From: Steve _at_LugWash (email_suppressed_at_lugwash.org)
Date: Fri 07-Feb-2003 03:50:14 AM EST
I'm VERY green here with C
Am currently going through a C programming tutorial.
Per the textbook instructions it says:
"It is important that you can compile & debug a simple program such as the
one above. Type the program into the editor provided with your compiler,
compile and link. If there are errors check closely that you have typed
the program exactly as it appears on the page.
Next, single step through the program in the debugger."
OK I am using my favorite editor (vi) to enter the simple you guessed it,
"hello world" program.
Using either cc or gcc seems to compile it just fine.
it creates a working executable (a.out)
also seems to 'link' it as well as I am not doing any seperate linking
process.
Now um... about the debugging...
Is there a single step debugger in Linux for C ?
Searching the web does not turn up anything really obvious to a beginner.
I discovered GDB but do not have a clue how to use it and it seems to
be more for C++ and not really for C.
I'm just seeking a kick in the general direction of some good reading
This tutorial is awesome and explains the hell out of basic getting
started with C but it assumes I have a debugger and have a clue how to
load my program into it and single step it.
Thanks for any pointers you might have!
Steve
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