GDB Stubs for PowerPC BSP with old-exceptions

[Robert S. Grimes]

Hi Joel,

You beat me to the punch.  I was going to inquire on this.  I don't
really have any idea what the differences are between the "old
exception" and "new exception" models.   The 4.6.99.3 documentation
(PowerPC supplement) has no mention of "old" or "new" exception models. 
If you or some other knowledgeable person wants to fill me in, I'd be
happy to convert my bsp to the new model.

Take care,
-Bob

P.S. I'm also intending on submitting my bsp (eventually), but as of now
I don't know how that process is done.



Joel Sherrill wrote:
> Robert S. Grimes wrote:
>> Hi Till,
>>
>> I want to use your gdb stubs and (eventually) cexp, but I'm using a new
>> BSP for the Virtex-4 PowerPC.  This BSP is based on the gen405, which
>> (still) uses the "old exceptions" model.  Sure enough, your agent won't
>> compile for my BSP.  So, what would be involved in making it work with
>> "old exceptions"?  Or should I instead change the BSP to "new
>> exceptions"?
>>
>>   
> From my perspective, I would like to see the PowerPC 4xx BSPs
> converted to
> "new exception" processing and the "old exception" processing code
> eliminated.
> If we had at least one 4xx BSP that was known to work with new
> exceptions,
> I would be pleased if the others were "best effort" converted so they
> compile.
>
> --joel
>> Thanks,
>> -Bob
>>
>> Joel Sherrill wrote:
>>  
>>> Nickolay Kolchin wrote:
>>>      
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Where I can get GDB with librdbg support? All gdb versions on
>>>> ftp.rtems.com (4.18, 5.2) are build for powerpc-rtems, not
>>>> powerpc-RTEMS. So, commands from librdbg manual (setrpcmode,
>>>> setdaemontype, target rtems) don't work.
>>>>
>>>> Building GDB from sources (5.2.1 with all Patches applied), fails on
>>>> configure stage:
>>>>
>>>> ....
>>>> Invalid configuration `powerpc-RTEMS': system `RTEMS' not recognized
>>>> Unrecognized target system name powerpc-RTEMS.
>>>> ....
>>>>
>>>> Afaik, no rgbd patches for GDB 6.x exist.
>>>>
>>>> So, how librdbg can be used?
>>>>             
>>> AFAIK librdbg can't be used with a modern gdb.  The internal
>>> structure of
>>> gdb changed and no one has updated the code.  IMO this means that rdbg
>>> is becoming obsolete and you are better off using the standard gdb
>>> remote
>>> protocol and stubs.
>>>
>>> Till Straumann has some nice support for gdb with dynamically loaded
>>> modules
>>> at his site. Google for "Till cexp" and it will turn up.  Maybe Till
>>> will add some
>>> comments here. :)
>>>
>>> --joel
>>>      
>>>> ---
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