From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: "Muhammad Sarwar" Cc: "Steven Rothweiler" , linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: AgileDB and Abatron BDI 2000 ICE From: Wolfgang Denk Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:31:56 EDT." <8529B5552D4EAA4DAEDF49650C64B2B437128C@TARPON.mangrovesystems.com> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:48:29 +0200 Message-Id: <20030711144834.C3B46C6D82@atlas.denx.de> Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: In message <8529B5552D4EAA4DAEDF49650C64B2B437128C@TARPON.mangrovesystems.com> Muhammad Sarwar wrote: > > Main advantage of Agile is that it integrates Abatron's commands and > GDB debugging services. I have not used AgileDB yet. How does this integration work? I mean, how much more do you get than when using GDB's "monitor" command? > Nice GUI for all BDI and GDB features at one place You can use DDD and add some custom-defined buttons. > Ability to move registers, structs etc to same watch window(by click > and drag) Tools to automate some processes like loading of register > init file, playing back command script I suspect this might be just using GDB features? > Ability to set PC, other registers etc Standard GDB features... > Ability to use the same software for debugging of user applications Standard GDB feature. > However there are some problems: > > Program crashes frequently, they are offering new version of SW which > is supposed to be more stable. Problems in setting break points. > Problem in getting stack info display. Bug in display of struct > info > > I think overall it brings good value for boot and kernel debugging. I'm sorry, but from what you listed I don't see any advantages... [But I have to admit that I've been using GDB and CLI's for some time...] Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd@denx.de "The bad reputation UNIX has gotten is totally undeserved, laid on by people who don't understand, who have not gotten in there and tried anything." -- Jim Joyce, owner of Jim Joyce's UNIX Bookstore ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/