diff src/README.txt @ 13353:8412df1479a3 v8.0.1550

patch 8.0.1550: various small problems in source files commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/792f0e36593d1ec13ccb8a622ca5542c500577b4 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Feb 27 17:27:13 2018 +0100 patch 8.0.1550: various small problems in source files Problem: Various small problems in source files. Solution: Fix the problems.
author Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
date Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:30:08 +0100
parents 073ff46fe397
children a6330a49e036
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@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ You might also want to read ":help devel
 
 JUMPING AROUND
 
-First of all, use ":make tags" to generate a tags file, so that you can use
-the ":tag" command to jump around the source code.
+First of all, use ":make tags" to generate a tags file, so that you can jump
+around in the source code.
 
 To jump to a function or variable definition, move the cursor on the name and
 use the CTRL-] command.  Use CTRL-T or CTRL-O to jump back.
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ Most code can be found in a file with an
 	window.c	handling split windows
 
 
+DEBUGGING
+
+If you have a reasonable recent version of gdb, you can use the :Termdebug
+command to debug Vim.  See  ":help :Termdebug".
+
+When something is time critical or stepping through code is a hassle, use the
+channel logging to create a time-stamped log file.  Add lines to the code like
+this:
+	ch_log(NULL, "Value is now %02x", value);
+After compiling and starting Vim, do:
+	:call ch_logfile('debuglog', 'w')
+And edit "debuglog" to see what happens.  The channel functions already have
+ch_log() calls, thus you always see that in the log.
+
+
 IMPORTANT VARIABLES
 
 The current mode is stored in "State".  The values it can have are NORMAL,