From a2325f67a12f716b622ea53c605b868bcaa039ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hettinger Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:39:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] SF patch #1068456: small update for pdb docs --- Doc/lib/libpdb.tex | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex b/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex index 81dc1e2e87..6301175d34 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex @@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ a script to debug other scripts. For example: python -m pdb myscript.py \end{verbatim} +When invoked as a script, pdb will automatically enter post-mortem debugging +if the program being debugged exits abnormally. After post-mortem debugging +(or after normal exit of the program), pdb will restart the program. +Automatic restarting preserves pdb's state (such as breakpoints) and in most +cases is more useful than quitting the debugger upon program's exit. +\versionadded[Restarting post-mortem behavior added]{2.4} + Typical usage to inspect a crashed program is: \begin{verbatim} -- 2.40.0