Ubuntu uses quite an old version of GDB. When I need to use an updated version of GDB, here is what I do:
- Obtain the newer version of GDB by downloading its
.tar.gz
from here. Unzip it. - Configure and build it:
$ ./configure $ make
- The newly built GDB executable can be found at
gdb/gdb
in your current directory. You can copy it or invoke it directly to use it.
Tried with: GDB 8.1 and Ubuntu 16.04
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