On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Allen Briggs wrote:

> 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.

The MI zsc/zstty driver has support for KGDB, so if it's not in macppc's
copy, it shouldn't be hard to add.

Take care,

Bill