info on debugger Tutorial

info on debugger Tutorial

[Rajeev Kumar]

Hello

I wish to know a-to-z of writing a source level degubber(e.g., a gdb for some other target). I do not know how to write a debugger, though I am comfortable 
for writing/retargetting a C-compiler. Could someone please provide me some pointers/books where I can get such information.

cheers

kumar



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Re: info on debugger Tutorial

[Stefan Lindström]

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Hi,

> I wish to know a-to-z of writing a source level degubber(e.g., a gdb for
some other target). I do not know how to write a debugger,
> though I am comfortable for writing/retargetting a C-compiler. Could
someone please provide me some pointers/books where
> I can get such information.

Ehrm, if anyone on the list indeed do have this information, I'd be grateful
if I could get a copy of those pointers. I need such info
as part of my thesis work.

Thanks in advance,

/Stefan Lindström

Re: info on debugger Tutorial

[David B Anderson]

The only book I'm aware of that is an introduction is
"How Debuggers Work" by Jonathan P Rosenburg, published
by Wiley.  Now out of print, I think (did not check amazon or 
anyone else today).  

Not a book I particularly recommend.

The gdb internals document and the gdb source code
are much better sources of information.

Regards,
David B. Anderson davea@sgi.com danderson@acm.org 
< http://reality.sgi.com/davea > 
(reality.sgi.com to be permanently turned off --  around Aug 15, 2001)