>________________________________ > From: Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> >To: Paul Jones <p...@cmicdo.com> >Cc: "pgsql-general@postgresql.org" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org> >Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:13 AM >Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Debugging extension with gdb? > > >Paul Jones <p...@cmicdo.com> writes: > >> Can someone point me to information on how to debug a Postgres extension >> with gdb? > >I've noticed that on some platforms, it works better to attach gdb to the >backend process before you load the extension, but on others, it works >better to attach afterwards. You might try the opposite procedure from >whatever you were doing. Other than that, it's mostly Just Worked for >me on any remotely modern platform. Be sure both the backend and the >extension are compiled with -g, of course. > > regards, tom lane
After I *carefully* re-read your mail, I realized that I did not have the entire postgresql compiled with '-g'. So I went back and re-built all of it and, behold, I set and caught a breakpoint in the extension. Thanks! PJ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
