[Discussion] add a build option for test to gdbserver

[Doug Evans]

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Hui Zhu <teawater@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> There are more and more function add to the target remote to support
> different gdbstub.
> Some of them can add a this function to gdbserver.  Then the testsuite
> for it can just test with gdbserver.  For example: tracepoint.
>
> But some function is hard to achieve or not very useful for gdbsever.
> I just work on some patches just have this function for example: TD
> breakpoint.  TA.
> So I suggest what about add a build option for test to gdbserver? this
> option just for test.
> It maybe just send some fake package back to GDB remote or something.
> Then we can easier write test for this remote patches.

Hi.  I think you need to elaborate.

Setting aside unittests that can test individual pieces of gdb/gdbserver,
something has to talk to gdbserver in order to test it,
and there is testsuite/gdb.server for gdbserver specific tests.