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The <small>GDB</small> input is still +managed using readline. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><em>source</em></dt> +<dd><p>The source window shows the source file of the program. The current +line and active breakpoints are displayed in this window. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><em>assembly</em></dt> +<dd><p>The assembly window shows the disassembly output of the program. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><em>register</em></dt> +<dd><p>This window shows the processor registers. Registers are highlighted +when their values change. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<p>The source and assembly windows show the current program position by +highlighting the current line and marking it with a ‘<samp>></samp>’ marker. +By default, source and assembly code styling is disabled for the +highlighted text, but you can enable it with the <code>set style +tui-current-position on</code> command. See <a href="Output-Styling.html#Output-Styling">Output Styling</a>. +</p> +<p>Breakpoints are indicated with two markers. The first marker +indicates the breakpoint type: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt><code>B</code></dt> +<dd><p>Breakpoint which was hit at least once. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>b</code></dt> +<dd><p>Breakpoint which was never hit. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>H</code></dt> +<dd><p>Hardware breakpoint which was hit at least once. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>h</code></dt> +<dd><p>Hardware breakpoint which was never hit. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<p>The second marker indicates whether the breakpoint is enabled or not: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt><code>+</code></dt> +<dd><p>Breakpoint is enabled. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>-</code></dt> +<dd><p>Breakpoint is disabled. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<p>The source, assembly and register windows are updated when the current +thread changes, when the frame changes, or when the program counter +changes. +</p> +<p>These windows are not all visible at the same time. The command +window is always visible. The others can be arranged in several +layouts: +</p> +<ul> +<li> source only, + +</li><li> assembly only, + +</li><li> source and assembly, + +</li><li> source and registers, or + +</li><li> assembly and registers. +</li></ul> + +<p>These are the standard layouts, but other layouts can be defined. +</p> +<p>A status line above the command window shows the following information: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt><em>target</em></dt> +<dd><p>Indicates the current <small>GDB</small> target. +(see <a href="Targets.html#Targets">Specifying a Debugging Target</a>). +</p> +</dd> +<dt><em>process</em></dt> +<dd><p>Gives the current process or thread number. +When no process is being debugged, this field is set to <code>No process</code>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><em>function</em></dt> +<dd><p>Gives the current function name for the selected frame. +The name is demangled if demangling is turned on (see <a href="Print-Settings.html#Print-Settings">Print Settings</a>). +When there is no symbol corresponding to the current program counter, +the string <code>??</code> is displayed. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><em>line</em></dt> +<dd><p>Indicates the current line number for the selected frame. +When the current line number is not known, the string <code>??</code> is displayed. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><em>pc</em></dt> +<dd><p>Indicates the current program counter address. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<hr> +<div class="header"> +<p> +Next: <a href="TUI-Keys.html#TUI-Keys" accesskey="n" rel="next">TUI Keys</a>, Up: <a href="TUI.html#TUI" accesskey="u" rel="up">TUI</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Concept-Index.html#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> +</div> + + + +</body> +</html> |