[ECOS] GDB doesn't stop

[Jonathan Larmour]

eibach@gdsys.de wrote:
> (gdb) cont
> Continuing.
> rx_thread: resumed
> thread_int: resumed
> Interrupted while waiting for the program.
> Give up (and stop debugging it)? (y or n) y
> 
> When I try breaking via Ctrl-C nothing happens. After pushing Ctrl-C again I get an error message (see above).
> 
> Using breakpoints works fine, the program does what it is supposed to, only breaking via Ctrl-C doesn't work.
> I already had a close look to ecos-discuss archives but I didn't find anything helpful.
> I hope someone can give advice what else I could try.

Ctrl-C won't work if something else has installed an interrupt handler, 
interrupts are disabled globally, or the serial interrupt is masked.

Jifl
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