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From: pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 32 bits time_t and Y2038 issue
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:36:22 +0100
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Il 14/03/2025 02:48, Waldek Hebisch ha scritto:
> pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> How do you debug your projects without a full-features and ready-to-use
>> IDE from the silicon vendor?
> 
> With STM devices I use Linux 'stlink' program and gdb.  That is
> command line debugging.  I can set breakpoints, single step,
> view and and modify device registers, those are main things
> that I need.  I also use debugging UART.  For debugging I
> normally load code into RAM which means that I can have
> unlimited number of breakpoints without writning to flash
> (I am not sure if that is really important, but at least
> makes me feel better).
> 
> I have also used stlink with some non-STM devices (IIRC LPC),
> but that required modification to 'stlink' code and IIUC
> use of of non-STM devices is blocked in new firmware for
> the debugging dongle.
> 
> 'gdb' can be used with many other debugging dongles.
> 
> Visual tools may be nicer and automatically do some extra
> things.  But I got used to gdb.

I always used visual debuggers. I know they generally uses gdb 
internally, but I don't know how.

I'm feeling better when I use mouse, point on a variable in the code and 
see its content. And similar things.

I'm sure it's possible to let a generic IDE (like Visual Studio Code) 
permforms visual debugging session with J-Link (or similar probes), but 
you have to install/configure many things to reach a functional system.

I'm going to try when I have free time... free time? What is it?