Many reasons exist why Linux is a good operating system for embedded applications. Besides being open source and cost effective, one of the most important reasons is portability; a Linux application ...

Debugging the software in a complex real-time system is particularly challenging because the manifestation of a bug is frequently far removed from the actual occurrence of the bug-in both time and ...

The Linux kernel debugger (KDB) allows you to debug the Linux kernel. This aptly named tool is essentially a patch to the kernel code that lets hackers access kernel memory and data structures. One of ...

Ashling Microsystems has announced availability of a sophisticated Embedded Linux debugger for MIPS-based applications. PathFinder-XD Eclipse-based debugger allows users to switch seamlessly between ...

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Debugging on multi-process systems just got significantly easier with the release of Live Recorder 5.0 from Undo. Linux debugging has taken a giant step forward with the release of Live Recorder 5.0 ...

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All programs use memory, even ones that do nothing. Memory misuse results in a good portion of fatal program errors, such as program termination and unexpected behavior. Memory is a device for ...

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With its upcoming "Feisty Fawn" version of Ubuntu Linux due April 19, Canonical hopes to shed light on what happens when things go wrong. Feisty Fawn, also known as version 7.04, comes with software ...