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  • 1.  gdbserver - remote debugging

    Posted Tue February 11, 2025 06:16 AM

    Hi,

    Is it possible to remote debug an IBM Open xlC 17 program from Windows with gdb (an IDE)?

    Where can I get/find the gdbserver for remote debugging?

    I've installed gdb vom aixtoolbox but there is no gdbserver included. Is it possible to include the gdbserver in gdb package or as a standalone package?

    I've tried to compile gdbserver but no luck so far.



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    Emanuel Reisinger
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  • 2.  RE: gdbserver - remote debugging

    Posted Tue February 11, 2025 09:18 AM

    It seems gdbserver is not supported on AIX. But why? gdb is running.

    https://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/Systems 

    Can I use gdb as gdbserver (on remote target) for remote debugging? How?



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    Emanuel Reisinger
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  • 3.  RE: gdbserver - remote debugging

    Posted Wed February 12, 2025 02:15 AM

    @Emanuel Reisinger

    Hi,

    As of now, we do not have support for gdbserver on AIX. So gdbserver binary will not get built in AIX. 

    It requires AIX architecture code to be written in gdbserver code and then testing to do the same.



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    Aditya Kamath
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  • 4.  RE: gdbserver - remote debugging

    Posted Wed April 02, 2025 04:52 AM

    Hi,

    Is there an alternative? I would very much like gdbserver for debugging

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    Jan Henrik

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    Jan Henrik Radl
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