can't set breakpoint at TFile::TFile() in gdb

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        Tobi

Dear Roottalk,

I am encountering a problem during debugging some code which uses ROOT classes in gdb.

First of all, I am using root v5-14-00 on Scientific Linux 5.0. I am debugging an executable which uses some ROOT classes like for example TFile. It was built using the -g flag for debugging symbols as was ROOT.

I would like to set a breakpoint at the TFile constructor. I am doing

(gdb) b 'TFile::TFile(char const*, char const*, char const*, int)' Breakpoint 6 at 0x20e9ea1a: file include/TVirtualMutex.h, line 77

It sets the breakpoint in TVirtualMutex.h instead of TFile.h. Consequently, when running the program, the debugger never stops at the intended breakpoint. I know for a fact that the above constructor is called by the program.

I assume this has something to do with thread support in ROOT. Is there any way I can set a breakpoint at the intended place?

Sorry if this is a stupid question. I am not very experienced in using gdb.

Cheers,

        Tobi

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