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Re: Using the TCP/IP stack from the anonymous CVS server
Richard Wicks wrote:
>
> > Hi ,
> > Do you use network interface with redboot (and GDB stub)?
> > In case, if you are not using DHCP, you might check that you you give two
> > diffirent IP : one for redboot and
> > one for eCos kernel.
>
> This may cause problems with the ARP cache in some machines, especially in
> switches.
I would hope it wouldn't for anything even slightly modern. Machines with
multiple IP addresses on the same interface have been around (and working
fine) for many years now.
> > You may also try do disable GDB stubs, because there are some problems
> with
> > them .
>
> GDB cannot be used when the TCP/IP is included? Is this a bug across all
> platforms or simply the XScale? Working without debug capability will slow
> down development, are there any known workarounds?
That's not quite right. The restriction is that you cannot include stubs in
your application when debugging over the network: that's because when you
do that, the stubs will "claim" the debug channel, which will close your
TCP connection.
Jifl
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