Second Request: gdb in xfree86: ^C

Second Request: gdb in xfree86: ^C

[David]

Hello,

I am running xfree86 on top of cygwin on a WindowsNT. In an 
xterm, I enter the following commands:

	gdb -nowindows /usr/X11R6/bin/editres.exe
	run

After the program starts, if I enter Cntl-C in the gdb window, the
xserver dies.

Is there a way to break into gdb without killing the xserver?

We must be able to enter Cnlt-C to set breakpoints, etc.

I sent this today to xfree86 but the reply from them said that
no one knows enough there to help, and suggested I contact
this list again.

Thanks,

David


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Re: Second Request: gdb in xfree86: ^C

[Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)]

At 08:51 AM 2/14/2002, David wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am running xfree86 on top of cygwin on a WindowsNT. In an 
>xterm, I enter the following commands:
>
>         gdb -nowindows /usr/X11R6/bin/editres.exe
>         run
>
>After the program starts, if I enter Cntl-C in the gdb window, the
>xserver dies.
>
>Is there a way to break into gdb without killing the xserver?
>
>We must be able to enter Cnlt-C to set breakpoints, etc.
>
>I sent this today to xfree86 but the reply from them said that
>no one knows enough there to help, and suggested I contact
>this list again.


Well, unless someone on this list familiar enough with signals 
(or is willing to learn about them) has xfree86 installed and is 
willing to try this and debug it, this one will likely languish 
for a while.  Here's what you can do to help though.  Try this again 
with the latest Cygwin (if you don't have that already) and with the 
latest Cygwin snapshot.  There have been some changes/fixes to signal 
handling which may help.  Report back your findings.  


Larry Hall                              lhall@rfk.com
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