GDB Server - remote serial protocol

Andrew Cagney ac131313@redhat.com
Wed Jun 4 15:48:00 GMT 2003


> On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 11:34:29AM +0900, Raja Saleru wrote:
> 
> Dude, fix the date on your system.  It's 2003.  At least in
> this part of the world....
> 
> 
>> while remote debugging the application using gdb and gdbserver,
>> the user at host side can use the remote protocol commands only
>> ? or standard gdb commands ? or both ?
> 
> 
> The user uses standard gdb commands.  The remote protocol is
> strictly an internal thing that the two gdbs use to talk to
> each other.

BTW, it's possible to send the remote end arbitrary requests using:

	(gdb) monitor ....

The effect, and even the level of support, is entirely dependant on the 
remote stub.  Mutter something about security.

Andrew




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