gdbserver
E284635
gdbserver is a lightweight program that allows the GNU Debugger (GDB) to remotely debug applications running on another machine or embedded device using the GDB remote serial protocol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| gdbserver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2629938 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gdbserver Context triple: [GDB remote serial protocol, relatedTo, gdbserver]
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A.
GDB remote serial protocol
The GDB remote serial protocol is a communication protocol that allows the GNU Debugger to control and inspect programs running on a separate target system over a serial or TCP connection.
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B.
GNU Debugger
GNU Debugger (GDB) is a widely used free and open-source debugging tool for programs written in languages like C, C++, and Fortran, allowing developers to inspect and control program execution.
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C.
GDB
GDB is a powerful open-source debugger from the GNU Project used to analyze and control the execution of programs written in languages like C, C++, and Fortran.
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D.
LLDB
LLDB is a modern, high-performance debugger primarily used with the LLVM toolchain for languages like C, C++, and Objective-C.
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E.
Debug Adapter Protocol
The Debug Adapter Protocol is an open standard that defines a common interface between development tools and debuggers, enabling consistent debugging experiences across different editors, IDEs, and languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gdbserver Target entity description: gdbserver is a lightweight program that allows the GNU Debugger (GDB) to remotely debug applications running on another machine or embedded device using the GDB remote serial protocol.
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A.
GDB remote serial protocol
The GDB remote serial protocol is a communication protocol that allows the GNU Debugger to control and inspect programs running on a separate target system over a serial or TCP connection.
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B.
GNU Debugger
GNU Debugger (GDB) is a widely used free and open-source debugging tool for programs written in languages like C, C++, and Fortran, allowing developers to inspect and control program execution.
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C.
GDB
GDB is a powerful open-source debugger from the GNU Project used to analyze and control the execution of programs written in languages like C, C++, and Fortran.
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D.
LLDB
LLDB is a modern, high-performance debugger primarily used with the LLVM toolchain for languages like C, C++, and Objective-C.
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E.
Debug Adapter Protocol
The Debug Adapter Protocol is an open standard that defines a common interface between development tools and debuggers, enabling consistent debugging experiences across different editors, IDEs, and languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debugging tool
ⓘ
remote debugger ⓘ software program ⓘ |
| category |
free software
ⓘ
programming tool ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
TCP/IP
ⓘ
serial line ⓘ |
| configuration | can be built for multiple CPU architectures ⓘ |
| developedBy | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| distribution | included with GDB source distribution ⓘ |
| documentation |
GDB
ⓘ
surface form:
GDB manual
|
| feature |
breakpoint support
ⓘ
memory inspection ⓘ multi-threaded debugging ⓘ register inspection ⓘ signal handling ⓘ single-stepping ⓘ |
| implements | GDB remote serial protocol ⓘ |
| invokedByCommand | gdbserver ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | GDB maintainers ⓘ |
| networkRequirement | reachable network or serial connection between host and target ⓘ |
| partOf |
GNU Debugger
ⓘ
GNU Project ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | C ⓘ |
| purpose |
debugging programs without full GDB on target
ⓘ
remote debugging of applications ⓘ |
| requires | GDB on host machine ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ embedded device ⓘ remote machine ⓘ |
| softwareGenre | debugger ⓘ |
| supports |
cross-debugging
ⓘ
remote debugging ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
attaching to running process
ⓘ
starting program under debugger ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment |
embedded Linux systems
ⓘ
resource-constrained systems ⓘ |
| typicalUsage | run on target while GDB runs on host ⓘ |
| usedWith | GDB ⓘ |
| usesProtocol | GDB remote protocol packets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: gdbserver Description of subject: gdbserver is a lightweight program that allows the GNU Debugger (GDB) to remotely debug applications running on another machine or embedded device using the GDB remote serial protocol.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.