From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12860 invoked by alias); 16 Apr 2015 19:34:19 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 12845 invoked by uid 89); 16 Apr 2015 19:34:18 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mx1.redhat.com Received: from mx1.redhat.com (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (209.132.183.28) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-GCM-SHA384 encrypted) ESMTPS; Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:34:17 +0000 Received: from int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id t3GJYE0T002630 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL); Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:34:15 -0400 Received: from blade.nx (ovpn-116-95.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.116.95]) by int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id t3GJYDHi016563; Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:34:14 -0400 Received: by blade.nx (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BDB27263FBA; Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:34:12 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:34:00 -0000 From: Gary Benson To: Eli Zaretskii Cc: palves@redhat.com, gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] Access executable from remote system when first inferior appears Message-ID: <20150416193412.GA25401@blade.nx> References: <1427887341-31819-1-git-send-email-gbenson@redhat.com> <1427887341-31819-8-git-send-email-gbenson@redhat.com> <552E3C6B.2090300@redhat.com> <20150415135555.GA18079@blade.nx> <552E8E34.4030006@redhat.com> <20150416093013.GB18779@blade.nx> <837ftc9kto.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <837ftc9kto.fsf@gnu.org> X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2015-04/txt/msg00635.txt.bz2 Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:30:13 +0100 > > From: Gary Benson > > Cc: Eli Zaretskii , gdb-patches@sourceware.org > > > > --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo > > +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo > > @@ -18952,10 +18952,16 @@ > > @node Connecting > > @section Connecting to a Remote Target > > > > -On the @value{GDBN} host machine, you will need an unstripped copy of > > -your program, since @value{GDBN} needs symbol and debugging information. > > -Start up @value{GDBN} as usual, using the name of the local copy of your > > -program as the first argument. > > +@value{GDBN} needs an unstripped copy of your program to access symbol > > +and debugging information. Some remote targets@footnote{@xref{qXfer > > +executable filename read}, and @ref{Host I/O Packets}.} allow > > +@value{GDBN} to access program files over the same connection used to > > +communicate with @value{GDBN}. With such a target, the only command > > +you need is @code{target remote}. If the target you are using does > > +not have this support then you will need an unstripped copy of your > > +program on the @value{GDBN} host machine. Start up @value{GDBN} as > > +usual, using the name of the local copy of your program as the first > > +argument. > > Thanks, but please don't put cross-references in a footnote. Put it > in parentheses instead, and use @pxref. > > Otherwise, this is okay with me. Thanks Eli. Cheers, Gary -- http://gbenson.net/