Image Types:

sdk-amd64

Image Deployment:

APT

Type:

functional

Description

Test remote debugging within Eclipse. It will create a dummy project and then create a configuration to copy the binary file to a remote device and debug it remotely using Eclipse.

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Pre Conditions

1. A remote device with SSH access enabled
2. Username and password for the device
3. Check the IP address of the device, you'll need it during configuration
4. gdbserver must be installed in the remote device. The debugging port (2345 by default) must be open
5. flush the ip tables if the connection to the host fails

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Execution Steps

1. Start Eclipse
2. On the initial workspace selection dialog, Click OK to select the default one
3. First, create a dummy project to test. Go to File > New > C++ Project
4. Project Name: testDebug
5. Project Type: Hello World C++ project
6. Toolchains: Linux GCC
7. Click Finish
8. Go to Project > Build All
9. Now create the remote debug configuration. Go to Run > Debug configurations...
10. In the navigation list, select C/C++ Remote Application. Click on New, or right-click it and select New.
11. On the Main tab, fill in the fields
12. Name: remoteDebug
13. C/C++ Application: click on Search Project... and select testDebug
14. Connection: click on New...
15. Select SSH Only. Click on Next
16. Host name: the device IP address
17. Connection name: remote
18. Click on Next
19. Click on Next
20. Click on Next
21. Click on Finish
22. Remote absolute path for C/C++ application: /home/user/testDebug
23. When you are done, click on Debug
24. It will prompt for a change to Debug perspective. Click Yes
25. The code should show with a highlighted line, which notes the breakpoint
26. Hit F6 to debug the next line
27. When it reaches the Hello, world! statement, the output should show in the Console view at the bottom

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Expected

Remote debugging started succesfully

"Hello, World!" shown on the Console view of Eclipse