From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4740 invoked by alias); 16 Feb 2004 04:06:57 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 4728 invoked from network); 16 Feb 2004 04:06:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (64.4.16.84) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 16 Feb 2004 04:06:55 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:06:54 -0800 Received: from 203.200.20.226 by law11-oe27.law11.hotmail.com with DAV; Mon, 16 Feb 2004 04:06:54 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [203.200.20.226] X-Originating-Email: [mohanlaljangir@hotmail.com] X-Sender: mohanlaljangir@hotmail.com Reply-To: "mohanlal jangir" From: "mohanlal jangir" To: "Andrew Cagney" Cc: References: <402CE55C.6070605@gnu.org> Subject: Re: hardware support for gdb? Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 04:06:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Feb 2004 04:06:54.0853 (UTC) FILETIME=[5049AB50:01C3F442] X-SW-Source: 2004-02/txt/msg00156.txt.bz2 > > I have an ARM board which comes with its own boot monitor, which just brings > > up the board. I download RedBoot to bring the target up as well as to > > connect with gdb. My question is, what is minimal support required from a > > target hardware so that an application like RedBoot can work on it to > > connect with gdb and provide debugging. > > Some sort of "serial" communications channel (from a simple serial > device through to mini-tcp on an ethernet device). > > Andrew > Really!! Does even single stepping also not require any hardware support? Regards Mohanlal