Hi,
The current gdb support for the MSP430 is based on a rather old version
of gdb - 5.1.1. This support needs updating, as most IDEs do not support
such old versions of gdb, and we would really like to get this gdb
support into the main gdb repository at sources.redhat.com. In the
spring I started work on this, and created the gdb-5.4 directory in CVS.
I then became very busy.....
I have now come back to work on gdb again. Since gdb 5.1.1, gdb have
changed a lot. I mean a **lot**. The way a specific target is supported
is totally different, and most targets are only partly converted to the
new scheme right now. In the spring I tried to gradually modify the
5.1.1 code towards the new scheme. I now realise this is harder than
starting from scratch. I took the support for one of the few targets
which is totally converted to the new scheme - the Mitsubishi D10V. I
have been adapting it to the MSP430. There is now a gdb-current
directory in CVS containing my work. It is only partially functional
right now, so don't try to use it. If you would like to help complete
it, you are very welcome. I hope that by jumping to a fully updated
target we will be able to catch up with the main gdb development soon,
and get our code integrated. gdb 6.0 should be released soon. Once that
major update has settled down, I hope we can be ready and go for
integration.
Regards,
Steve
- [Mspgcc-users] GDB for the MSP430 Steve Underwood
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