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diff --git a/doc/FAQ/debug.t b/doc/FAQ/debug.t index 52a18fa2fc..3f88612df3 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ/debug.t +++ b/doc/FAQ/debug.t @@ -46,4 +46,33 @@ $9 = @{back_flag = 1, front_flag = 8058280, next = 0x7ea5b4, In this case, the first block on the C Heap has 8,058,280 bytes left. +@section How do I convert an executable to IEEE-695? + +This section is based on an email from Andrew Bythell +<abythell@@nortelnetworks.com> in July 1999. + +Using Objcopy to convert m68k-coff to IEEE did not work. The new IEEE +object could not be read by tools like the XRay BDM Debugger. + +The exact nature of this problem is beyond me, but I did narrow it down to a +problem with objcopy in binutils 2-9.1. To no surprise, others have +discovered this problem as well, as it has been fixed in later releases. + +I compiled a snapshot of the development sources from 07/26/99 and +everything now works as it should. The development sources are at +http://sourceware.cygnus.com/binutils (thanks Ian!) + +Additional notes on converting an m68k-coff object for use with XRay (and +others): + +@enumerate + + +@item The m68k-coff object must be built with the -gstabs+ flag. The -g flag +alone didn't work for me. + +@item Run Objcopy with the --debugging flag to copy debugging information. + +@end enumerate + |