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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by robert rottermann <ro...@redcor.ch> on 2009/03/06 10:37:34 UTC
[users@httpd] how to debug a module?
Hi there,
please forgive me if this sounds stupid..
There is an apache modul I do not unterstand
therefore I would like to load it in a debugger, so that I can step trough it at
runtime.
in a former life (which lasted up to 2000) i used to be proficient with c. but
this is long ago and on windows, now I am using linux. furthermore I am spoiled
using python. therefore I have all but forgotten how "real" programmers work.
now could anybody give me hints or pointers to tutorials on how to develop/debug
apache modules under linux?
thanks
robert
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Re: [users@httpd] how to debug a module?
Posted by anson ho <ho...@gmail.com>.
I use fprintf(stderr,"a debug message"); It is stupid but it works in all
platforms.
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:37 PM, robert rottermann <ro...@redcor.ch> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> please forgive me if this sounds stupid..
>
> There is an apache modul I do not unterstand
> therefore I would like to load it in a debugger, so that I can step trough
> it at
> runtime.
> in a former life (which lasted up to 2000) i used to be proficient with c.
> but
> this is long ago and on windows, now I am using linux. furthermore I am
> spoiled
> using python. therefore I have all but forgotten how "real" programmers
> work.
>
> now could anybody give me hints or pointers to tutorials on how to
> develop/debug
> apache modules under linux?
>
> thanks
> robert
>
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Re: [users@httpd] how to debug a module?
Posted by "William A. Rowe, Jr." <wr...@rowe-clan.net>.
robert rottermann wrote:
>
> now could anybody give me hints or pointers to tutorials on how to develop/debug
> apache modules under linux?
You probably want to become familiar with gdb.
In the case of httpd, you want to learn the -X flag to avoid
forking off the child processes (run only one which you can
single step). Or become adept with breakpoints against the
forked and multithreaded code :)
And read http://httpd.apache.org/dev/debugging.html
Best of luck,
Bill
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