[news.eclipse.tools.cdt] Re: Embedded debugging with CDT4.0 & BDM/JTAG

[Doug Schaefer <dschaefer@xxxxxxx>]

Paul McConkey wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm keen to try out CDT4.0 with an embedded project that targets FreeScale 
> ColdFire with the CodeSourcery GNU elf toolchain.
>
> I don't know if this is supported in the M6 build or not, but if it is I 
> can't figure out how to get a debug configuration set up for my elf 
> executable. I just get an "[Debugger]: The CPU is not supported by selected 
> debugger." message.
>
> If anyone can give me pointers for the correct Eclipse/CDT builds and tell 
> me how to set up a debug config I will move the project I am currently 
> working on over to CDT4.0. I already use Eclipse3.2/CDT3.1 and Zylin CDT 
> extensions.

We're almost there. The GDB Hardware Debugging feature will be available 
by M7. Builds of it should appear as early as tomorrow, but I'd suggest 
they would be experimental at the moment. M7 is a couple of weeks away.

This feature offers capabilities similar to the Zylin CDT extensions, 
i.e. a special launch configuration. I already have it working with our 
operating system with the Abatron BDI2000 and a TI OMAP board.

> BTW, how do the CDT project and DSDP-DD projects relate to one another as 
> far as embedded debugging is concerned?

We are definitely working close together. The DD work is still under 
development with a GDB MI port of it on the way. Once that's in place 
we'll take a good look at making that the default debug environment for 
the CDT. But that will likely be for CDT 4.1 next year.

> Cheers,
> Paul. 

Doug