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From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
To: Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com>
Cc: 'Fahd Abidi' <fabidi@ultsol.com>, gdb@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: trying to use gdb to disassemble a binary file
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:16:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070806191643.GA20629@caradoc.them.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <009801c7d85b$816f7f60$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM>

On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 07:56:32PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 06 August 2007 19:45, Fahd Abidi wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am trying to use GDB to disassemble a binary file. I have no problems
> > when gdb connects to a target board (running a PC440) and viewing the
> > disassembly via the display command, (gdb)x /10i$0xfffff000. But GDB
> > does will not recognize or open a binary file format. It might not be
> > the right tool to use, I really just want to open a binary file in gdb
> > and view the disassembly. Is that possible?
> 
>   Not easily, although it would work if you could get the file's contents
> loaded into memory.
> 
>   Probably your best bet is to use "objdump -D --target=binary
> --architecture=<your arch> filename"

Alternatively, use objcopy to convert the file into an ELF image.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery


  reply	other threads:[~2007-08-06 19:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-08-06 18:46 Fahd Abidi
2007-08-06 18:56 ` Dave Korn
2007-08-06 19:16   ` Daniel Jacobowitz [this message]
2007-08-06 21:00 Fahd Abidi
2007-08-08  9:06 Robert Bu
2007-08-08 13:10 Robert Bu

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