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Re: gdbserver for GNU/Hurd
On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 04:31:55PM +0100, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> > Has anyone ever worked on porting the GDB distribution's gdbserver to
> > GNU/Hurd?
>
> I'm pretty sure the answer to that question is no.
As far as I know.
> > In case you don't know: this would allow for debugging programs on
> > GNU/Hurd systems using a cross debugger running on another system (e.g. a
> > non GNU/Hurd one). This is of advantage if you're cross compiling and
> > then don't have to copy the source files to the target system for using
> > gdb locally on there.
>
> But it'd be difficult to have access to all the advanced features a
> native GNU/Hurd GDB offers.
It shouldn't be hard to add anything necessary to the remote protocol
and if anyone was interested in working on it I'd be glad to offer
advice.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery