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Stepping into Specific Function in GDB

Does GDB support Stepping into a Specific function, say either f or g, on lines containing expressions of nested function calls such as

f(g());

similar to what Visual Studio 2010 support. Maybe a GDB script is the solution?

Solution

  • Does GDB support Stepping into a Specific function

    No. If you want to step into g, a simple step should do it. If you want to step into f, do step, finish, step.

    You are welcome to file a feature request in GDB bugzilla, though I doubt Step into Specific can be reasonably implemented in a CLI debugger.