Open Source Summit + ELC Europe 2018

Bugs happen. Identifying and fixing them is part of the development process. This tutorial demonstrates one of the key tools in the embedded Linux developer’s toolbox: the GNU Debugger, GDB.

You will begin by using GDB to debug a program running on a target device. You will learn about debug symbols, how to launch a program on the target using the GDB proxy agent, gdbserver, and how to set up communication between GDB and gdbserver. Then, you will be able to perform basic debugging tasks, including setting breakpoints, stepping through code, examining variables and modifying variables. After that, you will learn about GDB command files and how they can help you by automating certain tasks. You will receive a handy GDB cribsheet to help you with all of this. If time allows, we will discuss how to use GDB to analyze core dumps so that you can perform a post-mortem on a crashed program

Important Note: This session is only open to the 50 people who have registered for the E-ALE track, at an additional $100.00 fee.