Re: git compile with debug symbols

[Tanay Abhra <tanayabh@gmail.com>]

Mahesh Pujari <pujarimahesh_kumar <at> yahoo.com> writes:

> 
> 
> Hello,
>  I am trying to compile git with debug symbols and failed to do so
(basically I am a noob), can some one direct
> me to links or mailing list (have searched but couldn't find) or doc's so
that I can debug git using gdb.
> 
> thanks,
> mpujari
> 
> 


Hi,

I tried to put a break point at help.c:396 and it was successful . I think
that the problem is either your symbols are not loaded.
Nevertheless I will walk you through the steps.

$ git clone https://github.com/git/git
$ make
$ gdb ./git
$(gdb)> gdb break help.c:396
Breakpoint 1 at 0x80f8b40: file help.c, line 396.

Cheers,
Tanay Abhra.