Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 09:42:46 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Leon Zadorin <Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au>
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Subject: Re: debug information for custom string classes
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On Mon, 22 May 2000, Leon Zadorin wrote:

> now if at some point i break in gdb and want to have a look at the
> variables data - it is ieasy for int ie 
> p variableName
> but the same p command will not provide the contents of a string (since
> it is made from linked list of characters)

You should be able to use the GDB user-defined command feature to
write a special command that will print your linked list by chasing
the next pointer.

The GDB manual describes how to write your own commands.