Cross Remote Debug for Raspberry PI

Prerequisites

The cross compilation must be operational

see : [Cross compile for raspberry PI]

Download and install Eclipse

Download the appropriate eclipse package for your platform (eclipse-cpp)

Configure Raspberry

1. Install SD card with Raspbian Linux into the Raspberry Pi.

2. Enable sshd (SSH server) on Raspberry Pi (run raspi-config from console).

3. Assign static IP address to Raspberry Pi by editing /etc/network/interfaces with nano. Example configuration:

   auto lo
   
   iface lo inet loopback
   iface eth0 inet static
   address 192.168.1.50
   netmask 255.255.255.0
   gateway 192.168.1.1
   
   allow-hotplug wlan0
   iface wlan0 inet manual
   wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
   iface default inet dhcp
   

4. Using putty or an unix terminal connect to the raspberry through ssh (ssh ip_of_rapsberry)

5. Enter the following commands in terminal:

   mkdir remote-debugging
   cd remote-debugging
   touch .gdbinit
   

6. Find gdbserver in the Raspberry tools (installed in Linux host)

   (....)/tools/arm-bcm2708/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-raspbian/arm-linux-gnueabihf/debug-root/usr/bin/gdbserver
   

7. copy it to the raspberry

	scp path/to/gdbserver pi@<raspberryip>:/home/pi/remote-debugging

8. Make sure /home/pi/remote-debugging/gdbserver has exec permissions on the Raspberry Pi (chmod +x /home/pi/remote-debugging/gdbserver).

Configure Eclipse

Generate project and import to Eclipse

1. generate project for Eclipse

   sh cmake_linux.sh e
   

2. open Eclipse

3. Uncheck the menu "Project->Build Automatically".

4. Import Eclipse project

   1. File -> Import
   2. Choose General -> "Existing Projects into Workspace"
   3. Browse for "trunk/projects" folder; then the project will be found
   4. Finish

5. Build all

Configure remote debugging

http://www.gurucoding.com/en/raspberry_pi_eclipse/raspberry_pi_remote_access_in_eclipse.php