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diff --git a/doc/debugging_with_gdb.html b/doc/debugging_with_gdb.html index b2683913fc..6b1e2536e0 100644 --- a/doc/debugging_with_gdb.html +++ b/doc/debugging_with_gdb.html @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ Pass the <code>'-s'</code> flag to the linker to omit the debug information (for example, <code>go build -ldflags "-s" prog.go</code>). </p> +<p> +The code generated by the <code>gc</code> compiler includes inlining of +function invocations and registerization of variables. These optimizations +can sometimes make debugging with <code>gdb</code> harder. To disable them +when debugging, pass the flags <code>-gcflags "-N -l"</code> to the +<a href="/cmd/go"><code>go</code></a> command used to build the code being +debugged. +</p> <h3 id="Common_Operations">Common Operations</h3> |