I have not yet learned how to use gdb while building Emacs. Here are the steps
I used with both ggdb and gdb following a failed build of Emacs. I have
labeled ggdb and gdb with BEGIN/END to distinguish between the two reports
below.
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Last login: Mon Jul 17 14:26:40 on ttys000
server:~ HOME$ sudo /Users/HOME/.0.data/.0.emacs/.0.macports/bin/ggdb
/Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/src/emacs
Password:
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Reading symbols from /Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/src/emacs...done.
(gdb) run -batch --no-site-file --no-site-lisp --eval '(setq load-prefer-newer
t)' -f batch-byte-compile /Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/lisp/org/org-timer.el
Starting program: /Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/src/emacs -batch --no-site-file
--no-site-lisp --eval '(setq load-prefer-newer t)' -f batch-byte-compile
/Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/lisp/org/org-timer.el
[New Thread 0x60f of process 1654]
[New Thread 0x70f of process 1654]
^C
Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
0x00007fff87007b3a in cidToUnicode_CNS1 () from /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007fff87007b3a in cidToUnicode_CNS1 () from /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
#1 0x00007fff8700781c in cidToUnicode_CNS1 () from /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
#2 0x00007fff87010d71 in cidToUnicode_CNS1 () from /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
#3 0x00000001001c3883 in localtime_rz (tz=0x100d06100, t=0x7fff5fbfc208,
tm=0x7fff5fbfc1d0) at time_rz.c:296
#4 0x000000010011d02e in emacs_localtime_rz (tz=0xffffffff800007b0,
t=0xa3d70a3d70a3d70b, tm=0x147ae00) at editfns.c:103
#5 0x000000010011e742 in Fdecode_time (specified_time=<optimized out>, zone=0)
at editfns.c:2163
#6 0x000000010012d55e in funcall_subr (subr=0x1005b03b8 <Sdecode_time>,
numargs=1, args=0xfffffffffeb851ff) at eval.c:2817
#7 0x000000010012b716 in Ffuncall (nargs=<optimized out>,
args=<optimized out>) at eval.c:2740
#8 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=-2147481680,
vector=-6640827866535438581, maxdepth=21474816, args_template=1030,
nargs=1, args=0x7fff5fbfc4b8) at bytecode.c:629
#9 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<optimized out>,
args=<optimized out>) at eval.c:2754
#10 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=-2147481680,
vector=-6640827866535438581, maxdepth=21474816, args_template=3086,
nargs=3, args=0x7fff5fbfc660) at bytecode.c:629
#11 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<optimized out>,
args=<optimized out>) at eval.c:2754
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Last login: Mon Jul 17 14:22:48 on ttys000
server:~ HOME$ gdb /Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/src/emacsGNU gdb 6.3.50-20050815
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-apple-darwin"...Reading symbols for shared
libraries ........... done
(gdb) run -batch --no-site-file --no-site-lisp --eval '(setq load-prefer-newer
t)' -f batch-byte-compile /Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/lisp/org/org-timer.el
Starting program: /Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/src/emacs -batch --no-site-file
--no-site-lisp --eval '(setq load-prefer-newer t)' -f batch-byte-compile
/Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/lisp/org/org-timer.el
Reading symbols for shared libraries
.++++++++++...............................................................................
