compiling a large program without gdb

compiling a large program without gdb

[karthik bala guru]

Hi,
I have got a 'little' but 'quite-big' code with me
in linux 'c'.
It has many makefiles and more than 25 source files
and some 9 header files. These were all compiled
without gdb settings. 
That is, they were not compiled by having GDB in
mind. It has no gdb enable settings in it.
How to simultaneously enable GDB feature in
all of these files and use GDB to debug the
resultant application ?

Any tricks to make the files that were 'without
gdb enabled compilation' to be run under gdb ?
How to enable them by some shortcut methods ?

Kindly let me know and give some ideas too.

Thanks & regards,
karthik bala guru



		
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Re: compiling a large program without gdb

[Ramana Radhakrishnan]

Karthik,

> I have got a 'little' but 'quite-big' code with me
> in linux 'c'.
> It has many makefiles and more than 25 source files
> and some 9 header files. These were all compiled
> without gdb settings.

It depends on the compiler you use. Use the debug option while compiling
your code. Using gcc the debug options are usually -g . Try checking the
debug options for your compiler.


cheers
Ramana


----
Ramana Radhakrishnan
Codito Technologies

Re: compiling a large program without gdb

[karthik bala guru]

Hi,
I get the following error - when
i invoke gdb by using 'gdb sender'
and type 'run' in gdb prompt
where sender is ./climber (application prg).

----->
(gdb) run
Starting program: /root/7/Source/climber
/bin/bash: line 1: /root/7/Source/climber: cannot
execute binary file
/bin/bash: line 1: /root/7/Source/climber: Success

Program exited with code 01.
You can't do that without a process to debug.
(gdb)

----->

where is the problem ?
kindly let me know and give ideas.

Thanks & Regards,
karthik bala guru



--- Ramana Radhakrishnan
<ramana.radhakrishnan@codito.com> wrote:
> Karthik,
> 
> > I have got a 'little' but 'quite-big' code with me
> > in linux 'c'.
> > It has many makefiles and more than 25 source
> files
> > and some 9 header files. These were all compiled
> > without gdb settings.
> 
> It depends on the compiler you use. Use the debug
> option while compiling
> your code. Using gcc the debug options are usually
> -g . Try checking the
> debug options for your compiler.
> 
> 
> cheers
> Ramana
> 
> 
> ----
> Ramana Radhakrishnan
> Codito Technologies
> 
> 



	
		
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Debugging Multi-threaded Programs using GDB

[karthik bala guru]

Hi,
Is it not possible to debug multi-threaded
programs using GDB ??

Does this support ? 

Kindly let me know,
karthik bala guru
sdcckarthik@yahoo.com


		
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arm-linux-gcc and gdb .. ! ..

[karthik bala guru]

Hi,
I would like to know if the normal 
'gdb' can be used to
debug the 'arm-linux-gcc' compiled programs/apps .

should i need to have anyother special
debugger for debugging 'arm-linux-gcc' based
apps/programs ? 
Or
Should i need to set some options in normal gdb 
invokation ?
Or
Should i need to set some options while compilation ?

In short --->>>>
How to debug 'arm-linux-gcc' compiled programs/apps 
in GDB ??????

Kindly let me know.
Thanx & Regards,
karthik bala guru


	
		
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Arm linux GDB Debugger

[karthik bala guru]

hi,
Does anyone have a link to one of the following to 
allow me to trace,debug and develop a arm-linux-gcc
compiled program.

1) a prebuilt native ARM linux gdb debugger
2) a prebuilt cross debugger
3) instructions on how to successfully build (1) or
(2) 

And I am working on a i386 machine. 
It would be fine if the 
debugger is of cross platform support -
that is debugging a arm-linux-gcc program
from a normal i386 machine.

A link and A HoWTO will also be fine !!!

kindly let me know,
karthik bala guru



		
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