trace_function_calls_gdb

#!/bin/sh

# Taken from http://dustymabe.com/2012/10/14/trace-function-calls-using-gdb/

# Make a function call trace using GDB. This is stupid, but it should work

if [ "$*" = "" ]; then
echo "usage: $0 [args]"
exit
fi

_CMDFILE=/tmp/`basename $0`.$$
_PROG=$1
shift

echo Writing GDB commands file
# Write the temporary GDB commands file
echo "set args $*" > $_CMDFILE
for i in `nm -f posix $_PROG | awk '$2 == "T" { print $1}'`; do
(echo break $i
echo command
echo silent
echo backtrace 1
echo continue
echo end
echo
) >> $_CMDFILE
done

echo run >> $_CMDFILE

# Now do the run
echo Starting GDB
gdb -quiet -command=$_CMDFILE $_PROG < /dev/null

# and clean up
echo GDB run finished
rm -f $_CMDFILE