Re: ARM-simulator problem (undefined target)

[Ferenc Kovacs <feri1024@freemail.hu>]

Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:

>[Sorry about resending; I failed to copy the list the first time.]
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>On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 07:05:52PM +0000, Ferenc Kovacs wrote:
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>>Hello!
>>
>>I need to test some ARM/THUMB executables in GDB but i
>>have some problems building a working simulator. I configured 
>>GDB-6.3 with these command line options:
>>
>>./configure --target=arm-unknown-linux --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR
>>
>>When i enter "target sim" on GDB's prompt, i get the
>>following message:
>>
>>Undefined target command: "sim". Try "help target".
>>
>>The "help target" lists only exec, remote, async, etc. but
>>no sim. I think my target ("arm-unknown-linux") matches
>>the "arm*-*-*" pattern in gdb-6.3/sim/configure and i have the
>>libarm-unknown-linux-sim.a in the $INSTALL_DIR/lib directory,
>>but it's still not working...
>>
>>Could somebody tell me what can be the problem??
>>    
>>
>
>The simulator doesn't get linked in for arm-linux.  I'm not sure if
>this is a bug or a feature, to be honest.  Try arm-elf.
>
>If folks think arm-linux should include the simulator, I have a patch
>around here somewhere to add it...
>
The arm-elf simulator works ok and i think it'll do the job, but if you 
find that arm-linux patch could you send it??

Thanks!

Feri