VGdb is a perl application that enables vim as the front end of a debugger like gdb and perldb. It both works on MS Windows and Linux. It both works in gvim and vim.

It opens a VGDB window in vim that allows user to type gdb command directly, and gdb output is redirected to this windows.

MSVC-style shortcuts are defined by default (like F5/F10...), and you can define how to preview structure like MSVC auto expand feature.

Screenshot:

A flash demo in my package helps you quickly go through the vgdb features.

For detail, read this vim help document: README.txt

On Linux, run vgdb_install and specify path.

# sh vgdb_install

On MS Windows, you need install Perl (and of course gcc/gdb). Run vgdb_install_mswin.bat that actually copy files to your folder.

Note:

• gvim MUST in the default search path.

My dev environment:

• Windows:
• Perl 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86
• Gdb 7.4 i686-pc-mingw32
• Linux:
• Perl 5.10.0 for x86_64-linux
• Gdb 7.3 x86_64-suse-linux

In vim or gvim, run :VGdb command, e.g.

:VGdb
:VGdb cpp1
:VGdb cpp1 --tty=/dev/pts/4

To debug a perl program:

:VGdb hello.pl

The following shortcuts is applied that is similar to MSVC:

<F5> 	- run or continue
<S-F5> 	- stop debugging (kill)
<F10> 	- next
<F11> 	- step into
<S-F11> - step out (finish)
<C-F10>	- run to cursor (tb and c)
<F9> 	- toggle breakpoint on current line
<C-F9> 	- toggle enable/disable breakpoint on current line
\ju or <C-S-F10> - set next statement (tb and jump)
<C-P> 	- view variable under the cursor (.p)