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Re: Release symbol file
>> I know that gdb tries to optimize disc accesses by first reading only the
>> minimal symbols and only complete them upon request. Is there a
>> possibility to read in the whole file and release it so the tool chain
>> can overwrite it? Or do I need to do stuff like copying the file and read
>> this into gdb so the original can be overwritten?
>
>gdb --readnow file
Thanks, but what about the MI? I can't give switches to e.g
-file-exec-and-symbol, can I? I mean, once gdb is started. Or
do I have to stop and restart gdb every time?
Thanks
bye Fabi