Nov 6, 2008 · Is it possible to inspect the return value of a function in gdb assuming the return value is not assigned to a variable?

When you use return, GDB discards the selected stack frame (and all frames within it). You can think of this as making the discarded frame return prematurely. If you wish to specify a value to be returned, …

This page explains the print command. The print command prints the value of a given expression.

Expressions print and many other GDB commands accept an expression and compute its value. Any kind of constant, variable or operator defined by the programming language you are using is valid in …

Print using only seven-bit characters; if this option is set, GDB displays any eight-bit characters (in strings or character values) using the notation \nnn. This setting is best if you are working in English …

Practice: Observing Function Call and Return using GDB The goal of this group assignment is to get familiar with the GDB debugger, and use it to understand the low-level function call and return …

Introduction In order to check where the program stops behaving as it should, GDB allows you to check that the values of the variables are as you expect. Commands such as print and info locals allow us …

When you use return, GDB discards the selected stack frame (and all frames within it). You can think of this as making the discarded frame return prematurely. If you wish to specify a value to be returned, …