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[PATCH] New debugger-trap function to break to GDB

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Message #11 received at 79144 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
To: Jeremy Bryant <jb <at> jeremybryant.net>, 79144 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Subject: Re: bug#79144: [PATCH] New debugger-trap function to break to GDB
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025 19:54:03 -0700

On 8/1/2025 4:19 PM, Jeremy Bryant via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the 
Swiss army knife of text editors wrote:
> Here is a patch to add a default command debugger-trap to break into
> GDB, together with a default breakpoint set in .gdbinit
> The immediate benefit for developers is a standard command to use where
> there isn't one at the moment, as explained in DEBUG, only general guidance.

This looks like a good idea. It might be useful to document more 
thoroughly that this is for setting a breakpoint in GDB and friends, 
rather than in the Elisp debugger. (Unless the plan is to support the 
Elisp debugger too somehow?)

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