Re: debugging gtk+ apps

[Iain <tigermilk btinternet com>]

> $ gdb glunarclock 
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> (gdb) run --sync 
> Starting program: /home/leandro/install/glunarclock-0.11/src/glunarclock
> --sync 
> Gdk-ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) 
>   serial 1961 error_code 8 request_code 62 minor_code 0 
>
> Program exited with code 01. 
> (gdb) bt 
> No stack. 
> (gdb) 

Put a breakpoint on main
then run the program until it stops (almost instantly :)
then put a breakpoint on gdk_x_error
then continue like so
b main<enter>
run --sync<enter>
b gdk_x_error<enter>
cont<enter>
then play with your program until you get to the error and gdb will stop
and if you do a backtrace it should give you the place of the error.

iain