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I don't understand how to debug C++ APKs on android. Can someone please help me get started?

I found this: http://www.kandroid.org/online-pdk/guide/debugging_gdb.html

but running gdbserver -help from the terminal emulator on the actual device returns "gdbserver: not found". Everything I've found online says to run gdbserver on the device, but I don't know how to get it. Or what to do from there.

Please note I am running Windows for the adb connection, but the ndk build system is in a Linux virtual machine via terminal. gdb-ndk must be run directly from Windows for this Android device to communicate via usb. adb logcat only finds the device under Windows.

Thanks

I've also seen these links:

  1. ndk-gdb on windows
  2. http://mhandroid.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/using-eclipse-for-android-cc-debugging/
  3. http://mhandroid.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/how-cc-debugging-works-on-android/
  4. http://cgdb.github.io/
  5. http://mhandroid.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/using-cgdb-with-ndk-debug-and-cgdb-tutorial/
  6. http://geekswithblogs.net/raccoon_tim/archive/2011/09/12/working-with-android-on-windows-and-without-cygwin.aspx
  7. http://www.eclipse.org/sequoyah/documentation/native_debug.php
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  • Update, I have gdbserver located in /data/local but I can seem to run it as superuser, as it says `# ./gdbserver : permission denied` –  Apr 20 '13 at 05:55
  • changed permissions using `chmod 770 ./gdbserver` after realizing it was missing the +x when I checked with `ls -l ./gdbserver` –  Apr 20 '13 at 06:03
  • Still confused about how to get the communication channel for gdbserver to gdbclient working though – Evil Abe Lincoln Apr 20 '13 at 19:54

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