Debugging with DDD Under Mac OS X

ddd

ddd is a graphical front end for the GNU debugger, gdb. It requires X11 to run, so it's not a native Mac OS X application.

installation

The easiest way to install ddd is to use DarwinPorts:

• sudo port install ddd

This should install ddd and all its prerequisites (which are somewhat numerous). However, this does not install pydb for you. To install pydb, download it from this Debian page (look for download links in the bottom left corner, under "*source files*") and also apply and patches. The direct links to the files I downloaded are:

• pydb_1.01.orig.tar.gz
• pydb_1.01-10.diff.gz

Once pydb is downloaded, and the patches applied, copy all the *.py files to a directory on your path, e.g. /usr/local/bin, and ddd should be able to find them.

ddd running, about to launch Chandler