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Re: Wigglers and GDB


Darrin Scott wrote:

> Hi there.
>
> I am trying to get GDB to talk to an embedded PowerPC target using
> the Macraigor Wiggler.  However whenever I try to specify this as the
> target I get a "Can't load Wigglers.dll" message.  I've tried putting
> copies of "wigglers.dll" anywhere I think it might be looking for
> this file with no effect.
>
> Where should I put this dll?  Alternatively is there an environment
> variable that I should be setting?

Put it in the same directory as gdb.  It works for me.


> The gdb command I'm using is:
>     target ocd wiggler lpt1

Fine.


> My host system is Windows'95.  I'm using Insite version 4.18.1
> "--host=i386-mingw32 --target=ppc-eabi by Kai Ruottu" from the
> http://www.nettilinja.fi/ ~ankowken/embtools.htm web page.

I have used --target=powerpc-eabi but I don't think that will make any
difference.  Now that I think of it, I mainly used a dos version of gdb
with bdm pathces by Scott Howard.  I think he has prebuilt mingw32
versions now on his web site.  http://www.objsw.com/


> I've also tried GDB version 4.17.1 "--host=win --target=ppc" from the
> Object software site (http://www.objsw.com).
>
> The wiggler works fine with the Macraigor OCD software, and with
> another commercial debugger.  The wigglers.dll I'm using is dated 15
> September 1999.

The latest Macraigor OCD software should have the latest wigglers.dll.

Brendan Simon.




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