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Re: gdb debugging
- To: "raghunandan deshpande" <raghunandana at hotmail dot com>
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] gdb debugging
- From: Jesper Skov <jskov at cambridge dot redhat dot com>
- Date: 04 Jul 2001 10:46:22 +0200
- Cc: ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <F49avN3qljWwY0VnkB400000396@hotmail.com>
>>>>> "raghunandan" == raghunandan deshpande <raghunandana@hotmail.com> writes:
raghunandan> hi, i'm trying to debug my app( its a ROM startup app)
raghunandan> using arm-elf-gdb . i connect to the board using gdb
raghunandan> remote protocol. when i issue the command file
raghunandan> /opt/ecos/examples/serial , the gdb reads the symbol
raghunandan> table entries. but after this when i type "run" gdb pops
raghunandan> an error saying "you cant do that without a process to
raghunandan> debug" have i not specified the process through the
raghunandan> "file" command. what is the process that the gdb is
raghunandan> referring to ? thanks
How do you expect to be able to _download_ a ROM application? It is
configured to run out of EPROM or flash. It cannot run from RAM, nor
will you be able to debug it unless you are using a JTAG device.
Jesper