gdb reverse execution: how to actually run tests for it?

Jakob Engblom jakob@virtutech.com
Wed Aug 19 07:34:00 GMT 2009


> > In any case, for the cases a board file is needed for testing
> > reverse, it would be nice to have that explained in the
> > wiki (or somewhere else).
> 
> I should add that it is a shame that the remote targets
> don't report support for reverse until GDB tries it first...
> 
> How bad is the failure mode in the reverse tests if the target
> does not support reverse at all?  Can't we try a simple
> probing-for-support reverse test and if that fails skip the
> rest of the reverse tests?  That would likely get rid of all
> the current needs for a hacked board file.

I think remote targets need to be able to report their features, including
reversible debug. 

/jakob



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