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esp8266 gdb debugger
Feb 26th, 2016 at 5:00am
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Hi,
A new GDB stub Debugger has been released for the esp8266 https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=... there has also been a port into the arduino library https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/blob/master/libraries/GDBStub/README-lib.md
It would be awsome! to have real time debugging and stack tracing in visual micro. Any chance of that happening?
  
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Re: esp8266 gdb debugger
Reply #1 - Feb 26th, 2016 at 12:34pm
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Thanks, that's good news. I wanted to try out the esp. Did you follow the install guide for the Zero/M0 Gdb yet? If you have the VS gdb stuff installed then we can probably experiment quite easily with the esp
  
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Reply #2 - Sep 9th, 2016 at 5:34am
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Did this ever get developed?  I'm interested in this feature.

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Reply #3 - Sep 9th, 2016 at 2:28pm
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No, haven't had a change to try it yet.
  
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Reply #4 - Sep 27th, 2016 at 4:11am
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Hello!
I'm interested in this feature too.
Maybe you have some plans about it?
Thanks!
  
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Reply #5 - Oct 12th, 2016 at 11:41am
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Hello!
Any news/plans about GDB for esp?
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Re: esp8266 gdb debugger
Reply #6 - Oct 12th, 2016 at 11:54am
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Hi,

From what I have read it just about supports one breakpoint and is unreliable. 

I think the word gdb sounds good but the reality won't be very useful for most people.

So it is on the list but not at the top. 

Have you used the standard Visual Micro debugger?
  
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Re: esp8266 gdb debugger
Reply #7 - Oct 13th, 2016 at 2:50pm
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Hello!
First of all sorry for my english:)
About GDB. If esp will support only 1 dynamic breakpoint (without recompile) and call stack and watch local variables without recompile - it will be great! I think that it will be useful for many peoples, not just me:)
Please have a look
http://visualgdb.com/tutorials/esp8266/gdbstub/
But this program not for arduino.

About Visual Micro debugger. Yes, i have try it. But it's a little better than serial.print... Everything (set breakpoint, view variables) causes recompile.

If you will have some news about gdb and esp - please, contact me - i will be your beta tester:)
  
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Reply #8 - Oct 13th, 2016 at 3:24pm
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Hi,

Yes I agree but you can also update variables with the visual micro debugger and also have multiple messages without need to stop the code so easier for many.

But I do agree that hardware debug also has many different advantages.

I am looking forward to trying to implementing it. Hopefully in the next month or two as soon as other issues are resolved.

Thanks for all the info.

  
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Reply #9 - Oct 14th, 2016 at 6:38am
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Ok! Thanks a lot!
  
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