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Add debugging to bochs with macports

I can't seem to get debugging working on bochs. I installed it using macports. Specifically, when I launch bochs, the command line never appears.

I'm pretty sure I included the debugging variant when I installed it; but, I suppose I could have mis-typed it.

When I run port installed bochs, I get this

$ port installed bochs
The following ports are currently installed:
  bochs @2.6.8_1+avx+sdl2+smp+term (active)

Which seems to suggest the debugging variant isn't installed; but, when I try to add the debugging variant, the response suggests that nothing need be done:

$ sudo port upgrade --enforce-variants bochs +debugging
--->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
--->  No broken files found.

Is there another way to verify the presence or absence of debugging, and add it, if necessary?

Solution

  • I believe the variant for bochs debugging is:

    +debugger

    In a standard bochs ./configure the option would be:

    --enable-debugger

    ↳ https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/emulators/bochs/Portfile#L51