README.md

gdb-prompt

This project provides:

• A GDB plugin for powerlevel10k-like prompt written in pure gdb script without dependency on the python port of gdb!

• A WakaTime plugin to statistic how much time you debug code in gdb/cgdb.

Install

AUR

paru -S gdb-prompt-git

NUR

nix-env -iA nixos.nur.repos.Freed-Wu.gdb-prompt

Usage

Add the following code to ~/.config/gdb/gdbinit:

Prompt

source /the/path/of/this/directory/gdb-prompt

Or just gdb-prompt (Yes, this file has a shebang) to open a gdb with a powerlevel10k-like prompt.

Wakatime

1. Your gdb must be compiled with python port
2. Depends on repl-python-wakatime

define hook-stop
  source /the/path/of/this/directory/gdb-hook.py
end

It will send wakatime heartbeat every step, next, ... If you want to only send wakatime heartbeat every step, just

define hook-step
  source /the/path/of/this/directory/gdb-hook.py
end

See GDB Hooks to know more.

Use environment variables HOOK_NAMES=hook1:hook2 to defines which hook will be used. Available hooks can be seen here.

Customize

set_ps1 [prompt_string] [[text:fg_color_value:bg_color_value] [separator]] ...

• See Color Handling of man 5 terminfo for color name/value.
• See powerline-extra-symbols for separator.
• See gdb.prompt for prompt escape code.
• Escape "\\" to many times by the reverse order of 2, 4, 8, ... gdb script doesn't have string concatenate functions. We must use eval "set $str = \"%s%s\"", $str1, $str2 to do it, which eval will convert "\\\\" to "\\".

Alternatives

If you hate gdb script and want a more common language, you can try python.