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From: gwu@VLSI.CS.CMU.EDU (George Wu)
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Subject: Re: Help needed when using DBX and MAGIC
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Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 01:44:36 EST
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     I would guess that the reason for this lies somewhere along the lines
that Magic tries to do I/O in cbreak mode. Dbx on the other hand wants to use
the normal buffered I/O mode. So of course, a conflict occurs, and dbx gives
up. Playing with the tty status (via reset) only confuses the issue more.

     I would suggest you try using the GNU debugger, gdb. While I have never
used this debugger, I've heard many claims from devout users, including the
claim that it handles programs that use raw and cbreak mode programs. It also
reputedly handles large programs better.

     And now for my own question. Someone has recently asked me about a black
and white version of Magic. Now I know Magic has a Sun b/w driver, but this
guy's only got b/w IBM RTs. So has anyone does this job, or part of it? Thanks
in advance.

							George