[gmx-developers] Re: debugging gromacs with DDD

[Igor Leontyev]

>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I am trying to use DDD interface to debug mdrun program. DDD
>>>>>> invocation,however, generate an error:
>>>>>> "../sysdeps/i386/elf/start.S: no such file or directory"
>>>>>> How to fix it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GMX and FFTW codes were compiled with "-enable-debug" flag on
>>>>>> configurestep. DDD is called by the command: "ddd
>>>>>> $gmx_path/mdrun_db". GDB debugging (no GUI) starts without errors.
>>>>>> Environment is Ubuntu 9.10, DDD3.3.12.
>>>>>>
>>>>> That suggests you have a problem with DDD, rather than GROMACS. Do 
>>>>> other
>>>>> codes run under DDD? Have you checked it's troubleshooting 
>>>>> FAQ/whatever?
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>> And have you tried with good olg gdb?
>>>>
>>> I used only gdb provided with Ubuntu 9.10 and recent release of gcc4.5.
>>> DDD's tutorial sample was debugged without any problem. Solutions 
>>> suggested
>>> in internet mainly refer to the lack of compilation without "-g" flag 
>>> which
>>> seems to be not my case.
>>>
>>> Could successful DDD users give me some hint how to correctly debug 
>>> gromacs?
>>>
> To get debugging info into your binary with gcc you need to add
> something like:
> CFLAGS="-O0 -msse2 -g"
> to your configure command line.
>
> Berk

CFLAGS="-O0 -msse2 -g" or just CFLAGS="-g"  solve the problem.

For some reason "-enable-debug" flag does not do the job. The little trick 
is not mentioned in the Debugging section of gromacs Programmer's Guide. 
Thank you everybody for prompt response.