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pdebug

Process-level debugger

Syntax:

pdebug [-esv] device

Runs on:

Neutrino

Options:

-e
Echo the debugged program's stdin back to the host.
-s
Notify the host only of signals caused by faults.
-v
Be verbose;
device
The device to use for the remote debug protocol; one of:
-
Use stdout / stdin.
/device_name[,baud]
Open and use the specified device, such as /dev/ser1, optionally setting the baud rate.
number
Accept connections on TCP/IP port number.

Description:

This utility provides access to process-level debugging from a remote host. To use pdebug, you need to run devc-pty on the target machine (i.e. the machine being debugged).

Examples:

For a 57600 baud serial connection on /dev/ser2:

pdebug /dev/ser2,57600 &

For a TCP/IP connection on port 8000:

pdebug 8000 &

See also:

devc-pty

Debugging in the Compiling & Debugging chapter of the Programmer's Guide