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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 10:01:40 -0500
From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com>
To: ETX-B-SL Martti Kuparinen <erakupa@kk.etx.ericsson.se>
Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Ending remote kernel debugging
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On Sep 09, 1997 at 02:59:57PM +0200, ETX-B-SL Martti Kuparinen wrote:
> I am debugging my kernel remotely with gdb as described in the Handbook's
> chapter 20.4.
> 
> But the following lines are confusing me:
> 
> 	"Every time you type ``gdb'', the mode will be toggled
> 	between remote GDB and local DDB".
> 
> After debugging I want to give control back to the debugged host, i.e.
> pressing Ctrl+Alt+Esc would activate DDB in the local mode.
> 
> But how do I execute ``gdb'' when the control is in the remote host?

>From within gdb: ``remote detach'' to detach gdb from the remote host,
and give control back to DDB.
--
Jonathan