amiga-bootcamp/13_toolchain/debugging.md
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- CPU & MMU: 68040/060 emulation libs, PMMU, cache management
- Driver development: SANA-II, Picasso96/RTG, AHI audio

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Debugging Tools — BareFoot, wack, GDB Remote

Overview

Debugging Amiga programs ranges from ROM-resident kernel debuggers (wack/SAD) through software monitors to modern cross-debugging via GDB stubs.


Tool Comparison

Tool Type Target Best for
BareFoot Serial debugger Real hardware / UAE OS-level, Exec kernel
wack/SAD ROM debugger Real hardware Boot-time, crash analysis
MonAm Software monitor AmigaOS Breakpoints, disassembly
IDA Pro Static + remote Cross-platform Static RE, decompilation
GDB (m68k-elf-gdb) Cross-debugger FS-UAE / Basilisk Source-level C debugging
Enforcer Memory watchdog AmigaOS (68020+) Illegal memory access detection
MuForce Memory watchdog AmigaOS (68040+) Same as Enforcer for 040/060

Enforcer / MuForce

Detects invalid memory accesses using MMU:

Enforcer Hit!   $0000000C read by task "myapp" at $00020456
; Install:
run >NIL: Enforcer
; or for 040/060:
run >NIL: MuForce

FS-UAE GDB Debugging

# In fs-uae.conf:
remote_debugger = 1
remote_debugger_port = 6860

# Connect from host:
m68k-elf-gdb myapp
(gdb) target remote localhost:6860
(gdb) break main
(gdb) continue

References

  • BareFoot: Aminet dev/debug/BareFoot.lha
  • Enforcer: Aminet dev/debug/Enforcer.lha
  • MuForce: Aminet dev/debug/MuForce.lha