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24.5; Breakpoints don't show in GDB over TRAMP

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From: Tim Marston <tim <at> ed.am>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.5; Breakpoints don't show in GDB over TRAMP
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 09:35:25 +0100

Hi,

I've noticed that breakpoints don't show up in the source code when
running GDB over TRAMP.  It's quite reproducible.


Steps to reproduce:

1/  run emacs
    $ emacs -q

2/  visit a some remote source code
    C-x C-f /laptop:/home/edam/src/lang/c++/hello-world/hw.cc

3/  run GDB
    M-x gdb RET RET

4/  switch back to source code window
    C-x b RET

5/  add breakpoint
    C-x C-a C-b


What happens:

The breakpoint doesn't show up in the source code buffer.  When you run
the program, the breakpoint still works.  And when the program "breaks
out", you get a current line indicator, showing you where execution is
at.  But no breakpoint.

If you do the same as above, but with a local file (i.e., not via
TRAMP), breakpoints show up as expected.

Another detail, which may be related, is that if I try to set another
breakpoint on the same line, I get this message:

    File /scp:laptop:/home/edam/src/lang/c++/hello-world/"/home/edam/data/dev/lang/c++/hello-world/hw.cc" no longer exists!

Which would seem to indicate that emacs is becoming confused about file
file names over TRAMP.




In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.18.9)
 of 2016-04-08 on binet, modified by Debian
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11803000
System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

Configured using:
 `configure --build x86_64-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr
 --sharedstatedir=/var/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib
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 'CFLAGS=-g -O2 -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat
 -Werror=format-security -Wall' 'CPPFLAGS=-Wdate-time
 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' LDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro'

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_GB.utf8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: C++/l

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
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Recent messages:
Tramp: Opening connection for laptop using scp...done
Target doesn't support non-stop mode.  Turning it off.
Command: break hw.cc:5
Use M-x make-directory RET RET to create the directory and its parents

Tramp: Checking `vc-registered' for /scp:laptop:/home/edam/src/lang/c++/hello-world/"/home/edam/data/dev/lang/c++/hello-world/hw.cc"...done
Use M-x make-directory RET RET to create the directory and its parents

Tramp: Checking `vc-registered' for /scp:laptop:/home/edam/data/dev/lang/c++/hello-world/"/home/edam/data/dev/lang/c++/hello-world/hw.cc"...done
Use M-x make-directory RET RET to create the directory and its parents

Load-path shadows:
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--
Tim Marston
ed.am

Message #8 received at 23608 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Tim Marston <tim <at> ed.am>
Cc: 23608 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23608: 24.5; Breakpoints don't show in GDB over TRAMP
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:15:30 +0200

Tim Marston <tim <at> ed.am> writes:

> Hi,

Hi Tim,

> I've noticed that breakpoints don't show up in the source code when
> running GDB over TRAMP.  It's quite reproducible.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> 1/  run emacs
>     $ emacs -q
>
> 2/  visit a some remote source code
>     C-x C-f /laptop:/home/edam/src/lang/c++/hello-world/hw.cc
>
> 3/  run GDB
>     M-x gdb RET RET
>
> 4/  switch back to source code window
>     C-x b RET
>
> 5/  add breakpoint
>     C-x C-a C-b

Thanks for the proper recipe!

> What happens:
>
> The breakpoint doesn't show up in the source code buffer.  When you run
> the program, the breakpoint still works.  And when the program "breaks
> out", you get a current line indicator, showing you where execution is
> at.  But no breakpoint.

gdb-mi.el retrieves file names from the running (remote) gdb
process. Obviously, this process cannot know remote (Tramp) file names.

I've committed the following fix to Emacs master:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
*** /home/albinus/src/emacs/lisp/progmodes/gdb-mi.el.~c1b5000d8c484d7acd39414119838c78eaaf9cca~	2016-08-22 20:04:45.263775082 +0200
--- /home/albinus/src/emacs/lisp/progmodes/gdb-mi.el	2016-08-22 19:58:33.826031791 +0200
***************
*** 2661,2668 ****
  If FIX-LIST is non-nil, \"FIX-LIST={..}\" is replaced with
  \"FIX-LIST=[..]\" prior to parsing. This is used to fix broken
  -break-info output when it contains breakpoint script field
! incompatible with GDB/MI output syntax."
    (save-excursion
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (when fix-key
        (save-excursion
--- 2661,2675 ----
  If FIX-LIST is non-nil, \"FIX-LIST={..}\" is replaced with
  \"FIX-LIST=[..]\" prior to parsing. This is used to fix broken
  -break-info output when it contains breakpoint script field
! incompatible with GDB/MI output syntax.
! 
! If `default-directory' is remote, full file names are adapted accordingly."
    (save-excursion
+     (let ((remote (file-remote-p default-directory)))
+       (when remote
+         (goto-char (point-min))
+         (while (re-search-forward "[\\[,]fullname=\"\\(.+\\)\"" nil t)
+           (replace-match (concat remote "\\1") nil nil nil 1))))
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (when fix-key
        (save-excursion
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Could you, pls, check whether this works for you? I would also be
interested in any undesired side effect, since I couldn't test this
extensively.

> Tim Marston
> ed.am

Best regards, Michael.

Message #13 received at 23608-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Tim Marston <tim <at> ed.am>
Cc: 23608-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23608: 24.5; Breakpoints don't show in GDB over TRAMP
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:22:29 +0200

Version: 25.2

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> I've committed the following fix to Emacs master:

[...]

> Could you, pls, check whether this works for you? I would also be
> interested in any undesired side effect, since I couldn't test this
> extensively.

No reaction, so I assume everything works as expected. I'm closing the
bug. Feel free to reopen if it doesn't work for you.

>> Tim Marston
>> ed.am

Best regards, Michael.

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