Re: gdbserver sparc solaris

Rainer Orth
2019-02-08T13:05:50Z

Hi Pedro,

> On 02/08/2019 01:40 AM, Brian Vandenberg wrote:
>> I'm trying to build a version of gdb that can run on x86 Linux for
>> debugging binaries running on a sparc solaris host.
>>
>> What I have right now is an x86 linux hosted gdb that allows me to debug
>> core dumps from a process running on a sparc solaris host.
>>
>> When I try to build gdbserver for that platform it says that host type
>> isn't supported.
>>
>> Is it possible to get gdbserver to work on sparc solaris?
>
> Not without someone porting gdbserver to solaris.

I had a very quick look at that once, but the code is currently full of
Linux dependencies and I had no actual need for a port. Given that this
will be a major effort, I certainly won't undertake it myself.

Rainer

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Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University