[vtkusers] debugging vkt source

[Amy Henderson]

At 01:28 PM 10/8/2000 -0400, David Gobbi wrote:
>On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Wolfram H Volpi wrote:
>
> > Is there a debugger to trace a vtk C++ function when it is called from a
> > tcl script?
>
>With gcc and gdb, at least, all you have to do is run the 'vtk' executable
>from within the debugger.  I do this all the time, both with tcl and
>python.
You can also do this in the debugger in Visual C++.  Open the workspace for 
vtk (c:\vtkbin\Debug\makefile1, for example).  Go to Project | Settings, 
and click on the Debug tab.  Set the "working directory" to whatever 
directory your tcl script is in, and set "program arguments" to the 
filename of your tcl script.  You'll also need to set breakpoints in the 
C++ code in the functions you're wanting to look at.  Then run (F5) in the 
debugger.

Amy

>
> > I would like to run the tcl script and then step into the C++
> > function.
>
>With gdb, you do
>
>gdb /usr/local/bin/vtk   <or wherever vtk is>
>
>then
>
>run <name-of-tcl-script>
>
>The easiest thing to do with an infinite loop is just <Control-C>
>followed by a stack trace (i.e. the 'bt' command).  You can also
>set breakpoints in the C++ code, though there are a couple extra
>gdb commands required to tell gdb where the .so files are.
>
>Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with any debuggers
>except for gdb.
>
>  - David
>
>--
>   David Gobbi, MSc                    dgobbi at irus.rri.on.ca
>   Advanced Imaging Research Group
>   Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario
>
>
>
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