Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:26:50 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Leon <Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au>
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Subject: Re: ouch - break points in cpp file of template class using gdb ;-)
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Leon wrote:

> but - how would one put a break point in a cpp file of a TEMPLATE class?
> 
> i pesume that the source file of a template class is not created in general
> but the each instance of the template type provided and thus the error of
> "cannot find such a source file" is provided by gdb?

One of the subcommands of GDB's "info" command will display all the 
symbols that GDB knows about in your program.  You could use this feature 
to find the name of the function where you want to put a breakpoint.

Another hint is to use the -gstabs+ switch when compiling your program,
it generates debug info which supports C++ programs much better than the 
default -g.  This is explained in the FAQ.