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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/add_gdb_path.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/add_gdb_path.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..873c3fc --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/add_gdb_path.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +## The meson test program now accepts an additional "--gdb-path" argument to specify the GDB binary + +`meson test --gdb testname` invokes GDB with the specific test case. However, sometimes GDB is not in the path or a GDB replacement is wanted. +Therefore, a `--gdb-path` argument was added to specify which binary is executed (per default `gdb`): + +```console +$ meson test --gdb --gdb-path /my/special/location/for/gdb testname +$ meson test --gdb --gdb-path cgdb testname +``` |