#include <stdio.h>
struct foo {
int i[12];
int j;
};
int main(void) {
struct foo foo = {{0}};
int *p;
p = foo.i;
p[12] = 42;
printf("j is %d\n", foo.j);
return 0;
}
gdb ./a.out
[...]
Reading symbols from a.out...done.
(gdb) break main
Breakpoint 1 at 0x40052c: file 6469109.c, line 9.
(gdb) run
Starting program: a.out
Breakpoint 1, main () at 6469109.c:9
9 struct foo foo = {{0}};
(gdb) watch foo.j
Hardware watchpoint 2: foo.j
(gdb) cont
Continuing.
Hardware watchpoint 2: foo.j
Old value = -7936
New value = 0
0x0000000000400545 in main () at 6469109.c:9
9 struct foo foo = {{0}};
(gdb) cont
Continuing.
Hardware watchpoint 2: foo.j
Old value = 0
New value = 42
main () at 6469109.c:14
14 printf("j is %d\n", foo.j);
(gdb) quit
A debugging session is active.
Inferior 1 [process 572] will be killed.
Quit anyway? (y or n) y