Subject: Re: kgdb status
To: Tia Newhall <newhall@cs.swarthmore.edu>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@wasabisystems.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 07/27/2001 16:06:33
On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 01:52:58PM -0400, Tia Newhall wrote:
> What is the status of kernel gdb in the NetBSD-macppc-current?  

Good question.  I added the functions required for KGDB to link, but I
don't have a macppc system with driver support for KGDB at the moment
and haven't tested that.  KGDB requires driver support on the serial
port to which you attempt to connect.  That support is present in the
'com' driver, which could theoretically be used if you have a PCI card
with 'com' ports on it.

It would be nice to have support for the native (zstty) serial ports on
the older powermacs.  It would also be nice to have support for IPKDB
over the built-in ethernet controllers.

-allen

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