lldb的若干技巧及拾遗

机缘

之前有一阵以为chisel真的挺好用的，后来翻看了历年的WWDC关于lldb的video 仍是发现一些tips

Tip

lldb 统一格式

• <noun> <verb> [options] [argument [argument ...]]

lldb 命令行都遵循上述格式，例如：

target create /bin/ls
breakpoint set —-name malloc
process attach --pid 1234
breakpoint set --file hello.c --line 100
breakpoint modify —condition “self = $myModel"

lldb简写

help -> h
expression -O -- -> po
expression -- -> p
thread until 11 -> th u 11
breakpoint modify —condition "self = $myModel" -> br m -c “self == $myModel"

lldb command alias

lldb 启动都会加载 ~/.lldbinit，故而咱们能够经过修改它来实现本身的加强

例如command alias，常见的例子，譬如耳熟能详的Reveal能经过下列命令启动

command alias reveal_load_sim expr (void*)dlopen("/Applications/Reveal.app/Contents/SharedSupport/iOS-Libraries/libReveal.dylib", 0x2);

我本身扩展了这个别名pwv:

command alias pwv expr (void)NSLog((NSString*)[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] keyWindow] recursiveDescription])

该命令能够打印keyWindow上的view的层级结构。

command regex

一样放在~/.lldbinit，跟alias相似，不过能够带参数，使用正则。

command regex pv 's/(.+)/expr (void)NSLog((NSString*)[(UIView*)%1 recursiveDescription])/'

command regex postNoti 's/(.+)/expr (void)[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:%1 object:nil]/'

命令pv %1用来打印%1上的全部view的层级结构。
命令postNoti %1 用来post 一个notication如:

(lldb) postNoti @"MyNotification"

根据平常开发的须要，alias和regex均可以用来当作打开/关闭某些扩展功能，如第三方的调试工具：

打开/关闭FLEX
command alias flex expr [[FLEXManager sharedManager] toggleExplorer]

regex我用得也比较简单，基本跟alias差很少。相信还会有更geek的用法。

command script

chisel就是用下列命令初始化的：

command script import /path/to/fblldb.py

• simple example

myCommands.py

def caflushCommand(debugger, command, result, internal_dict):
debugger.HandleCommand("e (void)[CATransaction flush]")

command script import ~/myCommands.py

lldb关于python的接口我看得也不细，具体参见wwdc和lldb。chisel的github上也有讲。

流程控制

下列命令其意不言自明，平常其实不必定能用到，但thread return在debug时仍是至关有用的，调试时发现某些bug，当重现步骤又太麻烦，不想修改代码后从新编译，能够在某些critical method中进行fake return。

process continue continue c
thread step-over next n
thread step-in step s
thread step-out finish

thread return

thread return
thread return NO
thread return @"hi"

Examining Data

frame variable

(lldb) fr v self

(MyProject.ViewController) self = 0x00007fd63c221fa0 {
UIKit.UIViewController = {

UIResponder = {
  NSObject = {
    isa = YourProject.ViewController
  }
  _hasAlternateNextResponder = false
  _hasInputAssistantItem = false
}
_overrideTransitioningDelegate = nil
如下省略

其余拾遗

• 寄存器相关

(lldb) register read
General Purpose Registers:
       rax = 0x0000000010004005
       rbx = 0x00000000ffffffff
       rcx = 0x00007fff5559b718
       rdx = 0x0000000000000000
       rdi = 0x00007fff5559b880
       rsi = 0x0000000007000806
       rbp = 0x00007fff5559b760
       rsp = 0x00007fff5559b718
        r8 = 0x0000000000001403
        r9 = 0x00000000ffffffff
       r10 = 0x0000000000000c00
       r11 = 0x0000000000000206
       r12 = 0x0000000000000c00
       r13 = 0x0000000000000000
       r14 = 0x00007fff5559b880
       r15 = 0x0000000000001403
       rip = 0x000000010e151386  libsystem_kernel.dylib`mach_msg_trap + 10
    rflags = 0x0000000000000206
        cs = 0x000000000000002b
        fs = 0x0000000000000000
        gs = 0x0000000000000000

• platform shell
  在lldb中执行shell命令，如

(lldb)platform shell ls

• objective-c set exception 断点

(lldb) br s -E objc

• 查看类型

(lldb) type lookup ErrorType
protocol ErrorType {
  var _domain: Swift.String { get }
  var _code: Swift.Int { get }
}
extension ErrorType {
  var _domain: Swift.String {
    get {}
  }
}

• 其余
  wwdc上有说修好了lldb的一些known issue，好比

(lldb) p NSLog(@“%d”, i)
error: 'NSLog' has unknown return type;
  cast the call to its declared return type
error: 1 errors parsing expression

(lldb) p [NSApplication sharedApplication].undoManager error: property ‘undoManager’ not found on object of type ‘id’
error: 1 errors parsing expression

这些问题都修好了。

总结

其余的之后再补充。
有些东西其实对于大多数开发者用处不大，你们随便看看。

原做写于segmentfault 连接