A collection of macros for GNU debugger (gdb), useful for inspection of Ruby processes.
Originally written by Jamis Buck and Mauricio Fernandez, collected by Phillippe Hanrigou.
And slightly improved by @the83 and @ebenoist
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| reval | Evaluate an arbitrary Ruby expression from current gdb context. |
| rb_bt | Print the ruby stack trace interpreting backtrace as a Ruby array of string. |
| rb_raise | Raise a Ruby exception from gdb. |
| redirect_stdout | Hijack Ruby $stdout and redirect it to /tmp/ruby-debug-. |
| restore_stdout | Restore Ruby $stdout to its original value after hijacking it> |
| rb_finish | Execute the current Ruby method until it returns and interrupts th> |
| rb_object_counts | Count and print all living objects by type. |
| rb_locals | Print local variables and their values. |
| rb_backtrace | Print the Ruby backtrace. |
| rb_classname | |
| rb_p | |
| rb_help | Print a list of all ruby macros |