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rx-elf-gdb/run manual/options
rx-elf-gdb/run manual/options
Hello.
I’m a user trying to use e2-server-gdb rx-elf-gdb/run in an unattended continuous integration environment. I’ve got manual for e2-server-gdb from Renesas but not detailed information for the clients, rx-elf-gdb.exe and rx-elf-run.exe. I don’t know how to find it. Basically I’d be interested in the tools options for properly configuring the clients at command line.
At e2studio I can see parameters for rx-elf-gdb at debug configuration, but I don’t know neither their translation to command line options nor other configuration options I could use from command line.
After asking for this information to RenesasRulz I was told that perhaps Open Source Tools for Renesas support could help in regards.
Thanks in advance,
Ignasi Villagrasa
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us!
The manual for rx-elf-gdb and gdb in general can be found at this location: <RX toolchain install location>/Doc/gdb.pdf
Considering the automation use case, it could prove helpful to launch gdb with a command file:
rx-elf-gdb target_executable.x < commandfile.txt 2>&1
The commandfile.txt can contain any commands that users would execute during an interactive gdb session, for example:
target sim load b main run c
GDB will execute the specified commands, then quit. The standard output could then be checked for any errors that may have occurred.
Regarding rx-elf-run, there’s no manual for it, but it’s a fairly simple tool:
– it uses the same implementation of the RX simulator as rx-elf-gdb (when executing the target sim command)
– the available options can be displayed by running:
rx-elf-run -?
Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.
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Best regards,
The Open Source Tools Team
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villagri -
Thanks for the quick answer.
I wonder if parameterization you send me is equivalent to that in e2studio debug configuration, including parameterization to connect gdb server. For instance,
-rx-force-v2
localhost configuration
GDB port number
target deviceAt the end we try to transfer e2studio debug/run configuration to command line and continuous integration .I know where to find gdb server console output in e2studio, but I’m not able to see how rx-elf-gdb or rx-elf-run are executed.
On the other side, I wonder if gdb documentation is general purpose or specific for rx-elf-gdb.
Thanks in advance,
Ignasi Villagrasa
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Dear Ignasi,
You can see the commands sent to rx-elf-gdb in the Console tab (same place where the gdb server output is shown), but you must switch it to the gdb traces output. There is a console icon on the right, with a dropdown.
From the command line, you would first start the gdb server, explicitly specifying the port number:
C:\Users\[[Username]]\.eclipse\com.renesas.platform_233474849\DebugComp\RX\
C:\Users\[[User]]\.eclipse\com.renesas.platform_233474849\DebugComp\RX\e2-server-gdb -p 63676 -g SIMULATOR < ..other options, as seen in the gdb server Console tab..>Then you could start rx-elf-gdb:
rx-elf-gdb –interpreter=mi2 < command_file.txt The command file would contain the commands as seen in the Console, GDB trace log: cd
/rx_default_202202
set breakpoint pending on
set detach-on-fork on
set python print-stack none
set print object on
set print sevenbit-strings on
set target-async on
set pagination off
set non-stop on
set auto-solib-add on
set step-mode off
set breakpoint always-inserted on
symbol-file\\Debug\\rx_default_202202.elf
exec-file\\Debug\\rx_default_202202.elf
info inferiors
inferior 1
set remotetimeout 10
set tcp connect-timeout 30
target extended-remote-rx localhost:63676
load
kill
….The gdb documentation is of general purpose.
Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.
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Best regards,
The Open Source Tools Team
