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Having GDB infer the source language
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Having GDB infer the source language
To have GDB set the working language automatically, use ‘set language local’ or ‘set language auto’. GDB then infers the working language. That is, when your program stops in a
frame (usually by encountering a breakpoint), GDB sets the working language to
the language recorded for the function in that frame. If the language for a
frame is unknown (that is, if the function or block corresponding to the frame
was defined in a source file that does not have a recognized extension), the
current working language is not changed, and GDB issues a warning.
This may not seem necessary for most programs, which are written entirely in
one source language. However, program modules and libraries written in one
source language can be used by a main program written in a different source
language. Using ‘
set language auto’ in this case frees you from having to set the working language manually.
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