Makefile debugger?
ch...@bahns.com
I'm actually trying to build gcc-2.95.2 using the Cygwin 1.0 Unix-like
environment under Windows NT 4.0 (just so you know). The makefiles of
course are quite large and complicated. I ran into a problem during the
build and would like to single-step, set breakpoints, etc. (all the good
debugging stuff). I know of a bash shell debugger, which was helpful for
debugging bash scripts, but now it seems I need one for makefiles.
I did a "man make" and saw no relevant options, and have scanned
Deja.com a bit and have not seen anything yet.
If you don't know, can you recommend a better newsgroup for this post?
TIA for any help
Chris
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Paul D. Smith
c> Anyone know about a makefile debugger? (preferably graphical) I'm
c> actually trying to build gcc-2.95.2 using the Cygwin 1.0 Unix-like
c> environment under Windows NT 4.0 (just so you know). The makefiles
c> of course are quite large and complicated. I ran into a problem
c> during the build and would like to single-step, set breakpoints,
c> etc. (all the good debugging stuff). I know of a bash shell
c> debugger, which was helpful for debugging bash scripts, but now it
c> seems I need one for makefiles.
There is nothing like that that I've ever heard of for a makefile,
esp. a GNU makefile.
It seems somewhat overkill.
Between the various levels of "make --debug" and the output generated by
"make -p" you'll get tons of output.
Remember you can ask make to build one particular target by saying "make
foo.o", then you don't have to deal with all the other stuff.
c> I did a "man make" and saw no relevant options, and have scanned
c> Deja.com a bit and have not seen anything yet.
That's because there's nothing to see :)
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