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+GDB Python pretty printers
+==========================
+
+Since some time, GDB supports Python written extension modules, especially
+for pretty printing of data structures. A selection of pre-defined pretty printers
+for STL containers is part of the standard distribution. The graphical debugger frontend
+provided by the Eclipse CDT automatically uses this debugger provided presentation
+to show the value of variables in the detail pane of the variables view, while the
+individual variable entries always show the expandable structure view.
+
+Installation notes
+------------------
+
+This feature requires an python enabled GDB (>6.8.50). Debian/Lenny isn't enough,
+but compiling the GDB package from Debian/Squeeze (GDB-7.1) is straightforward.
+Moreover, you need to check out and install the python pretty-printers and 
+you need to activate them through your +~/.gdbinit+
+
+[source,python]
+----
+#
+# .gdbinit : GDB Config file
+#
+# 3/2010 - Ichthyo: add python pretty printers for STL
+
+python
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, '/opt/gdb/stlPrettyPrinter')
+from libstdcxx.v6.printers import register_libstdcxx_printers
+register_libstdcxx_printers (None)
+end
+----
+For more informations link:http://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/STLSupport[see here..]
+
+.Hello World
+[source,C]
+----
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+using std::string;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+
+
+int 
+main (int, char**)
+  {
+    std::string str = "hullo wöld";
+    std::vector<int> vec (1000);
+    
+    for (uint i = 0; i < vec.size(); ++i)
+        vec[i] = i;
+    
+    cout << str <<  "\n.gulp.\n";
+    return 0;
+  }
+----
+When selecting the string or the vector in the Eclipse variables view
+(or when issuing "print str" at the GDB prompt), the GDB python pretty-printer
+should be activated.
+
+
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+Developer HOWTOs
+================
+
+
+This section contains a loose collection of instructions, recipes, tutorials and
+similar usefull pieces of information targeted at Lumiera developers. See also
+
+- the general link:{l}/project/faq.html[Lumiera FAQ]
+- the link:{ldoc}/user/index.html[User documentation]
+
+== Notepad
+- link:DebugGdbPretty.html[Python pretty printers for GDB]
+
+
+[icon="warning.png"]
+WARNING: Website under construction
+
+
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-////
-Technote Documentation
-======================
+Technical Documentation
+=======================
 
- * link:http://www.lumiera.org/doxy/[Doxygen generated documentation]
- * link:gui/index.html[GUI-Layer]
- * link:proc/index.html[Proc-Layer]
- * link:backend/index.html[Backend]
- * link:build/index.html[Buildsystem]
-
-
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-WARNING: Website under construction
-////
-== Technical Documentation
 
 This documentation section contains technical documentation about Lumiera.
 To get an overview of all the internals and components, you might want to read
 link:innerCore/the_inner_core.html[Lumiera the Inner Core]
 
-=== Three Layers
+== Three Layers
 The technical documentation is split in three parts, one for each of the three main layers of Lumiera.
 You may want to read the link:../design/index.html[Design Documents] first to get an overview of all the components.
 
-* link:gui/index.html[*Graphical User Interface*] : Documents about the default GTK GUI that comes with Lumiera.
+* link:gui/index.html[*Graphical User Interface*] : Documents related to the GTK based Lumiera GUI
   
-* link:proc/index.html[*Processing layer*]
+* link:proc/index.html[*Processing layer*] : Documents regarding Session, models and the engine structure
 
-* link:backend/index.html[*Backend system*]
+* link:backend/index.html[*Backend system*] : Documents about the data and processing backend
+
+
+== Tools
 
-=== Tools
 .Development
 * link:http://www.lumiera.org/doxy/[*Doxygen generated documentation*] : Complete reference for the code of Lumiera.
 
 .Building
 * link:build/index.html[*Buildsystem*] : Installation & compilation tools, dependencies and packaging.
 
+.HOWTO
+* link:howto/index.html[*Developer HOWTOs*] : Collection of instructions, recipes, hints and similar
+  materials intended for developers
+
 
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 WARNING: Website under construction