GDB user interfaces

The version of GDB provided with the SDK includes a command-line interface (CLI) and a graphical user interface (Insight).

CLI provides access to all features of GDB. Its main drawback compared to a GUI debugger is that it does not provide a convenient view of the source code during a debug session.

Insight provides only a subset of the functionality provided by the command line interface. However it does provide a better view of source code than CLI.

Since the GUI includes a console view from which CLI-style commands can be issued, it is recommended that you use the GUI to get the benefit of its source view and issue CLI commands through its console view.

CLI is launched by specifying the -nw flag, e.g. gdb -nw, on the DOS command prompt. Insight is launched by simply specifying gdb on the command line. The Insight console is then accessed by selecting View | Console from the menu.