Does the GDB need a symbol table?

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 08:14:28PM +0100, James Sampson wrote:
> Hello
> 
> If I were to debug a target remotely, and the target is already loaded and 
> ready to start, when I attach the GDB. Can I just debug it there, or does the 
> GDB need to download the program so it has it's hands on the symbol table for 
> that program?

Well, it needs the symbol table, but it doesn't need to do the
download.  Just give GDB the file, don't bother saying "load".

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer