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For more information, see <a href="Supported-Languages.html#Supported-Languages">Supported Languages</a>. For more information, see <a href="C.html#C">C and C++</a>. </p> <p>Support for D is partial. For information on D, see <a href="D.html#D">D</a>. </p> <a name="index-Modula_002d2"></a> <p>Support for Modula-2 is partial. For information on Modula-2, see <a href="Modula_002d2.html#Modula_002d2">Modula-2</a>. </p> <p>Support for OpenCL C is partial. For information on OpenCL C, see <a href="OpenCL-C.html#OpenCL-C">OpenCL C</a>. </p> <a name="index-Pascal"></a> <p>Debugging Pascal programs which use sets, subranges, file variables, or nested functions does not currently work. <small>GDB</small> does not support entering expressions, printing values, or similar features using Pascal syntax. </p> <a name="index-Fortran"></a> <p><small>GDB</small> can be used to debug programs written in Fortran, although it may be necessary to refer to some variables with a trailing underscore. </p> <p><small>GDB</small> can be used to debug programs written in Objective-C, using either the Apple/NeXT or the GNU Objective-C runtime. </p> <table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Free-Software.html#Free-Software" accesskey="1">Free Software</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Freely redistributable software </td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Free-Documentation.html#Free-Documentation" accesskey="2">Free Documentation</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Free Software Needs Free Documentation </td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Contributors.html#Contributors" accesskey="3">Contributors</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Contributors to GDB </td></tr> </table> <hr> <div class="header"> <p> Next: <a href="Sample-Session.html#Sample-Session" accesskey="n" rel="next">Sample Session</a>, Up: <a href="index.html#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Concept-Index.html#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> </div> </body> </html>