GNU DDD 3.3.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu): Dialog text is messed up

[Martin Peach]

Hi all and many thanks for your hard work and I really appreciate this
program!
But...
This is to report a bug in the help & information display portion of ddd.

The bug:
The bug is in all the dialogs that display help text, including the Tip of
the Day:
The text is partially repeated, lines are broken up, sometimes the text
extends below the bottom edge of the screen with no scroll bar available to
access it.

Here are some examples copied from the Tip of the Day dialogs:

DDD Tip of the Day #45:
To use GDB with Solaris CC, compile with '-xs'.
GDB wants debugging info in the executable.
GDB wants debugging info in the executable.

DDD Tip of the Day #46:
To use GDB with G77, compile with '-fdebug-kludge'. This gives
rudimentary information on COMMON and EQUIVALENCE variables in GDB.
See the G77 documentation for details.
rudimentary information on COMMON and EQUIVALENCE variables in GDB.
See the G77 documentation for details.
See the G77 documentation for details.

DDD Tip of the Day #47:
Double-clicking on a function call will lead you to the definition of
the function. Use
the function. Use Edit->Undo to return to the function call.

DDD Tip of the Day #48:
Disabled breakpoints can be used as bookmarks.
Use
Use Source->Edit Breakpoints to list all breakpoints;
then, click on
then, click on Lookup to jump to a breakpoint location.

DDD Tip of the Day #55:
If the DDD source window keeps on scrolling until the end of source is
reached, try changing the '
reached, try changing the 'glyphUpdateDelay' resource. See the
DDD manual for details.
DDD manual for details.

...roughly it seems to repeat lines whenever there is a change of font.
Thanks again.
/\/\/\/*=Martin
martin@vr-labs.com

Version info follows:

ddd:
GNU DDD 3.3.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Universität Passau, Germany.

Compiled with GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-81), GNU libc 2.2
Requires X11R6, Xt11R6, Motif 2.1.30 (Motif Version 2.1.30)
Includes XPM 3.4.11, Athena Panner, DDD core
Built 2001-07-16 by root <root@sislinux.vlabs>.

gdb:
GNU gdb 5.0rh-5 Red Hat Linux 7.1
Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux".

The latest log:
GNU DDD 3.3.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Universität Passau, Germany.

