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You can attach to the newly launched child process with "gdb attach [PID]", or, for emacs gud-gdb, with M-x gdb, gdb --annotate 3 attach PID. | You can attach to the newly launched child process with "gdb attach [PID]", or, for emacs gud-gdb, with M-x gdb, gdb --annotate 3 attach PID. | ||
The same gdb session can be used to debug subsequent child processes. | |||
However, even if the previous process has exited, an explicit "detach" is required before the next "attach [NEWPID]" to persuade gdb to reread the shared library mappings so that symbols have the right addresses. | |||
== To debug both the parent and children == | == To debug both the parent and children == | ||