GDB Agent

Chris Karaplis

I recently compiled the new msp430-gcc from source, and everything worked fine. However, when I went to use gdb to program my board, I realized that the GDB agent required to use gdb is not included. How can I get this tool (even as a binary as well as the .dat file), without having to use the installer?

Thanks

over 11 years ago

0 Timothy Logan over 11 years ago

TI__Mastermind 38295 points

Hello Chris,

In the past, I have used MSPDebug before and it has worked pretty well:

http://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/

I would recommend using this as a proxy for GDB if you prefer a command line debugger.

Best Regards,
Tim

0 Arthi Bhat1 over 11 years ago in reply to Timothy Logan

TI__Expert 6760 points

Hello,

If you downloaded the latest MSP430 GCC software from the following website:

http://www.ti.com/tool/MSP430-GCC-OPENSOURCE

the package should include GDB and instructions on how to use it.

Regards,

Arthi Bhat

0 Chris Karaplis over 11 years ago in reply to Timothy Logan

Expert 1400 points

Thanks Tim, I didn't realize that mspdebug could act as the GDB server. I currently use mspdebug but I've always used its native debug functionality. I will have to try this out.

Cheers

0 Chris Karaplis over 11 years ago in reply to Arthi Bhat1

Expert 1400 points

That is where I got it from, but I downloaded it the source code. I thought it would include gdb_agent as well, but its actually indicated in the download section that the debug stack and drivers are only included in the installer :-/ Would be nice if they could be downloaded separately as well. I could get the installer and take the from there, its just out of curiosity. I want to see how it will stack up against mspdebug :)

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