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This subsection presents several simple examples of interaction using the gdb/mi interface. In these examples, ‘->’ means that the following line is passed to gdb/mi as input, while ‘<-’ means the output received from gdb/mi.
Note the line breaks shown in the examples are here only for readability, they don't appear in the real output.
Setting a breakpoint generates synchronous output which contains detailed information of the breakpoint.
-> -break-insert main
<- ^done,bkpt={number="1",type="breakpoint",disp="keep",
enabled="y",addr="0x08048564",func="main",file="myprog.c",
fullname="/home/nickrob/myprog.c",line="68",times="0"}
<- (gdb)
Program execution generates asynchronous records and MI gives the reason that execution stopped.
-> -exec-run
<- ^running
<- (gdb)
<- *stopped,reason="breakpoint-hit",disp="keep",bkptno="1",thread-id="0",
frame={addr="0x08048564",func="main",
args=[{name="argc",value="1"},{name="argv",value="0xbfc4d4d4"}],
file="myprog.c",fullname="/home/nickrob/myprog.c",line="68"}
<- (gdb)
-> -exec-continue
<- ^running
<- (gdb)
<- *stopped,reason="exited-normally"
<- (gdb)
Quitting gdb just prints the result class ‘^exit’.
-> (gdb)
<- -gdb-exit
<- ^exit
Here's what happens if you pass a non-existent command:
-> -rubbish
<- ^error,msg="Undefined MI command: rubbish"
<- (gdb)