Re: [avr-gcc-list] AVR GDB testsuite

[Tristan Gingold]

On Jun 29, 2011, at 9:24 PM, Georg-Johann Lay wrote:

> Joerg Wunsch schrieb:
>> "Boyapati, Anitha" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> I know that avr-gdb can be run using simulavr as backend
>> Someone (Georg-Johann?) recently told that the simulator that is built
>> into GDB 7.x might also be worth a try.
> 
> At first sight it looked promising, but when I tested code around avr-gcc's 
> PR45263 for ATmega256* it did not work and I thought my patch was incorrect.  
> avrtest passed the test.
> 
> The big drawback of avr-dgb build-in sim is that there's not a word about 
> what it can do and what it can't do.
> 
> Presumably it's just a core simulator that does not care for RAMP*, EIND and 
> has less capabilities than simulavr.  But I found no information on the 
> simulator and no hint if it's from scratch or originates in some other sim.

Yes, it's a core simulator (but takes into account RAMP and EIND), contributed 
by AdaCore.  It was written from scratch.

Tristan.