[gentoo-dev] [RFC] New category: dev-debug

["Michał Górny" <mgorny@gentoo.org>]

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Hi,

I'd like to propose adding a new dev-debug category.  The description
could be:

  Code debuggers and debugging-related tools.

Potential candidates include:

dev-util/ald: Assembly Language Debugger
dev-util/apitrace: Tool for tracing, analyzing, and debugging graphics APIs
dev-util/bpftrace: High-level tracing language for eBPF
dev-util/cgdb: A curses front-end for GDB, the GNU debugger
dev-util/d-feet: D-Feet is a powerful D-Bus debugger
dev-util/d-spy: D-spy is a blisteringly fast D-Bus debugger
dev-util/ddd: Graphical front-end for command-line debuggers
dev-util/edb-debugger: edb is a cross platform x86/x86-64 debugger, inspired by Ollydbg
dev-util/kdbg: Graphical debugger interface
dev-util/leaktracer: Trace and analyze memory leaks in C++ programs
dev-util/lldb: The LLVM debugger
dev-util/ltrace: trace library calls made at runtime
dev-util/pretrace: start dynamically linked applications under debugging environment
dev-util/pwndbg: A GDB plug-in that makes debugging with GDB suck less
dev-util/strace: Useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool
dev-util/sysdig: A system exploration and troubleshooting tool
dev-util/systemtap: A linux trace/probe tool
dev-util/valgrind: An open-source memory debugger for GNU/Linux
media-gfx/renderdoc: A stand-alone graphics debugging tool
sys-devel/gdb: GNU debugger
sys-devel/gdb-apple: Apple branch of the GNU Debugger, Developer Tools 4.3

This was originally prompted by bug 920438 [1], pointing out that LLDB
and GDB belong to the same category.  dev-util/ currently carries 428
packages, so I suppose it makes sense to split it some more, especially
when we can clearly distinguish some more specific groups.

[1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/920438

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny


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