What's the main issue? Is it that it's impossible to work with GDB because it crashes, or is it gdb's command line interface? If the problem is the latter, then have him use a decent frontend. I use emacs's gdbsrc mode, which integrates control of the debugger with your existing code buffers. Some people use external tools, but I prefer to integrate debugging with editing.
Yotam, P.S. Have him use emacs22 On 9/1/07, Amos Shapira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > We are at this stage were the lead C++ developer needs to switch over our > mostly ACE-based applications from Windows to Linux and needs a GOOD and > CONVENIENT debugging environment for multi-threaded applications. > > He's giving a honest effort to use gdb but so far found it very hard to > work with and at least once he managed to get gdb itself to crash. > > Can anyone recommend a REALLY USEFUL(TM) debugger for Linux, even cheap > commercial ones (up to around 100$ per seat)? > > Please spare me the preaching about gdb being so great - that guy, who > haven't touched Linux until last week, is already doing a tremendous effort > to convert and needs any tool he can to help him. > > At least one of the target environments will be RHEL4 (due to customer's > demands) but there is a good chance the Debian will be our internal SOE. > > Thanks, > > --Amos > >
