Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 16:55:28 +0300
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> From: "Siddhartha" <siddhu_h AT vsnl DOT net>
> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 13:43:36 +0530
> 
> I am planning to develop an IDE for MinGW/GCC compiler system in MS =
> Windows for my final year project.
> I need some help about debugger , its a pain to develop a debugger =
> internally hence i plan to use GDB as an external debugger
> I want to know whether i can use GDB  without exposing its interface =
> i.e. provide a GUI interface and use it as a backend.
> Are there any such GUI interfaces written for GDB for windows. Are there =
> any sources available from which i maybe able to learn?

I believe the Insight GUI for GDB can be compiled with Cygwin.

> Does redir.exe work even in windows to redirect compiler/linker output =
> so that it can be parsed by a GUI interface?=20

redir works, but if you are thinking about using MinGW, it is not
relevant for your project.