GDB & GDB-SERVER for app debugging

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Is there precompiled binary of GDB & GDB-SERVER available for debugging applications on linux? Please provide link if available. 

 Thanks Shakthi

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Hi, 

 what about debugging by using the Eclipse IDE? actually i never used this but according to the linux docs it should work.   I prefer to debug with printf.

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Hi, try using this for debuging . Not great but better than having printfs everywhere . 

/*  * debug_segfault.c  * Handy little code for debugging embedded applications where too many  * printfs on console changes program behaviour. Mighty useful if no gdb  * or other debugger support.  *# define DEBUG_SEGFAULT, register signal(SIGSEGV,(void*) sig_segv_handle)  * in main and sprinkle code with macro DEBUG_SEGFAULT_POINT  *  * Copyright © 2006 by Vishal Oliyil Kunnil  *  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or  * (at your option) any later version.  *  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the  * GNU General Public License for more details.  *  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA  *  * Original author:  * Vishal Oliyil Kunnil <vishal.ok@gmail.com>  * */ # define DEBUG_SEGFAULT  # include <stdio.h># include <unistd.h># include <string.h># include <signal.h>  /* Contents of below# ifdef to be globally visible */# ifdef DEBUG_SEGFAULT   char seg_file[10],seg_function[20];  int seg_line_number;   void sig_segv_handle(void) {  printf("caught SIGSEGV in\n");  printf("\tfile = %s\n", seg_file);  printf("\tfunction = %s\n", seg_function);  printf("\tapprox. line = %d\n", seg_line_number);  exit(0);  }   # define DEBUG_SEGFAULT_POINT   strcpy(seg_file, __FILE__);   strcpy(seg_function, __FUNCTION__);   seg_line_number = __LINE__; # else # define DEBUG_SEGFAULT_POINT do { } while(0)# endif  int foo(void) {  DEBUG_SEGFAULT_POINT  return 0; }  int bad_bad_function(void) {  char *null_pointer;  null_pointer=NULL;  DEBUG_SEGFAULT_POINT  //should segfault - de-referencing null pointer, do not try this @home!  printf("%c",*null_pointer);  return 0; }   int main(void) {  int ret; # ifdef DEBUG_SEGFAULT  signal(SIGSEGV,(void*) sig_segv_handle); # endif  DEBUG_SEGFAULT_POINT  foo();  printf("zzzzz...... sleeping ....\n");  DEBUG_SEGFAULT_POINT  sleep(1);  printf("call segfaulting function....\n");  ret=bad_bad_function();  if (!ret) printf("no segfault, exiting ok....\n");  return 0; }