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RE: [cdt-dev] binary-less debugging
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We use a special launch type "Connect to" instead of "Debug as". With
the "Connect to" scenario users load/unload images when and if they want
it. There are some differences in these two approaches, the source
lookup mechanism, for instance.
For me "Debug as" means that there is something to debug, so using it
when the binary is not specified doesn't make much sense. And as John
already mentioned there is a lot of dependencies on the binary.
Mikhail
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On Behalf Of John Cortell
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:01 PM
To: CDT General developers list.; CDT General developers list.
Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] binary-less debugging
Having a binary makes plenty of sense for JTAG debugging. There's just
different types of launches that one may want.
- Download, launch and debug an executable
- Connect to the target and use the debug information in an
executable to provide source level debugging of code already running
- Connect without using any debug information--"poke around"
Being able to not specify an executable is desirable for the third
scenario and it would be nice if we could get that. I think Ken Ryall
looked into it initially and found a lot of dependencies on the binary.
He can probably chime in and indicate why he didn't go through with it.
John
At 09:53 AM 5/2/2008, Elena Laskavaia wrote:
>I want to fix CDI launch (CDIDebugModel.newDebugTarget) to make binary
>argument optional (i.e. null possible), because passing debugging
>binary for many cases does not make any sense
>- such as for JTag debugging.
>In this case it launch gdb without binary argument, and set-up can use
>gdb commands to set symbol file, etc.
>
>It does not mean that it would be optional in UI, default debug launch
>still requires it.
>
>Any objections?
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