How to debug a portion of FreeBSD code using gdb from a shell?

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Well, like I said, I am trying to both learn myself to contribute code as well as document the process I go through for others.

So here is the next little section of what I have learned about FreeBSD code. Hope it helps somebody.

How to debug a portion of FreeBSD code using gdb from a shell? (Using Sysinstall code as an example)

Well, in my last FreeBSD Friday post, I talked about How to compile a portion of FreeBSD code with debugging? (Sysinstall for this example). The next step is to learn to step through the code. There is a debugging tool included with FreeBSD called gdb.

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Well, lets get started.

Step 1 – Compile a portion of FreeBSD code with debugging enabled
How to compile a portion of FreeBSD code with debugging? (Sysinstall for this example)

Step 2 – Start gdb
As a user (not root) launch gdb with the name of the executable as the only parameter.

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