All hail Archer and Tom Tromeys python gdb integration:
Before:
(gdb) bt
#0 nautilus_file_unref (file=0xdbbc60) at nautilus-file.c:724
#1 0x004a9e74 in nautilus_directory_async_state_changed (directory=0x7bf090) at nautilus-directory-async.c:4891
#2 0x004ae363 in nautilus_directory_call_when_ready_internal (directory=0x7bf090, file=0xdbbc60, file_attributes=3, wait_for_file_list=0,
directory_callback=<value optimized out>, file_callback=0x4c4b80 <file_list_file_ready_callback>, callback_data=0x9729c0) at nautilus-directory-async.c:1344
#3 0x004fcad1 in vfs_file_call_when_ready (file=0xc19768, file_attributes=0, callback=0, callback_data=<value optimized out>) at nautilus-vfs-file.c:68
#4 0x004c69e1 in nautilus_file_list_call_when_ready (file_list=<value optimized out>, attributes=3, handle=0x972880, callback=0x4eaa80 <activate_activation_uris_ready_callback>, callback_data=0x972830) at nautilus-file.c:6900
#5 0x0046f52a in fm_directory_view_activate_files (view=0xa07430, files=0x1109480, mode=NAUTILUS_WINDOW_OPEN_ACCORDING_TO_MODE, flags=0, confirm_multiple=1) at fm-directory-view.c:703
#6 0xf4fbf6fd in IA__g_closure_invoke (closure=0xa43740, returnvalue=0x0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x110d950, invocation_hint=0x7fffffffcc10) at gclosure.c:767
#7 0xf4fd6760 in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0xa360b0, detail=0, instance=0x92d340, emission_return=0x0, instance_and_params=0x110d950) at gsignal.c:3244
#8 0xf4fd7e49 in IA__g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x92d340, signal_id=<value optimized out>, detail=0, var_args=0x7fffffffcdf0) at gsignal.c:2977
#9 0xf4fd8383 in IA__g_signal_emit (instance=0xdbbc60, signal_id=12687208, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3034
#10 0x004d5405 in activate_selected_items (container=0x92d340) at nautilus-icon-container.c:6669
#11 0x0004df20d in item_event_callback (item=<value optimized out>, event=0x7fffffffd3b0, data=<value optimized out>) at nautilus-icon-container.c:6237
#12 0xf7dcde38 in eel_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED (closure=0xf0b7f0, returnvalue=0x7fffffffd130, n_param_values=<value optimized out>, param_values=0x1113d80,
invocation_hint=<value optimized out>, marshal_data=0x4decc0) at eel-marshal.c:121
#13 0xf4fbf6fd in IA__g_closure_invoke (closure=0xf0b7f0, returnvalue=0x7fffffffd130, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x1113d80, invocation_hint=0x7fffffffd0f0) at gclosure.c:767
#14 0xf4fd6760 in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0xa3ade0, detail=0, instance=0xd6ed00, emission_return=0x7fffffffd270, instance_and_params=0x1113d80) at gsignal.c:3244
#15 0xf4fd7cf8 in IA__g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0xd6ed00, signal_id=<value optimized out>, detail=0, var_args=0x7fffffffd2d0) at gsignal.c:2987
#16 0xf4fd8383 in IA__g_signal_emit (instance=0xdbbc60, signal_id=12687208, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3034
#17 0xf7dacca8 in emit_event (canvas=<value optimized out>, event=<value optimized out>) at eel-canvas.c:2518
#18 0x004dd749 in button_press_event (widget=0x92d340, event=0x100a100) at nautilus-icon-container.c:4183
#19 0xf67ac148 in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED (closure=0x7ee870, returnvalue=0x7fffffffd6c0, n_param_values=<value optimized out>, param_values=0x112c0f0,
invocation_hint=<value optimized out>, marshal_data=0x4dd6b0) at gtkmarshalers.c:84
#20 0xf4fbf6fd in IA__g_closure_invoke (closure=0x7ee870, returnvalue=0x7fffffffd6c0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x112c0f0, invocation_hint=0x7fffffffd680) at gclosure.c:767
#21 0x4fd6432 in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0x7eea00, detail=0, instance=0x92d340, emission_return=0x7fffffffd800, instance_and_params=0x112c0f0) at gsignal.c:3282
#22 0xf4fd7cf8 in IA__g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x92d340, signal_id=<value optimized out>, detail=0, var_args=0x7fffffffd860) at gsignal.c:2987
#23 0xf4fd8383 in IA__g_signal_emit (instance=0xdbbc60, signal_id=12687208, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3034
#24 0xf68aec3e in gtk_widget_event_internal (widget=0x92d340, event=0x100a100) at gtkwidget.c:4745
...
