You're reading from Mastering Embedded Linux Programming Harness the power of Linux to create versatile and robust embedded solutions

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2015

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781784392536

Length 418 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Programming

Author (1):

Chris Simmonds

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Starting Out FREE CHAPTER

2. Learning About Toolchains

3. All About Bootloaders

4. Porting and Configuring the Kernel

5. Building a Root Filesystem

6. Selecting a Build System

7. Creating a Storage Strategy

8. Introducing Device Drivers

9. Starting up - the init Program

10. Learning About Processes and Threads

11. Managing Memory

12. Debugging with GDB

13. Profiling and Tracing

14. Real-time Programming

Index

GDB user interfaces

GDB is controlled at a low level through the GDB machine interface, GDB/MI, which is used to wrap GDB in a user interface or as part of a larger program and considerably extends the range of options available to you.

I have only mentioned those which have features that are useful in embedded development.

Terminal user interface

Terminal user interface (TUI), is an optional part of the standard GDB package. The main feature is a code window which shows the line of code about to be executed, together with any breakpoints. It is a definite improvement on the list command in command-line mode GDB.

The attraction of TUI is that it just works and doesn't need any extra set-up and, since it is in text mode, it is possible to use over an ssh terminal session when running gdb natively on a target. Most cross toolchains configure GDB with TUI. Simply add -tui to the command line and you will see the following: