No debugging symbols in gdb even when compiling with -g flag

Question

I am trying to compile my program with debugging symbols for use in gdb. I have added the -g flag to my makefile but I still get \"Reading symbols from ...(no debugging symb

Answer 1

I dont have much experience with Mingw but try replacing -g with -ggdb. This may solve your problem. According to gcc man page

Produce debugging information for use by GDB. This means to use the most expressive format available (DWARF 2, stabs, or the native format if neither of those are supported), including GDB extensions if at all possible.