When we run a cross compiled GDB in the host that connects to a native gdbserver running on the target, it is referred to as cross debugging. This is the same scenario we saw in the Using the Eclipse IDE recipe in Chapter 4, Application Development, except that Eclipse was using the Target Communications Framework (TCF). Cross debugging has the advantage of not needing debug information on target images, as they are already available in the host.

This recipe will show how to use a cross GDB and gdbserver.