Re: Which debuger: DDD or KDBG?

[Michael Torrie <torriem chem byu edu>]

On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 17:57, Hossein Mobahi wrote:
> Hello folks
>
> I am just going to start GTK+ programming and intend
> to also choose an adequate graphical debuger. As far
> as I know KDBG and DDD are two most popular ones. I
> know that both are front ends for GDB, but there are
> still differences that may influence one's choice.
>
> 1. Is one of them more professional (e.g. having more
> features)?

DDD

> 2. Which one has a more friendly interface (e.g.
> appropriate use of graphics, colors to highlight what
> needs distinction)?

DDD is certainly a more complicated interface, but the graphical watches
are invaluable for working with complex memory structures and objects. 
KDBG is simpler and probably less capable. 

> 3. Is it possible to say which one is more popular and
> more widely used by developers?

DDD is probably the most used and most popular graphical GDB frontend on
any platform.

> 4. Do you think that ddd will be obsolete in the near
> future? I say this because ddd is Motif based and
> Motif is expected to be replaced by GTK+ and Qt in the
> future.

DDD will never be obsolete because of Motif.  It has nothing to do with
the widget set.  DDD is simply so much more advanced than KDBG.  Maybe
someone will redo it's GUI in a modern toolkit.  In the meantime it's
still the most capable graphical debugger I've ever used on X11.

> Thnx
>
> --Hossein
>
>
>
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Michael Torrie <torriem chem byu edu>