From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
To: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
Cc: Paul Koning <paul_koning@dell.com>,
"gdb@sourceware.org" <gdb@sourceware.org>
Subject: Re: GDB code reuse for gdbserver?
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:50:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4CAE1687.6040008@vmware.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20101007184722.GG2813@adacore.com>
Joel Brobecker wrote:
>> Does this make sense? (In other words, would such an approach be
>> welcomed?)
>
> I think we talked about this a few weeks back. The answer is a definite
> yes. What we should do, IMO, is have GDB depend on the gdbserver code.
> That way, we can think of implementing a gdbserver as the first step
> towards implementing a native GDB (or seen differently, if you have
> implemented a native GDB, then you should have a gdbserver for free).
> I think that Pedro also mentioned that the GNU/Linux nat support was now
> better in gdbserver as well.
>
> That being said, I don't see this as an obvious task. But I would
> certainly welcome it.
>
Topic for the BoF?
My sketchy memory suggests that there is an issue with licensing.
Is not gdbserver somehow less restrictively licensed than gdb?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-07 18:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-07 18:37 Paul Koning
2010-10-07 18:47 ` Joel Brobecker
2010-10-07 18:50 ` Michael Snyder [this message]
2010-10-07 18:58 ` Paul Koning
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