugging ., Debugging is of central importance to successful software development, and yet many beginning programmers are unaware of the techniques they can use to reduce the time they spend finding and fixing programming errors. GDB, a popular open source debugger, allows a programmer to trace program execution line by line, set breakpoints, inspect variables, and look at what the program is doing at any given time. Using an assortment of real world coding errors "from simple typos to major logical blunders The Art of Debugging with GDB and DDD discusses how to manage memory, understand core dumps, and trace programming errors to their root cause. The book covers topics other debugging books omit "such as threaded, server/client, GUI, and parallel programming "as well as how to avoid common debugging pitfalls. Readers also learn about techniques and tools they can use to prevent errors, saving themselves valuable time and effort., Debugging is crucial to successful software development, but even many experienced programmers find it challenging. Sophisticated debugging tools are available, yet it may be difficult to determine which features are useful in which situations. The Art of Debugging is your guide to making the debugging process more efficient and effective. The Art of Debugging illustrates the use three of the most popular debugging tools on Linux/Unix platforms: GDB, DDD, and Eclipse. The text-command based GDB (the GNU Project Debugger) is included with most distributions. DDD is a popular GUI front end for GDB, while Eclipse provides a complete integrated development environment. In addition to offering specific advice for debugging with each tool, authors Norm Matloff and Pete Salzman cover general strategies for improving the process of finding and fixing coding errors, including how to: Inspect variables and data structures Understand segmentation faults and core dumps Know why your program cr, Debugging is of central importance to successful software development, and yet many beginning programmers are unaware of the techniques they can use to reduce the time they spend finding and fixing programming errors. GDB, a popular open source debugger, allows a programmer to trace program execution line by line, set breakpoints, inspect ......

LC Classification NumberQA76.9.D43