1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 402c1ad91c..b5230149db 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
 
 static const int delay[] = { 0, 1, 10, 20, 40 };
 
+void open_in_gdb(void)
+{
+	static struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	extern char *_pgmptr;
+
+	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "mintty", "gdb", NULL);
+	argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "--pid=%d", getpid());
+	cp.clean_on_exit = 1;
+	if (start_command(&cp) < 0)
+		die_errno("Could not start gdb");
+	sleep(1);
+}
+
 int err_win_to_posix(DWORD winerr)
 {
 	int error = ENOSYS;