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howto:panel_plugin_debug [2009/01/14 07:31] – 69.157.9.187howto:panel_plugin_debug [2009/01/14 13:22] – typo + make a title 88.172.125.130
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   gdb -ex r -ex bt -ex q --args /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman $@ \   gdb -ex r -ex bt -ex q --args /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman $@ \
   > $HOME/clipman-gdb.log 2>&1   > $HOME/clipman-gdb.log 2>&1
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 +==== Using GDB on running instances ====
  
 If you want an interactive debug session with GDB, you can simply find the process id of the plugin by running If you want an interactive debug session with GDB, you can simply find the process id of the plugin by running
  
-    $ gdb /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman $(pidof clipman)+  $ gdb /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman $(pidof clipman) 
 +  ... 
 +  (gdb) continue
  
-which will find the PID of clipman, and debug it using the debug symbols in /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman. For this to work, clipman must already be running. You can also attach GDB to a processfrom the GDB prompt by using the attach command:+which will find the PID of clipman, and debug it using the debug symbols in /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman. For this to work, clipman must already be running. You can also attach GDB to a process from the GDB prompt by using the attach command:
  
-    (gdb) attach $PID+  (gdb) attach $PID
  
 Again, the plugin must already be loaded for this to work. Again, the plugin must already be loaded for this to work.