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Full GDB Console
Controlling GDB through the command-line from within Eclipse has long been a very poor experience. With new support in GDB 7.12, it is now much easier for CDT to provide a full-featured GDB console. This feature is planned for CDT 9.2 for Linux hosts.
Features of full GDB console
The full GDB console provides the user with an identical GDB command-line experience as if GDB was started on a shell
- Command history
- Line editing
- Tab-completion
- Smart command repeating
- Full synchronization with the Eclipse GUI
Current status
Development is on-going. The following bugzilla entries and Gerrit reviews are part of this effort:
- 303808 Debug console lacks many important features
- http://eclip.se/497166%7CBug 497166 - [console] Support the user using the 'run' command in the gdb console]
- http://eclip.se/497167%7CBug 497167 - [console] Direct IO to an eclipse console for a new process created directly from the gdb console]