| Debugging with GDB: Languages |
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Although programming languages generally have common aspects, they are
rarely expressed in the same manner. For instance, in ANSI C,
dereferencing a pointer p is accomplished by *p, but in
Modula-2, it is accomplished by p^. Values can also be
represented (and displayed) differently. Hex numbers in C appear as
‘0x1ae’, while in Modula-2 they appear as ‘1AEH’.
Language-specific information is built into GDB for some languages, allowing you to express operations like the above in your program’s native language, and allowing GDB to output values in a manner consistent with the syntax of your program’s native language. The language you use to build expressions is called the working language.
| • Setting: | Switching between source languages | |
| • Show: | Displaying the language | |
| • Checks: | Type and range checks | |
| • Supported Languages: | Supported languages | |
| • Unsupported Languages: | Unsupported languages |