How to pass source files to gdbserver

Question

I'm trying to debug a remote C++ application using.
My setup is two machines (1) remote (where the c++ application and gdbserver runs) and (2) dev where I like to debug from and where the source code is accessable.

Important: The remote doesn't contain the source code (And I can't add it to the remote ).

The only please I have seen referring to this kind of setup is here using the monitor command. But I wasn't able to make sense of it.

• Is it possible to have the source code on one machine and the application running on the other?
• Using gdb on dev can I debug the application with source code support?
• Can it be achieved via vscode ?

Answer 1

The remote doesn't contain the source code

That is the usual setup.

The only please I have seen referring to this kind of setup is here using the monitor command.

Please correct your grammar, and note that the monitor command should only be used under rare circumstances, and likely has nothing to do with your problem.

Is it possible to have the source code on one machine and the application running on the other?

Yes. That is how remote debugging usually works.

Using gdb on dev can I debug the application with source code support?

Yes. That is exactly what remote debugging is. It just works.

Can it be achieved via vscode?

Probably , but I don't know much about vscode .