Re: [OT] Deugging optimized code (was: [22.1.90]: Point before start of properties)

[Andreas Schwab]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

> Case 1 is best solved by using a different approach to debugging:
> instead of a GDB-style approach (where the compiler does its thing
> regardless of debugging and then the debugger is expected to be able to
> present the result in a meaningful manner to the programmer), you can
> take an Edebug-style approach where the *source* program is annotated
> (maybe on the fly and then recompiled/reoptimized),

Yes, ctrace(1), the future in debugging. :-)

Andreas.

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