Compiled with GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-81), GNU libc 2.2
Requires X11R6, Xt11R6, Motif 2.1.30 (Motif Version 2.1.30)
Includes XPM 3.4.11, Athena Panner, DDD core
Built 2001-07-16 by root <root@sislinux.vlabs>.
$  ddd
+  /bin/sh -c 'exec gdb -q -fullname'
#  Hello, world!
#  Opening session "117f000001000099556418100000009830020"...
#  Raising core file size limit from 1024000000 to -1 bytes...
#  Raising core file size limit from 1024000000 to -1 bytes...done.
#  Running GDB (pid 1464, tty /dev/pts/1)...
#  Current language: C/C++
#  Searching "vsllib/ddd.vsl"...
#  Trying "/home/martin/.ddd/vsllib/ddd.vsl"
#  Trying "/usr/local/share/ddd-3.3.1/vsllib/ddd.vsl"
#  Searching "vsllib/ddd.vsl"..."/usr/local/share/ddd-3.3.1/vsllib/ddd.vsl".
<- "(gdb) "
-> "set prompt (gdb) \n"
#  Creating
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/"...
#  Creating
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/"...done.
#  Copying "/home/martin/.ddd/init" to
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/init"...
#  Copying "/home/martin/.ddd/init" to
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/init"...do
ne.
#  Copying "/home/martin/.ddd/history" to
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/history"..
.
#  Copying "/home/martin/.ddd/history" to
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/history"..
.done.
#  Saving session in
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/init"...
#  Saving session in
"/home/martin/.ddd/sessions/117f000001000099556418100000009830020/init"...do
ne.
<- "(gdb) "
-> "set height 0\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "set width 0\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "set annotate 1\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> " set verbose off\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "info line\n"
<- "No line number information available.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "list\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line\n"
<- "No line number information available.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "output 4711\n"
<- "4711(gdb) "
-> "show language\n"
<- "The current source language is \"auto; currently c\".\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "show version\n"
<- "GNU gdb 5.0rh-5 Red Hat Linux 7.1\n"
   "Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n"
   "GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you
are\n"
   "welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
conditions.\n"
   "Type \"show copying\" to see the conditions.\n"
   "There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type \"show warranty\" for
details.\n"
   "This GDB was configured as \"i386-redhat-linux\".\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "pwd\n"
<- "Working directory /home/martin.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info breakpoints\n"
<- "No breakpoints or watchpoints.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "show history filename\n"
<- "The filename in which to record the command history is
\"/home/martin/.gdb_history\".\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "show history size\n"
<- "The size of the command history is 1000.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info sources\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line main\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line MAIN\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info files\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "info line main_\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info program\n"
<- "The program being debugged is not being run.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line MAIN_\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line main__\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line MAIN__\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line _main\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line _MAIN\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line __main\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line __MAIN\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line my_main\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line the_main\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line vxworks_main\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info line main_vxworks\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "set confirm off\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "source /tmp/dddIFOiQM\n"
<- "The target architecture is assumed to be i386\n"
   "Byte order is not selectable.The target endianness is set automatically
(currently little endian)\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info breakpoints\n"
<- "No breakpoints or watchpoints.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "# reset\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "info breakpoints\n"
<- "No breakpoints or watchpoints.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "display\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "info display\n"
<- "There are no auto-display expressions now.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "set environment TERM dumb\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info files\n"
<- "(gdb) "
-> "info program\n"
<- "The program being debugged is not being run.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help detach\n"
<- "Detach a process or file previously attached.\n"
   "If a process, it is no longer traced, and it continues its execution.
If\n"
   "you were debugging a file, the file is closed and gdb no longer accesses
it.\n"
   "(gdb) "
#  Opening session "117f000001000099556418100000009830020"...done.
#  Welcome to DDD 3.3.1 "Blue Gnu" (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
-> "help run\n"
<- "Start debugged program.  You may specify arguments to give it.\n"
   "Args may include \"*\", or \"[...]\"; they are expanded using \"sh\".\n"
   "Input and output redirection with \">\", \"<\", or \">>\" are also
allowed.\n"
   "\n"
   "With no arguments, uses arguments last specified (with \"run\" or \"set
args\").\n"
   "To cancel previous arguments and run with no arguments,\n"
   "use \"set args\" without arguments.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help step\n"
<- "Step program until it reaches a different source line.\n"
   "Argument N means do this N times (or till program stops for another
reason).\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help stepi\n"
<- "Step one instruction exactly.\n"
   "Argument N means do this N times (or till program stops for another
reason).\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help next\n"
<- "Step program, proceeding through subroutine calls.\n"
   "Like the \"step\" command as long as subroutine calls do not happen;\n"
   "when they do, the call is treated as one instruction.\n"
   "Argument N means do this N times (or till program stops for another
reason).\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help nexti\n"
<- "Step one instruction, but proceed through subroutine calls.\n"
   "Argument N means do this N times (or till program stops for another
reason).\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help until\n"
<- "Execute until the program reaches a source line greater than the
current\n"
   "or a specified line or address or function (same args as break
command).\n"
   "Execution will also stop upon exit from the current stack frame.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help finish\n"
<- "Execute until selected stack frame returns.\n"
   "Upon return, the value returned is printed and put in the value
history.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help cont\n"
<- "Continue program being debugged, after signal or breakpoint.\n"
   "If proceeding from breakpoint, a number N may be used as an argument,\n"
   "which means to set the ignore count of that breakpoint to N - 1 (so
that\n"
   "the breakpoint won\'t break until the Nth time it is reached).\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help signal\n"
<- "Continue program giving it signal specified by the argument.\n"
   "An argument of \"0\" means continue program without giving it a
signal.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help kill\n"
<- "Kill execution of program being debugged.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help up\n"
<- "Select and print stack frame that called this one.\n"
   "An argument says how many frames up to go.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "help down\n"
<- "Select and print stack frame called by this one.\n"
   "An argument says how many frames down to go.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "print main\n"
<- "No symbol table is loaded.  Use the \"file\" command.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info breakpoints\n"
<- "No breakpoints or watchpoints.\n"
   "(gdb) "
-> "info source\n"
<- "No current source file.\n"
   "(gdb) "
#  Deleting session "117f000001000099556418100000009830020"...
#  Current session is [none].
#  Deleting session "117f000001000099556418100000009830020"...done.
-> "quit\n"
#  Running GDB (pid 1464, tty /dev/pts/1)...Exit 0.
#  Saving history in "/home/martin/.ddd/history"...
#  Saving history in "/home/martin/.ddd/history"...done.
#  Thanks for using DDD 3.3.1!