From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 47893 invoked by alias); 16 Apr 2015 09:30:19 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 47871 invoked by uid 89); 16 Apr 2015 09:30:18 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mx1.redhat.com Received: from mx1.redhat.com (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (209.132.183.28) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-GCM-SHA384 encrypted) ESMTPS; Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:30:18 +0000 Received: from int-mx11.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx11.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.24]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id t3G9UF6w004384 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL); Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:30:15 -0400 Received: from blade.nx (ovpn-116-95.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.116.95]) by int-mx11.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id t3G9UEEw024509; Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:30:15 -0400 Received: by blade.nx (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E7244263FB7; Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:30:13 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:30:00 -0000 From: Gary Benson To: Pedro Alves Cc: Eli Zaretskii , gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] Access executable from remote system when first inferior appears Message-ID: <20150416093013.GB18779@blade.nx> References: <1427887341-31819-1-git-send-email-gbenson@redhat.com> <1427887341-31819-8-git-send-email-gbenson@redhat.com> <552E3C6B.2090300@redhat.com> <20150415135555.GA18079@blade.nx> <552E8E34.4030006@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <552E8E34.4030006@redhat.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2015-04/txt/msg00603.txt.bz2 Pedro Alves wrote: > Missed the manual bit: > On 04/15/2015 02:55 PM, Gary Benson wrote: > > [snip] > > This looks right, but it's not what I was thinking. The "attach" > reference was just to give an example of where we document that gdb > find the program for the user. I think we should say something like > that in the "target remote" documentation too. Ah, I see what you mean. How about the following? If it's ok I'll merge that piece with this final patch. Cheers, Gary --- 2015-04-16 Gary Benson * gdb.texinfo (Connecting to a Remote Target): Mention that GDB can access program files from remote targets that support qXfer:exec-file:read and Host I/O packets. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 964f9c4..e7872dd 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -18952,10 +18952,16 @@ @node Connecting @section Connecting to a Remote Target -On the @value{GDBN} host machine, you will need an unstripped copy of -your program, since @value{GDBN} needs symbol and debugging information. -Start up @value{GDBN} as usual, using the name of the local copy of your -program as the first argument. +@value{GDBN} needs an unstripped copy of your program to access symbol +and debugging information. Some remote targets@footnote{@xref{qXfer +executable filename read}, and @ref{Host I/O Packets}.} allow +@value{GDBN} to access program files over the same connection used to +communicate with @value{GDBN}. With such a target, the only command +you need is @code{target remote}. If the target you are using does +not have this support then you will need an unstripped copy of your +program on the @value{GDBN} host machine. Start up @value{GDBN} as +usual, using the name of the local copy of your program as the first +argument. @cindex @code{target remote} @value{GDBN} can communicate with the target over a serial line, or