GDB Debugging Tool

The GNU GDB debugging tool for ChorusOS systems replaces the XRAY debugging tool used in previous versions. GDB offers the following features:

• Easy-to-use graphical user interface.

• Debugging of multithreaded user and supervisor applications, including relocatable applications.

• Flexible thread handling, including per thread breakpoints, scheduler locking, individual thread suspension and resumption, and thread names.

• Visualization of ChorusOS operating system abstractions related to debugged applications or global to the system.

• Application debugging over Ethernet or serial line, and system debugging over serial line.

• Ability to debug almost every piece of code, including the boot process, the C_OS, the drivers and the applications.

For more information on the GDB debugging tool, refer to the ChorusOS 5.0 Debugging Guide.