Re: [cdt-debug-dev] Embedded toolsets

[Chris Songer <songer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have tried adding other debugger
> entries (and I have kept
> plugin.properties matching the name field) but I can not get the
> changes
> I make to plugin.xml to be reflected in the debugger drop down in
> the
> launchers debugger tab. Whatever I do the list remains stubbornly
> empty
> - it does not even contain the GDB Debugger that the box has
> selected
> let alone the Cygwin entry or my Palm one.

Because the extension model at the moment is go in and make it do what
you want by changing or cloning org.eclipse.cdt classes rather than use
extension points, I've been all through this. Here's what you should
try:

Check the result of the cpu return in method loadDebuggerComboBox in
org.eclipse.cdt.launch.ui.CDebuggerTab. It's set to programCPU in the
line:

programCPU = bin.getCPU();

There is a reasonable chance it's not coming back native and you
need to set your debugger platform differently. The Elf.java decoding is
reasonably uptodate, but is missing some magic elf tags. If you are using
ARM or 68k you are probably fine. If you are using the TI side of OMAP
you may have to add something in Elf.java so that it recognizes your
target output format.

Here's our plugin.xml.

  
<extension
        
point="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.CDebuggerPage">
     
<debugPage
           
class="com.tensilica.xide.core.ui.XtensaDebuggerPage"
           
id="com.tensilica.xide.core.ui.CDebuggerPage"
           
debuggerID="com.tensilica.xide.core.CDebugger">
     
</debugPage>
  
</extension>
  
<extension
        
point="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDebugger">
     
<debugger
           
platform="native"
           
name="GDB
for Xtensa"
           
modes="run,core,attach"
           
cpu="xtensa"
           
class="com.tensilica.xide.cdt.XtensaGDBDebugger"
           
id="com.tensilica.xide.core.CDebugger">
     
</debugger>
  
</extension>


That should get your panel up there and your gdb fired up. At
least it did for me. If you don't need anything else special you should
be set.

There's something with the platform and elf parsing too, I have not
investigated yet.

Thanks!
-Chris