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| <h4 class="subsection">20.5.1 What the Stub Can Do for You</h4> |
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| <p>The debugging stub for your architecture supplies these three |
| subroutines: |
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| <dt><code>set_debug_traps</code></dt> |
| <dd><a name="index-set_005fdebug_005ftraps"></a> |
| <a name="index-remote-serial-stub_002c-initialization"></a> |
| <p>This routine arranges for <code>handle_exception</code> to run when your |
| program stops. You must call this subroutine explicitly in your |
| program’s startup code. |
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| <dt><code>handle_exception</code></dt> |
| <dd><a name="index-handle_005fexception"></a> |
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| <p>This is the central workhorse, but your program never calls it |
| explicitly—the setup code arranges for <code>handle_exception</code> to |
| run when a trap is triggered. |
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| <p><code>handle_exception</code> takes control when your program stops during |
| execution (for example, on a breakpoint), and mediates communications |
| with <small>GDB</small> on the host machine. This is where the communications |
| protocol is implemented; <code>handle_exception</code> acts as the <small>GDB</small> |
| representative on the target machine. It begins by sending summary |
| information on the state of your program, then continues to execute, |
| retrieving and transmitting any information <small>GDB</small> needs, until you |
| execute a <small>GDB</small> command that makes your program resume; at that point, |
| <code>handle_exception</code> returns control to your own code on the target |
| machine. |
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| <dt><code>breakpoint</code></dt> |
| <dd><a name="index-breakpoint-subroutine_002c-remote"></a> |
| <p>Use this auxiliary subroutine to make your program contain a |
| breakpoint. Depending on the particular situation, this may be the only |
| way for <small>GDB</small> to get control. For instance, if your target |
| machine has some sort of interrupt button, you won’t need to call this; |
| pressing the interrupt button transfers control to |
| <code>handle_exception</code>—in effect, to <small>GDB</small>. On some machines, |
| simply receiving characters on the serial port may also trigger a trap; |
| again, in that situation, you don’t need to call <code>breakpoint</code> from |
| your own program—simply running ‘<samp>target remote</samp>’ from the host |
| <small>GDB</small> session gets control. |
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| <p>Call <code>breakpoint</code> if none of these is true, or if you simply want |
| to make certain your program stops at a predetermined point for the |
| start of your debugging session. |
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