Simple counter program to demonstrate gdb on

Running the docker

git clone git@github.com:andyneff/hello-world-gdb.git .
docker run -it --rm --privileged -v `pwd`:/src:ro --name hello_gdb andyneff/hello-world-gdb

Attach with your favorite debugger using docker exec -i {container name} as a wrapper or docker exec -i {container name} sh -c if the debugger send multiple arguments as one argument.

Launch Debugging

Most debuggers are not going to support this gracefully, so the simplest thing to do is to start the docker yourself, and compile the binary, and then launch via docker exec

docker run -it --rm --privileged -v `pwd`:/src:ro --name hello_gdb andyneff/hello-world-gdb sh
gcc /src/hello.cpp -o /hello.out

Launch with your favorite debugger.

Why --privileged?

gdb needs ptrace permissions. Getting these in a docker varies from OS to OS. The easiest thing to do is just give it all permissions. However, if you want the most secure option, you need to figure out what is right for your operating systems, for example, on Ubuntu with apparmor you need:

• --security-opt=seccomp:unconfined : needed for --attach pid#
• --security-opt apparmor:unconfined : needed for --multi (not currently used)
• --cap-add SYS_PTRACE : needed for ptrace