(ddd.info)Debugger Invocation

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2.5.1 Invoking an Inferior Debugger
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To choose the default inferior debugger, select `Edit => Preferences =>
Startup => Debugger Type'.  You can

   * have DDD determine the appropriate inferior debugger automatically
     from its command-line arguments.  Set `Determine Automatically
     from Arguments' to enable.

   * have DDD start the debugger of your choice, as specified in
     `Debugger Type'.

   The following DDD resources control the invocation of the inferior
debugger (Note: Customizing).

 -- Resource: autoDebugger (class AutoDebugger)
     If this is `on' (default), DDD will attempt to determine the
     debugger type from its arguments, possibly overriding the
     `debugger' resource (see below).  If this is `off', DDD will
     invoke the debugger specified by the `debugger' resource
     regardless of DDD arguments.

 -- Resource: debugger (class Debugger)
     The type of the inferior debugger to invoke (`bash' `dbx', `gdb',
     `jdb', `ladebug', `make', `perl', `pydb', or `xdb').

     This resource is usually set through the `--bash', `--dbx',
     `--gdb', `--jdb', `--ladebug', `--make', `--perl', `--pydb', and
     `--xdb', options; Note: Options, for details.

 -- Resource: debuggerCommand (class DebuggerCommand)
     The name under which the inferior debugger is to be invoked.  If
     this string is empty (default), the debugger type (`debugger'
     resource) is used.

     This resource is usually set through the `--debugger' option;
     Note: Options, for details.