GDB Vim Frontend

Warning: Under development. Development currently stalled due to issues with Vim.

This plugin provides GDB debugger integration for Vim ([demo gif]) featuring:

• Elaborate view of debugger state
• Event-based, non-blocking UI
• Jump to code from Backtrace or Threads windows
• Define commands to replay when switching between modes (code <-> debug)

This plugin takes advantage of Vim's job API.

Prerequisites

• Vim 8.0+ (for +channel and +job support)
• GDB 7.7+
• Pygdbmi

Installation

1. Using a plugin manager such as vim-plug:

       Plug 'dbgx/gdb.vim'
   

   Alternatively, clone this repo, and add the following line to your vimrc:

       set rtp+=/path/to/gdb.vim
   

Goals

The plugin is being developed keeping 3 broad goals in mind:

• Ease of use: Users with almost zero knowledge of command line debuggers should feel comfortable using this plugin.
• Completeness: Experienced users of GDB should not feel restricted.
• Customizability: Users should be able to bend this plugin to their needs.

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