1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/util/util.c b/lib/util/util.c
index d645f7edc9..c0af4b0116 100644
--- a/lib/util/util.c
+++ b/lib/util/util.c
@@ -891,3 +891,17 @@ void *allocate_anonymous_shared(size_t bufsz)
 
 }
 
+#ifdef DEVELOPER
+/* used when you want a debugger started at a particular point in the
+   code. Mostly useful in code that runs as a child process, where
+   normal gdb attach is harder to organise.
+*/
+void samba_start_debugger(void)
+{
+	char *cmd = NULL;
+	asprintf(&cmd, "xterm -e \"gdb --pid %u\"&", getpid());
+	system(cmd);
+	free(cmd);
+	sleep(2);
+}
+#endif