Typical use This command is useful when debugging remote programs via gdbserver. If the shared library path on the remote computer and the GDB computer is different, GDB won't automatically find …

If GDB does not automatically load debugging symbols for your library when debugging with gdbserver, please check the search path using the set solib-search-path command.

In order to set breakpoints and find source lines that correspond to different code locations GDB needs to access the library files containing symbol information. Copying those libraries to locations under a …

Shared library commands The commands in this group allow controling how GDB loads debugging symbols for various shared libraries and show additional diagnostic information. Command list info …

This page explains the set auto-solib-add command. The set auto-solib-add command specifies whether GDB should automatically load symbols when it detects that a shared library has been loaded.

GDB Command Reference This section of the website contains an incomplete reference of most frequently used GDB commands. The commands described here can be used with the command …

This page explains the set filename-display command. The set filename-display command switches between absolute and relative file names displayed by the backtrace and frame commands.

Alternatively you can always issue the info sharedlibrary command using the GDB Session window. See also Shared library commands , set auto-solib-add , set solib-search-path , set stop-on-solib-events , …

This page explains the set stop-on-solib-events command. The set stop-on-solib-events command specifies whether GDB should stop the target when a shared library is loaded or unloaded.

You can alternatively force GDB to search additional directories for the .so file using the set solib-search-path command. If your .so library is not present in the list, it has not been loaded by the Java …