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script `wine/tools/gdbinit.py` (source it) that provides `load-symbol-files`
(or `lsf` for short) command which loads the symbols for all the mapped files.
For tips on debugging see [docs/DEBUGGING.md](docs/DEBUGGING.md).
For tips on debugging see [docs/DEBUGGING-LINUX.md](docs/DEBUGGING-LINUX.md)
and [docs/DEBUGGING-WINDOWS.md](docs/DEBUGGING-WINDOWS.md).
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Proton Debugging Tips
=====================
Proton Debugging Tips For Linux / Wine Developers
=================================================
For loading dev builds of games onto a Steam Deck see
<https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames>
Table Of Contents
-----------------
- [Debug Proton Builds](#debug-proton-builds)
- [Attaching A Debugger](#attaching-a-debugger)
- [Attaching Before The Program Starts](#attaching-before-the-program-starts)
- [Getting Shell Inside Of The Steam Runtime](#getting-shell-inside-of-the-steam-runtime)
- [Starting A Different Binary](#starting-a-different-binary)
- [Substitution](#substitution)
- [Pressure-Vessel Shell](#pressure-vessel-shell)
Debug Proton Builds
-------------------
See [README.md#debugging](../README.md#debugging).
Debug builds contain symbols and should be used for live debugging session.
1. Locate the version of proton you are using in your Steam Library (e.g. Proton
Experimental), click on a cog and select properties.
![](img/proton_properties.png)
2. In the "betas" tab select "debug - unstripped".
![](img/proton_debug_beta.png)
3. Chosen Proton version will now download and update and the symbols will be
available.
For instruction on how to make a custom debug build see
[README.md#debug-builds](../README.md#debug-builds).
Attaching A Debugger
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Make sure to have python development packages installed, as GDB python
support will be required.
**NOTE: using a debug Proton build will greatly improve the experience.**
With this custom GDB you can `source` [Wine's custom unwinder](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine/blob/experimental_9.0/tools/gdbunwind.py)
in your `~/.gdbinit`, and you will get backtraces across PE / unix boundaries.
With older Proton you can use `source` [wine's
gdbinit](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine/blob/proton_8.0/tools/gdbinit.py)
to make `load-symbol-files` command available that uses `/proc/$pid/maps` to
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If you want to start a different binary than the game's default you can use a
few methods. All of the examples below will use `winecfg`.
### Substitution
You can use the following launch option:
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original `%command%` is very long and may contain multiple mentions of `proton`
or the original binary.
### Pressure-Vessel Shell
[Pressure-vessel][pv] allows to spawn an xterm instead of launching Proton. This