GDB 5.2 Configure parameters

[Joel Sherrill]

Mike Siers wrote:
> 
> Hi Joel,
> So if I switch to use gdb 5.0.7, can I build i386-RTEMS-gdb that
> supports rdbg?  Where are the patch files for this version?
> 
> I see that the ftp site has an rpm for this gdb version but I need
> to build it from source.

Patches are there on the site.  I don't have the eact path handy
but they are there. :)

> Thanks
> Mike Siers
> Poliac Research
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Sherrill [mailto:joel.sherrill at OARcorp.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:23 PM
> To: Michael J. Siers; Eric Valette
> Cc: rtems-users at oarcorp.com
> Subject: Re: GDB 5.2 Configure parameters
> 
> "Michael J. Siers" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I am trying to build gdb 5.2 for the i386 with the rdbg support.  I have
> > applied
> > the three different patches:
> >    gdb-5.2-rtems-base-20020612.diff,
> >    gdb-5.2-rtems-cg-20020612.diff
> >    gdb-5.2-rtems-rdbg-20020612.diff.
> >
> > I built gdb using the following configure command but I get an undefined
> > command
> > when I type "setrpcmode sun" using the i386-rtems-gdb binary.
> >
> >
>   ../gdb-5.2/configure --prefix=/opt/rtems --target=i386-rtems --norecursion
> >
> > Do I need to enable rdbg on the configure line?  What configure options
> > should be
> > used to build this?
> 
> the targets for rdbg mode use "RTEMS" not rtems as the latter part of
> the target name (e.g. i386-RTEMS).
> 
> Worse, the rdbg code does not compile with 5.2 due to some changes in
> gdb.  Eric Valette is trying to make time to look into fixing this.
> Until then, if you see how to make it compile, you get a gold star. :)
> 
> Once it is compileable by 5.2, I wanted to work on the configuery
> magic so it could be turned on automatically if the host had the correct
> set of features.
> 
> > Thanks
> > Mike Siers
> 
> --
> Joel Sherrill, Ph.D.             Director of Research & Development
> joel at OARcorp.com                 On-Line Applications Research
> Ask me about RTEMS: a free RTOS  Huntsville AL 35805
> Support Available                (256) 722-9985

-- 
Joel Sherrill, Ph.D.             Director of Research & Development
joel at OARcorp.com                 On-Line Applications Research
Ask me about RTEMS: a free RTOS  Huntsville AL 35805
   Support Available             (256) 722-9985