LLDB Integration

[Aleix Pol]

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 5:41 PM, RISHABH GUPTA <rishabh9511 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wanted to update about the work I have do so far for integrating the LLDB
> debugger
>
> I am not following the exact approach I mentioned in my proposal .I am
> working as if I were creating the plugin from scratch.This helps, as it
> makes it easier  to think about what should be done next.Still ,a few things
> that I mentioned in my proposal have been partially completed .
>
> The current state of the plugin:
>
> 1. User gets to choose what debugger to use. i.e Lldb or Gdb
>
> 2.On choosing to debug the program,the program will start and the output
> will be displayed in the debug area(only in case of Gdb). In case of Lldb
> ,to make the output display in the debug area Parser class needs to be
> implemented .This happens because for lldb the tty option is not supported
> on linux.
>
> What needs to be done next:
>
> 1.Cleaning up the code
>
> 2.Testing on Windows and Mac.I can test on windows .Could someone please
> test it on Mac?
If you're already testing in Linux and Windows (right?) it's already
good. LLDB shouldn't be all that different on OS X.

>
> 3.Giving the commands the way they were being given earlier. i.e Using the
> CommandQueue class.
>
> 4.Start setting up  breakpointcontroller ,variablecontroller  and
> framestack.
>
> Things that I have started working on according to my proposal:
>
> 1.Setting up classes like DebuggerPlugin,Gdb and Lldb Launcher (these
> classes are debugger specific so they can't be shared),ConfigPage :All this
> was supposed to be done in the first two weeks .
>
> 2.Setting up DebugJob , DebugSession  :- This was to be done in the next 4
> weeks .
Why in the next 4 weeks? GSoC hasn't started, results aren't even
public, AFAIK...

> I am updating my work here:
> https://github.com/rish9511/kdevelop/tree/lldb/debuggers
^ What Valorie said.

Aleix