bfin-gdb

[joel.sherrill at OARcorp.com (Joel Sherrill)]

Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 11:40 +0200, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is anybody actively working with bfin targets and using bfin-gdb?
>>     
No one on the SC AFAIK but there are users.  One is in the
class this week and I know of others.
>> ATM, rtems's bfin-gdb is still based on gdb-6.5 (very obsolete) with its
>> bfin-specific patches actually being a bunch of hacks, but a real port
>> and seemingly doesn't have an active upstream nor an active user-base.
>>
>> That said, I'd seriously advise those of you working with bfin targets
>> to try porting RTEMS's bfin-gdb to gdb-6.8 or (better) to have support
>> for bfin integrated into upstream gdb.
>>
>> Otherwise, I fear, we will not be able to discontinue supporting
>>     
>
> Grr, sorry, this should have been ....
>   ... we will not be able to continue supporting ...
>
>   
>> bfin-gdb rather soon (bfin-binutils and bfin-gcc are part of upstream
>> FSF binutils rsp. GCC)
>>     
>
>   
I wonder what the issue is with bfin-gdb.  Do you know who
wrote the code? 

It may just require a friendly nudge to get it merged if the
paperwork is in place. 

--joel