[SOLVED] I could use some detailed help on how to use dgb or its ddd.

BW-userx · 10-06-2017, 07:20 AM

I am writing a c++ program, using vector <char> reading in files, then storing the paths into it. It reads some directories just fine. But as soon as I created new files, then tried reading them into it, it fails.

When looped through again it just prints out empty new lines to the terminal with no information in it. if I run it again on a different dir with files that have been on my system for who knows how long then it works with them.

so I'd really like to figure out how to use this debugger to see what is really going on. ddd: I've got as far as starting the program, setting args and running it, it shows main .. but how to get past that file and into the file where it is being called to fill the vector and look at what is going on?

pan64 · 10-06-2017, 07:29 AM

you need to compile and link everything with -g

dugan · 10-06-2017, 09:31 AM

Quote:

I am writing a c++ program, using vector <char> reading in files, then storing the paths into it.

Why are you not using strings?

BW-userx · 10-06-2017, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

Why are you not using strings?

some dweb told me to use char for reading in files, so I changed it to char*, then I changed it back to string, and do a conversion on it for the reason it needs a char * to read.

Code:

else if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
{ 
//	std::cout << "files "<< path<<std::endl;

	std::stringstream newStringPath;
	newStringPath << path;
	std::string myStringPath = newStringPath.str();

 	opts.dfile.push_back( myStringPath ); 
	opts.g++;
}

then when I need it to be a char *

Code:

std::string newFilename = walk_down(); // returns one element in the vector<string>
const char* filename = newFilename.c_str();
std::cout << " filename "<<filename<<std::endl;
img.image = imlib_load_image(filename);

Now I am NOT getting any garbage in the input, and that part of it is now working.