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gdb, the debugging tool
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gdb,
the debugging tool
To run
GDB on an embedded execution target, use a GDB backend with the GDB standard
remote protocol or a similar protocol. The most common are the following
two types of GDB backend.
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A GDB stub
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This is an exception handler
for breakpoints, and it must be linked to your application. GDB stubs use
the GDB standard remote protocol.
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An existing ROM monitor used
as a GDB backend
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The most common approach means
using the following processes.
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With a similar protocol to the
GDB standard remote protocol.
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With an interface that uses
the ROM monitor directly. With such an interface, GDB only formats and
parses commands.
For more
information on debugging tools, see Debugging
with GDB in GNUPro Debugging Tools.
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