Re: define-key acting strange..

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "D. Goel" <address@hidden>
> Date: 24 May 2002 01:31:31 -0400
> 
> To the list: BTW, this 'gdb emacs' will be a huge learning curve for
> me

The file etc/DEBUG in the distribution might help a lot.

> and i will bug folks (is this the right forum

Yes, this is the right forum for asking help in debugging Emacs
problems.

> | (gdb)
> | 
> +----
>   
> gdb seems to have stopped..  typing 'continue' doesn't help

Type "run -q" to start Emacs.

GDB stops because in many cases you would want to prepare the
debugging session: set breakpoints, add directories to the source
search list, set various GDB options, etc.

> BTW, This directory emacs/src above is indeed the directory from
> emacs21 is built

This is the right directory from where to run a debugging session.
In particular, the file .gdbinit there makes sure you have the
Emacs-specific GDB commands (such as xstring and pr) defined.