gdb-watch

watch  -- 监视变量值

源程序:

/********************************************************
                include
 *******************************************************/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

/*******************************************************
                define
 *******************************************************/
#define MAX_NAME_LEN    (15)

typedef unsigned char BYTE_T;
typedef int           INT32_T;
typedef unsigned int  UINT32_T;

INT32_T g_i32WatchNum = 0;

BYTE_T  g_pu8Str[15] = "global char";

/********************************************************/

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    printf("%s\n", g_pu8Str);
    printf("start watch valiable\n");
    memcpy(g_pu8Str, "ppp\n", sizeof("ppp\n"));
    printf("%s\n", g_pu8Str);
    memcpy(g_pu8Str, "bbb\n", sizeof("bbb\n"));
    printf("geb_test\n");
    getchar();
}

编译:

gcc -g ./gdb_test.c

调试:

root@ubuntu:/home/commander/project/gdb_test# clear

root@ubuntu:/home/commander/project/gdb_test# gdb ./a.out
GNU gdb (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.3-0ubuntu2) 7.3-2011.08
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and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i686-linux-gnu".
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://bugs.launchpad.net/gdb-linaro/>...
Reading symbols from /home/commander/project/gdb_test/a.out...done.
(gdb) watch g_pu8Str
Watchpoint 1: g_pu8Str
(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/commander/project/gdb_test/a.out
global char
start watch valiable
Watchpoint 1: g_pu8Str

Old value = "global char\000\000\000"                                                                   --------------  断点触发，旧值global char
New value = "ppp\nal char\000\000\000"                                                               -------------- 断点触发后，更新的值"ppp\nal char\0
0x08048443 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff734) at ./gdb_test.c:26                    -------------- 断点于 gdb_test.c文件26行
26        memcpy(g_pu8Str, "ppp\n", sizeof("ppp\n"));
(gdb)

(gdb)
(gdb)
(gdb) c                                                                                                                         -------------- 继续执行 continue
Continuing.
Watchpoint 1: g_pu8Str                                                                                          ---------------再次中断于第一个监视的变量,访问触发 watchpoint 1:g_pu8Str

Old value = "ppp\nal char\000\000\000"                                                           
New value = "ppp\n\000l char\000\000\000"
main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff734) at ./gdb_test.c:27
27        printf("%s\n", g_pu8Str);
(gdb)                                                                                                                         ----------------直接回车，相当于继续输入continue命令
Continuing.
ppp


Watchpoint 1: g_pu8Str

Old value = "ppp\n\000l char\000\000\000"                                                    ----------------g_pu8Str变量值更改，断点
New value = "bbb\n\000l char\000\000\000"
0x08048464 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff734) at ./gdb_test.c:28
28        memcpy(g_pu8Str, "bbb\n", sizeof("bbb\n"));
(gdb)
Continuing.
geb_test

[Inferior 1 (process 2981) exited with code 012]
(gdb) l                                                                                                                    ----------------源代码列出      
23    {
24        printf("%s\n", g_pu8Str);
25        printf("start watch valiable\n");
26        memcpy(g_pu8Str, "ppp\n", sizeof("ppp\n"));
27        printf("%s\n", g_pu8Str);
28        memcpy(g_pu8Str, "bbb\n", sizeof("bbb\n"));
29        printf("geb_test\n");
30        getchar();
31    }
(gdb)