The "Run a program before debugging" option in Remote GDB Debugger options
allows to automatically run a program (such as a debugging server) when starting a debugging
session. If you enable it, the following options become available:
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Command line
Command line of the program to run. The following special symbols can be used:
%i: input file name from the Process options dialog %p: port number from the Process options dialog %e: file name of a temporary ELF file created from the database contentsInitial SP
IDA will set the SP (or a similar register) after connecting to the serverChoose a configuration
Load one of the pre-defined configurations (command line, memory map and SP value) described in the gdb_arch.cfg file.Memory map
Edit the memory map for the external server. It will be used during debugging.One use of these options is to debug small code snippets using the QEMU emulator.
See also
Remote GDB Debugger options Debugger submenu.