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[SOLVED] Re: Debugging X with GDB
On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 16:26 +0200, Jonathan Morton wrote:
> A good trick might be to run X+gdb via SSH or a serial console. This
> is then immune to VT switching semantics.
This is how I'm currently debugging, but X unconditionally cripples the
console even if it's a pty.
...
Wait, I've found a workaround! There's a specific option:
-keeptty don't detach controlling tty (for debugging only)
That's cool, but I guess we should document it very prominently in the
wiki:
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/ServerDebugging
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