Need some help on gdb-5.0

[revuri.reddy]

Hi folks,

 

    I was wondering if some one can help me in resolving the following issues, any significant help or the

    relevant references would be greatly appreciated.

    

    ISSUES:-

 

    1) Facing problems in compiling gdb-5.0 on Solaris 2.8 machine

 

        I have downloaded gdb-5.0.tar, tried to compile and build the gdb...there were some compilation

        errors while building on Solaris machine (i.e host and target both as solaris) It gives a compilation

        error while including procfs.h. The solaris version which i was using is 2.8.

 

        Later when i tried to resolve i came across gdb/configure file which says there is some work around   

        work around for /proc, I have added the following code but the problem was still not fixed.

 

        *-*-solaris2.[8910])
        cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
        #define NEW_PROC_API 1
        EOF
        ;

 

    2) Code stability and Performance issue of remote debugging via serail line on a mips board

 

        I have been using gdb-5.0 for remote debugging via serial line for debugging an embedded system

        sitting on a mips board (target), Its pretty unstable (i.e crashes frequently when using some high end

        commands, ex: backtrace, etc) and the performance/speed is impossibly low due to which we

        have stopped using the debugger for quite a few time and now i am trying to work on improving

        its performance and making it stable.

 

        Can you please through some light on it stating the areas which could causes the low performance.      

        (i.e whether the problem would be in the gdbclient/servercode or the serial port communication,

         or the delay is in the embedded system itself, i mean processing the gdb request )

        

      Thanks in advance

 

Regards

Satish