Specify a particular exception to stop GDB using catch

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catch throw tells GDB to stop when an exception occurs. This has been discussed here.

However, I define a few exception types in my program, I need a way to tell GDB to only stop when one of my exceptions is thrown. Is there a way to do this? I know Visual Studio lets you specify an exception to force the debugger to stop. How do I do this in GDB?

Have you tried reading the GDB documentation to find an answer? What did you find? Why didn't it help you? Or do you expect *us* to read the documentation *for you* and just spoon-feed you the answer? If so; sorry, that's not how it works. — Jesper Juhl, Apr 07 '17 at 20:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 07 '17 at 20:20

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GDB cannot do this. If you have some other debugger, it can help you here.

answered Apr 07 '17 at 20:20

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 24 '20 at 21:42

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Since the exception is defined in my own program, the correct way to do this is to simply put a breakpoint in the constructor of the exception.

answered Jan 24 '20 at 21:42

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Specify a particular exception to stop GDB using catch

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