I would like to be able to set a breakpoint in GDB, and have it run to that point - and in the process, print out lines it has "stepped through".
Here is an example, based on this simple file with a main and a function, and two breakpoints for each:
$ cat > test.c <<EOF
#include "stdio.h"
int count=0;
void doFunction(void) {
// two steps forward
count += 2;
// one step back
count--;
}
int main(void) {
// some pointless init commands;
count = 1;
count += 2;
count = 0;
//main loop
while(1) {
doFunction();
printf("%d
", count);
}
}
EOF
$ gcc -g -Wall test.c -o test.exe
$ chmod +x test.exe
$ gdb -se test.exe
...
Reading symbols from /path/to/test.exe...done.
(gdb) b main
Breakpoint 1 at 0x80483ec: file test.c, line 14.
(gdb) b doFunction
Breakpoint 2 at 0x80483c7: file test.c, line 7.
To start the session, I need to run (r) the program, which will then stop at first breakpoint (main):
(gdb) r
Starting program: /path/to/test.exe
Breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:14
14 count = 1;
(gdb)
At this point - I can, for instance, hit continue (c); and the process will run through, not outputing anything, and break at the requested line:
(gdb) c
Continuing.
Breakpoint 2, doFunction () at test.c:7
7 count += 2;
(gdb)
On the other hand, instead of continue - I can go line by line, either by using step (s) or next (n); for instance:
14 count = 1;
(gdb) n
15 count += 2;
(gdb) s
16 count = 0;
(gdb) s
19 doFunction();
(gdb) s
Breakpoint 2, doFunction () at test.c:7
7 count += 2;
(gdb) s
9 count--;
(gdb) s
10 }
(gdb) s
main () at test.c:20
20 printf("%d
", count);
(gdb) s
...
(gdb) s
_IO_vfprintf_internal (s=Cannot access memory at address 0xe5853361
) at vfprintf.c:210
210 vfprintf.c: No such file or directory.
in vfprintf.c
(gdb) s
245 in vfprintf.c
(gdb) s
210 in vfprintf.c
(gdb) n
245 in vfprintf.c
...
(gdb) n
2006 in vfprintf.c
(gdb) n
__printf (format=0x80484f0 "%d
") at printf.c:39
39 printf.c: No such file or directory.
in printf.c
(gdb) n
main () at test.c:21
21 }
(gdb) n
19 doFunction();
(gdb) n
Breakpoint 2, doFunction () at test.c:7
7 count += 2;
(gdb)
Anyways, I am aware that I can keep Enter pressed, and the last entered command (step or next) will repeat (left a bit longer session in the second case, to show that 'next' remains on same level, 'step' steps inside the functions being called). However, as it can be seen, depending on whether step or next runs, it may take a while until a result is reached - and so, I don't want to sit for 10 minutes with my hand stuck on the Enter button :)
So, my question is - can I somehow instruct gdb to run to 'breakpoint 2' without further user intervention - while printing out the lines it goes through, as if step (or next) was pressed?
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