Debugging with GDB in Linux

[Darren Schreiber]

I have tried to use gdb in my new Linux installation.  I type gdb
VotingModel after a compile and I get "not in executable format: File
format not recognized."  I can run the program by typing ./VotingModel from
the shell or terminal and by clicking on it in the GNOME file manager.  I
looked at VotingModel using emacs and there is a script there.  It
mentioned something about a .libs/VotingModel.  I tried to run that from
gdb but that didn't work.

So, how do I run and debug a program with gdb in emacs while I am running
Swarm 2.0.1 in Linux?  When I select the debugger and it says  "(gdb)  run
" what filename or location do I type or what do I do now?

        Darren

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                 Darren Schreiber
                  Attorney at Law
                 Graduate Student
             Political Science, UCLA
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