Re: debugging .oct libraries

[Jordi Gutierrez Hermoso]

Gorazd Brumen wrote:
> I wonder if there is a way to debug (with a debugger, such as gdb or
> totalview) the functions written in C++, compiled and run by octave.

On 07/12/06, David Bateman <address@hidden> replied:
> My technique is to launch "gdb octave", call "help myfunc" that causes
> the function myfunc to be loaded into the symbol table but not executed.
> You can then set breakpoints in myfunc and debug normally..

I suppose it goes without saying that in order for this to work that
Octave and all the .oct files need to be compiled with debug symbols?

Looks like I finally found a reason to compile myself instead of using
the Debian binary.

- Jordi G. H.