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I want to know that how the break points and watch points work in the GDB. I know the GDB works on symbol table. But would like to know more details of it. How watch points differ from break points.
Any pointers or links in this regard will be helpful.
A breakpoint is placed on a given line of program execution.
A watchpoint is placed on a variable in your current scope of execution. When that variable is read or written, the watchpoint can be used to stop execution and break into your debugger.
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[Debugging] how break points work in GDB?
