Intro

To help out blablabla

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GDB

Windows

For GDB under windows, look here http://freedroid.sourceforge.net/dev_docu/node4.html

Linux

Install gdb if you dont already have it on your system.

1) Start gdb:
gdb --args freedroidRPG -wqr1
2) To start the game type:
run
3) Reproduce crash.
4) Type:
bt full
5) Attach the output to the bug report or e-mail directly to the developer if they asked for that.
6) To exit from gdb type
quit

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Valgrind

Install valgrind and kcachegrind if you dont already have them on your system.

valgrind is a memory utility that does profiling among other things
kcachegrind is the GUI for better visualisation of the results

Valgrind - memcheck

1) Run
valgrind --tool=memcheck ./freedroidRPG -wqr0
2) Reproduce problem
3) Attach the full output to the bug report or e-mail directly to the developer if they asked for that.

Valgrind - profiling (callgrind)

1) Run
valgrind --tool=callgrind --instr-atstart=no ./freedroidRPG -wqr0
2) Get ready to reproduce the issue (eg load a savegame)
3) enable profiling my issuing "callgrind_control -i on" in another terminal
4) reproduce the problem
5) quit the game
6) start kcachegrind
7) Report the info somehow...