Thanks, that was very helpful!
Kynn
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Martin Morgan <mtmor...@fhcrc.org> wrote:
> Hi Kynn --
>
> (gdb) call Rf_PrintValue(x)
>
> 'void' is I think the return value of R_PV()
>
> Martin
>
> Kynn Jones wrote:
> > Hi, everyone. I'm trying to debug an R-module, written in C, and I'm
> using
> > gdb for this.
> >
> > How can I print "standard" R objects from within C code?
> >
> > BTW, I'm familiar with the advice to use R_PV given in Writing R
> Extensions,
> > but it's not working for me. E.g., I get
> >
> > (gdb) p R_PV(x)
> > $1 = void
> >
> > and yet
> >
> > (gdb) p *x
> > $2 = {sxpinfo = {type = 16, obj = 0, named = 0, gp = 0, mark = 0, debug =
> 0,
> > trace = 0, spare = 0, gcgen = 0, gccls = 1},
> > attrib = 0x608f98, gengc_next_node = 0xa82328, gengc_prev_node =
> 0xa822c8,
> > u = {primsxp = {offset = 1}, symsxp = {
> > pname = 0x1, value = 0x146fb50, internal = 0x2000000a}, listsxp =
> > {carval = 0x1, cdrval = 0x146fb50,
> > tagval = 0x2000000a}, envsxp = {frame = 0x1, enclos = 0x146fb50,
> > hashtab = 0x2000000a}, closxp = {formals = 0x1,
> > body = 0x146fb50, env = 0x2000000a}, promsxp = {value = 0x1, expr =
> > 0x146fb50, env = 0x2000000a}}}
> >
> > which suggests to me that x is not "void" (whatever that's supposed to
> mean
> > here).
> >
> >
> > What I'd like to do is print out SEXP's the way that the R interactive
> > interpreter would display them if one evaluated them on the command line,
> > but to do this from within gdb, or at least via a PRINT function called
> > directly within the C code.
> >
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Kynn
> >
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