From 07dff0109d96c52c6888deadf363374a44b8b920 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "J.T. Conklin" Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 22:01:50 +0000 Subject: * all-cfg.texi: New flag, GDBSERVE, for NetWare's gdbserve.nlm. * remote.texi (NetWare): New node, how to use gdbserve.nlm on NetWare targets. Mostly stolen from the Server node. --- gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ gdb/doc/all-cfg.texi | 3 +++ gdb/doc/remote.texi | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 70 insertions(+) diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 17dc3fc..055395e 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +Wed Feb 15 11:59:18 1995 J.T. Conklin + + * all-cfg.texi: New flag, GDBSERVE, for NetWare's gdbserve.nlm. + * remote.texi (NetWare): New node, how to use gdbserve.nlm on + NetWare targets. Mostly stolen from the Server node. + Fri Feb 10 20:20:08 1995 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com) * gdb.texinfo (Setting): Talk about the language of a source file diff --git a/gdb/doc/all-cfg.texi b/gdb/doc/all-cfg.texi index ec64da1..5b549c2 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/all-cfg.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/all-cfg.texi @@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ @c Discuss gdbserver? @set GDBSERVER @c +@c Discuss gdbserve.nlm? +@set GDBSERVE +@c @c Refrain from discussing how to configure sw and format doc? @clear PRECONFIGURED @c diff --git a/gdb/doc/remote.texi b/gdb/doc/remote.texi index 9b43b86..90f3944 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/remote.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/remote.texi @@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ recently added stubs. @ifset GDBSERVER * Server:: Using the `gdbserver' program @end ifset +@ifset GDBSERVE +* NetWare:: Using the `gdbserve.nlm' program +@end ifset @end menu @node Stub Contents @@ -536,6 +539,64 @@ text depends on the host system, but which usually looks something like @end table @end ifset +@ifset GDBSERVE +@node NetWare +@subsubsection Using the @code{gdbserve.nlm} program + +@kindex gdbserve.nlm +@code{gdbserve.nlm} is a control program for NetWare systems, which +allows you to connect your program with a remote @value{GDBN} via +@code{target remote}. + +@value{GDBN} and @code{gdbserve.nlm} communicate via a serial line, +using the standard @value{GDBN} remote serial protocol. + +@table @emph +@item On the target machine, +you need to have a copy of the program you want to debug. +@code{gdbserve.nlm} does not need your program's symbol table, so you +can strip the program if necessary to save space. @value{GDBN} on the +host system does all the symbol handling. + +To use the server, you must tell it how to communicate with +@value{GDBN}; the name of your program; and the arguments for your +program. The syntax is: + +@smallexample +load gdbserve [ PORT=@var{port} ] [ NODE=@var{node} ] [ BAUD=@var{baud} ] @var{program} [ @var{args} @dots{} ] +@end smallexample + +@var{port} and @var{node} specify the serial line; @var{baud} specifies +the baud rate used by the connection. @var{port} and @var{node} default +to 0, @var{baud} defaults to 9600 bps. + +For example, to debug Emacs with the argument @samp{foo.txt}and +communicate with @value{GDBN} over the first serial port using a 19200 +bps connection: + +@smallexample +load gdbserve BAUD=19200 emacs foo.txt +@end smallexample + +@item On the @value{GDBN} host machine, +you need an unstripped copy of your program, since @value{GDBN} needs +symbols and debugging information. Start up @value{GDBN} as usual, +using the name of the local copy of your program as the first argument. +(You may also need the @w{@samp{--baud}} option if the serial line is +running at anything other than 9600 bps. After that, use @code{target +remote} to establish communications with @code{gdbserve.nlm}. Its +argument is a device name (usually a serial device, like +@file{/dev/ttyb}). For example: + +@smallexample +(@value{GDBP}) target remote /dev/ttyb +@end smallexample + +@noindent +communications with the server via serial line @file{/dev/ttyb}. +@end table +@end ifset + @end ifset @ifset I960 -- cgit v1.1