Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 16:58:54 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Debugging graphics with GDB 4 ?
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On 15 Mar 1996 stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za wrote:

> I would like to know if it is possible to debug programs (using hi-res graphics
> mode) using GDB 4.xx? As far as I remember in Djgpp v1 there was a utility to
> send the debugger output to a second monitor (monochrome) while the graphics
> display was not corrupted on the VGA screen. Can you do this under Djgpp v2 and
> the new Gnu debugger (much improved, by the way! Congrats to the guys at the
> FSF).

Did you try using MSHELL?  It is described in the DJGPP FAQ list 
(available as v2/faq200b.zip from the same place you get DJGPP), section 
12.5.  The same section also suggests trying the FSDB debugger which can 
switch between the debugger and the debuggee screen.