Re: File Size Limit for GDB

[Michael Elizabeth Chastain]

Hi Raheem,

> I have a file that contains 130,000 lines of code and I'm having problems
> debugging it with GDB/DDD. I could not set breaks beyond 64000 lines.
> Is there any way to set the limit to something beyond 130,000 or another
> workaround.

Yes, gdb supports several different debugging formats.  You did not say
what your compiler is.  If your compiler is gcc, then can specify
either "-gdwarf-2" or "-gstabs+" when you compile.  (There are other
formats but these two are the best supported).

"-gstabs+" has a limit of 2^16 = 65536 lines.  Try building your program
with "-gdwarf-2" and gdb ought to handle your 130,000 line file.

Michael C