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== Debugging Process ==
 
== Debugging Process ==
 
=== Game Compilation ===
 
=== Game Compilation ===
* First you have to configure Vega Strike with the '''--enable-debug''' option in addition to your other options:
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* First you have to configure Vegastrike with the <code>--enable-debug</code> option in addition to your others:<BR/><pre>./configure <your other parameters> --enable-debug</pre>
./configure <your other parameters> --enable-debug
 
  
* Then ''make'' your Vega Strike binary:
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* Then <code>make</code> your Vegastrike binary:<BR/><pre>make</pre>
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Please make sure you have enough disk space available before doing this. Compiling Vega Strike with '''--enable-debug''' eats up a huge amount of disk space.
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Please make sure you have enough disk space available before doing this. Compiling Vega Strike with <code>--enable-debug</code> eats up a huge amount of disk space.
  
 
=== Run GDB ===
 
=== Run GDB ===

Revision as of 18:12, 22 March 2005

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Using GDB with Vega Strike

This page provides information on how to use GDB to help debug Vega Strike.

Debugging Process

Game Compilation

  • First you have to configure Vegastrike with the --enable-debug option in addition to your others:
    ./configure <your other parameters> --enable-debug
  • Then make your Vegastrike binary:
    make

Please make sure you have enough disk space available before doing this. Compiling Vega Strike with --enable-debug eats up a huge amount of disk space.

Run GDB

  • Start gdb (GNU Debugger):
gdb /path/to/vegastrike
  • Start the game. Type this into the gdb-console:
run
  • When the error occurs or it dies type
print *this
backtrace full
up
print *this
up
print *this

See Also

The content of this site is mostly take from this post in the forum.


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