tech-install: Debugging on NetBSD

Subject: Debugging on NetBSD
To: None <explorer@flame.org, kml@nas.nasa.gov, tbaseley@lsi-dsp.com,>
From: Calvin Young <youngc@cisco.com>
List: tech-install
Date: 11/25/1997 13:18:32

Hi,

Thank you all for the tips to rebuild NetBSD 1.2 kernel on my PC.  It's running great!

I have further questions regardging kernel debugging capabilities on NetBSD 1.2.

Can I use GDB to debug the kernel?  I noticed that by turning on DEBUG flag ( -g in kernel rebuild file, in my case, the \usr\src\sys\arch\i386\conf\MYKERNEL), the build will generate a netbsd.gdb file. 

If I can, what the procedure?  If not, what debugger can I use?


Thanks for your response!

Calvin