GSoC/2016/StatusReports/PeifengYu

KDevelop: LLDB Support

The aim of the project is to integrate LLDB as a C/C++ debugging backend for KDevelop. By adding decent IDE support for LLDB, it would be useful for users on platforms where GDB support is rather scarce and make it possible to use KDevelop completing daily debug tasks.

Work report

Project page
Project commits
(from d2e8761413b3fa039a79c59b32f9176e120f0b74 to 08b771eaa81335277054d9ebe620c860b666147d)
GSoC Proposal
2016/04/23 1st Blog post
2016/05/14 2nd Blog post
2016/06/28 3rd Blog post
2016/08/03 4th Blog post
2016/08/21 Final blog post

Project Status

The code has been merged into the master branch in the repository.

Debug session:
- Session control (begin, start, kill, etc.):
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done
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- Execution control (next, jump, interrupt, etc.):
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done
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- Debugger console
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done
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- Breakpoints:
  - Basic breakpoints
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done
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  - Conditional breakpoints
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done
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- Infomation inspection
  - Frame & stack
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done
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  - Local variables & expressions
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done
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  - Info when hovering over symbols
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done
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  - Pretty printer & Unicode
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done
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  - Disassembly & register^[1]^[2]
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blocked by upstream bug
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  - Memory view
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unfinished
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- Functionalities
  - Multi-threaded debugee
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done
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  - Remote debugging
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done
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  - Attach to process^[3]
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blocked by upstream bug
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  - Examine core file
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unfinished
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  - Drkonqi support
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unfinished
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Launch configuration
- Debug configuration page
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done
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Screenshots

LLDB launch configuration

A debug session

Tool views

About Me

IRC Nick: aetf

IRC Channels: #kdevelop, #kde-devel, #kde-cn

Blog: unlimitedcodeworks.xyz

[1] BUG28718

[2] BUG28859

[3] BUG28858

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