pthread support in ppc405 gdb

[Marius Groeger]

In linux.ppc.embedded, Bryan Rittmeyer wrote:

> We have a mission-critical need for a ppc405 source level debugger
> (gdb) which can handle complex, threaded C++ applications. However,
> the HHL 2.0 release notes say the following:
>
> * gdb 5.0
>    gdb 5.0 included with HHL 2.0 does not support
>    debugging multi-threaded (pthread) applications.

The current gdb snapshots have fairly decent support for pthreads. I'd be
careful though with "complex, threaded C++ applications". That has always
beed a problem with gdb (at least on other platforms where threads were
supported). This is - at least partially - due to the inherent, er,
weirdness of C++.

Elinos does support pthread debugging btw.

Regards
Marius.

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Marius Groeger        SYSGO Real-Time Solutions GmbH    www.sysgo.de
Software Engineering  Embedded and Real-Time Software   www.osek.de
mgroeger @ sysgo de   Germany                           www.elinos.com

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