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Originally Posted by ceztko
Debugging of the emulator itself or of the emulated cpu instructions? First case: not possible because WinUAE can compile on VS only and anyway would make sense only for beta testing of a debug build of WinUAE. Second case: even if WinUAE would be able to offer a GDB compatible debugging host, why remote debugging (TCP/IP or serial) would be useful for you?
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Emulated CPU instructions.
It decouples the debugging tool from the emulator for the most part. This means that people can use an external debugger with more advanced functionality or a standard interface. Eclipse CDT and IDA are both tools that support remote GDB debugging (although not sure the latter supports m68k remote debugging). It means that the debugger can be customised (in the case of Eclipse) without needing to touch the emulator. Etc.
Now, I am not pushing for it. It is on my list of interesting projects I would like to do should I find the time and interest. Just wanted to see if it had been thought about.