After: (interesting areas marked out)
(gdb) gbt
#0 nautilus_file_unref (file=<NautilusVFSFile:0xdbbc60>) at nautilus-file.c:724
#1 0x004a9e74 in nautilus_directory_async_state_changed (directory=<NautilusVFSDirectory:0x7bf090>) at nautilus-directory-async.c:4891
#2 0x004ae363 in nautilus_directory_call_when_ready_internal (directory=<NautilusVFSDirectory:0x7bf090>, file=<NautilusVFSFile:0xdbbc60>, file_attributes=3, wait_for_file_list=0, directory_callback=<value optimized out>, file_callback=0x4c4b80 <file_list_file_ready_callback>, callback_data=0x9729c0) at nautilus-directory-async.c:1344
#3 0x004fcad1 in vfs_file_call_when_ready (file=0xc19768, file_attributes=0, callback=0, callback_data=<value optimized out>) at nautilus-vfs-file.c:68
#4 0x004c69e1 in nautilus_file_list_call_when_ready (file_list=<value optimized out>, attributes=3, handle=0x972880, callback=0x4eaa80 <activate_activation_uris_ready_callback>, callback_data=0x972830) at nautilus-file.c:6900
# Emit signal activate on instance <FMIconContainer:0x92d340>
#9 0xf4fd8383 in g_signal_emit (instance=0xdbbc60, signal_id=12687208, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3034
#10 0x004d5405 in activate_selected_items (container=<FMIconContainer:0x92d340>) at nautilus-icon-container.c:6669
#11 0x004df20d in item_event_callback (item=<value optimized out>, event=0x7fffffffd3b0, data=<value optimized out>) at nautilus-icon-container.c:6237
# Emit signal event on instance <NautilusIconCanvasItem:0xd6ed00>
#16 0xf4fd8383 in g_signal_emit (instance=0xdbbc60, signal_id=12687208, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3034
#17 0xf7dacca8 in emit_event (canvas=<value optimized out>, event=<value optimized out>) at eel-canvas.c:2518
#18 0x004dd749 in button_press_event (widget=<FMIconContainer:0x92d340>, event=0x100a100) at nautilus-icon-container.c:4183
# Emit signal button-press-event on instance <FMIconContainer:0x92d340>
#23 0xf4fd8383 in g_signal_emit (instance=0xdbbc60, signal_id=12687208, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3034
#24 0xf68aec3e in gtk_widget_event_internal (widget=<FMIconContainer:0x92d340>, event=0x100a100) at gtkwidget.c:4745
...
As a bonus, I throw in the break_finalize command:
(gdb) p file
$1 = (NautilusFile *) 0xdbbc60
(gdb) break_finalize file
Breakpoint 2 at 0x7ffff4fc3b00: file gobject.c, line 742.
(gdb) c
Continuing.
Breakpoint 2, g_object_finalize (object=0xdbbc60) at gobject.c:742
742 {
All code availible via git from http://www.gnome.org/~alexl/git/gnome-gdb.git. Needs latest version of the archer-tromey-python branch from Archer git.
If you have other cool gdb hacks please send them so we can collect them all in the same place.
Looks great, I hope I’ll find some time to integrate this with my vala patch
My random idea on this was to be able to attach gdb scripts inside the .debuginfo packages. So the projects themselves maintain them, and you don’t have to go hunting on the intertubes to find them.
colin: I think that might be possible with the python stuff. It has some autoload per object file feature.
Wow. That’s the best thing I’ve seen in a long time. Almost enough to make up for automake, eh? 🙂
Ian
Neat idea, I’ve wanted to do this for some time.
Maybe the g_signal_emit frame can be removed as well, since it doesn’t give a lot of extra information.
Next step, integrate this with language bindings, so we can go from say JS -> C back and forth and still make sense of the tracebacks.
Yeah, python-gdb will auto-load python based on the “objfiles” that are opened. For an objfile X, gdb will look for “X-gdb.py”; if it exists, it will be loaded.
So, in this case, X might be /usr/bin/nautilus. The lookup process also handles separate debug info; so you can stick the python there if you prefer.
We’ve talked about stuffing this into the debug info but I am not sure if we will. I do think I’ll expand the file search so we don’t clutter /usr/bin and /usr/lib.
Once the API is a bit more stable I expect we’ll try to get a few projects to ship their debug hacks. I plan to ship at least one (libstdc++ pretty-printers) in F11.