Does GDB as Cross Debugger require Symbol info in target?

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From: Duane D. Erway
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1992 20:46

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Since there is no gnu.gdb.help, I thought I'd ask this here.

I've been thinking about setting up gdb as a cross debugger to run on sun and
debug over serial line to a 68030 system. The 68030 target is a relatively
small embedded system. Is it necessary for the symbol table info to be
resident in the target when cross debugging, or can the symbol info exist only
on the host?

Since the target code is often in PROM, (around 1/2 megabyte), it seems
impractical to burn the symbol table as well.

		Thanks for any assistance,
		  -Don Erway
		  don%ndc.uucp@csvax.cs.caltech.edu

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