[PRELIMINARY]: base port of gdb to IBM S390

[Michael Snyder]

DJBARROW@de.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> You are of course correct & I'll need to do some work to get this stuff
> nailed down properly.
>  I didn't concentrate on getting the debugger working in a cross
> development environment
> as we can't connect up the S390 for remote debugging over a serial cable
> yet :-).

Cross debugging can also be done via a socket.
Generally performs better than a serial port, too.  ;-)

> If you spot anything else silly please let me know.
> 
> Martin Schwidefsky should be finalising getting his new glibc into gnu.org
> this week &
> as there are some reprocussions in the stuff he has had to change in the
> kernel sources,
> I have to get in sync with this before I post new patches.
> 
> Is there newer sources I should be building against or is 5.0 adequete.

Yes, there is a CVS repository on sourceware that exports
the latest up-to-the-minute sources.

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