done
^C
Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
0x00007fff87007b17 in timesub ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007fff87007b17 in timesub ()
#1 0x00007fff8700781c in _st_localsub ()
#2 0x00007fff87010d71 in localtime_r ()
#3 0x00000001001c3883 in localtime_rz (tz=0x100c08360, t=0x7fff5fbfc188,
tm=0x7fff5fbfc150) at time_rz.c:296
#4 0x000000010011d02e in emacs_localtime_rz (tz=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, t=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>, tm=<value
temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at editfns.c:103
#5 0x000000010011e742 in Fdecode_time (specified_time=<value temporarily
unavailable, due to optimizations>, zone=0) at editfns.c:2163
#6 0x000000010012d55e in funcall_subr (subr=0x1005b03b8, numargs=1, args=<value
temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at eval.c:2817
#7 0x000000010012b716 in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2740
#8 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=-2147481680,
vector=-6640827866535438581, maxdepth=773093404, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfc438) at bytecode.c:629
#9 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#10 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=-2147481680,
vector=-6640827866535438581, maxdepth=773093404, args_template=3086, nargs=3,
args=0x7fff5fbfc5e0) at bytecode.c:629
#11 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#12 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=-2147481680,
vector=-6640827866535438581, maxdepth=773093404, args_template=0, nargs=0,
args=0x0) at bytecode.c:629
#13 0x000000010012ae43 in eval_sub (form=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>) at eval.c:2222
#14 0x000000010012ddbc in builtin_lisp_symbol [inlined] () at eval.c:809
#15 0x000000010012ddbc in make_lisp_symbol [inlined] () at eval.c:1149
#16 0x000000010012ddbc in NILP [inlined] () at
/Users/HOME/Desktop/emacs/src/lisp.h:841
#17 0x000000010012ddbc in Fdefconst (args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>) at eval.c:810
#18 0x000000010012af47 in eval_sub (form=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>) at eval.c:2169
#19 0x0000000100150758 in readevalloop (readcharfun=24096, infile0=0x7fff5fbfcb40,
sourcename=4307660020, printflag=false, unibyte=<value temporarily unavailable,
due to optimizations>, readfun=0, start=0, end=0) at lread.c:2038
#20 0x000000010015331c in Fload (file=4307658100, noerror=<value temporarily unavailable, due
to optimizations>, nomessage=45360, nosuffix=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, must_suffix=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
lread.c:1425
#21 0x000000010013628f in Frequire (feature=136412192, filename=4307658100,
noerror=0) at fns.c:2801
#22 0x000000010012d54e in funcall_subr (subr=0x1005b2430, numargs=1, args=<value
temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at eval.c:2820
#23 0x000000010012b716 in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2740
#24 0x000000010012bda8 in Fapply (nargs=2, args=0x7fff5fbfce68) at eval.c:2328
#25 0x000000010012d472 in funcall_subr (subr=0x1005b0e40, numargs=2, args=<value
temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at eval.c:2795
#26 0x000000010012b716 in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2740
#27 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfd058) at bytecode.c:629
#28 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#29 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfd1d0) at bytecode.c:629
#30 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#31 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfd338) at bytecode.c:629
#32 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#33 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=2058, nargs=2,
args=0x7fff5fbfd4d8) at bytecode.c:629
#34 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#35 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfd628) at bytecode.c:629
#36 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#37 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfd820) at bytecode.c:629
#38 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#39 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfdaf8) at bytecode.c:629
#40 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#41 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=2054, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfde40) at bytecode.c:629
#42 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#43 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfe018) at bytecode.c:629
#44 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#45 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1026, nargs=0,
args=0x7fff5fbfe288) at bytecode.c:629
#46 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#47 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=1030, nargs=1,
args=0x7fff5fbfe8a8) at bytecode.c:629
#48 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#49 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=2, nargs=0, args=0x7fff5fbff158)
at bytecode.c:629
#50 0x000000010012b67a in Ffuncall (nargs=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, args=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at
eval.c:2754
#51 0x00000001001651d7 in exec_byte_code (bytestr=2, vector=4307658100,
maxdepth=-1000391738987243024, args_template=2, nargs=0, args=0x7fff5fbff440)
at bytecode.c:629
#52 0x000000010012c985 in apply_lambda (fun=4298459597, args=<value temporarily
unavailable, due to optimizations>, count=4) at eval.c:2877
#53 0x000000010012aa20 in eval_sub (form=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>) at eval.c:2291
#54 0x000000010012cd0a in Feval (form=4363374275, lexical=<value temporarily
unavailable, due to optimizations>) at eval.c:2038
#55 0x0000000100129b23 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x1000b71f0 <top_level_2>,
handlers=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>, hfun=0x1000b9eb0
<cmd_error>) at eval.c:1319
#56 0x00000001000b7978 in top_level_1 (ignore=<value temporarily unavailable, due
to optimizations>) at keyboard.c:1131
#57 0x0000000100129ba7 in internal_catch (tag=<value temporarily unavailable, due to
optimizations>, func=0x1000b7920 <top_level_1>, arg=0) at eval.c:1084
#58 0x00000001000b7082 in command_loop () at keyboard.c:1092
#59 0x00000001000b716d in recursive_edit_1 () at keyboard.c:699
#60 0x00000001000ba19a in Frecursive_edit () at keyboard.c:770
#61 0x00000001000aff98 in main (argc=9, argv=0x7fff5fbff908) at emacs.c:1706
(gdb)
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