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Send 'monitor reset halt' in GDB using MI commands

I am using GDB to debug a Cortex-M0 processor. Using the normal default text interface, I can do it just fine. monitor reset halt is needed to restart the processor. Otherwise, I need to reset my debugging interface that the processor is attached to (OpenOCD through an ST/Link-V2).

I am trying to use the MI interpreter to automate this a bit, but have been oddly unable to figure out how this is done using the MI commands. Seems simple enough, but after reading through every page of the manual, I must have missed it.

I am using GCC-ARM 4.9.2015q3 from https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded/+download.

Solution

  • You can always send a CLI command to the MI interpreter. It can be done directly (just send monitor reset halt) or using -interpreter-exec. The latter form is preferred, at least according to the gdb manual.