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-rw-r--r--src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp14
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
index f3749f402a..86fa9edfc4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,20 @@ void RemoteGdbServerAdapter::setupInferior()
if (!args.isEmpty())
m_engine->postCommand("-exec-arguments " + args.toLocal8Bit());
+ // This has to be issued before 'target remote'. On pre-7.0 the
+ // command is not present and will result in ' No symbol table is
+ // loaded. Use the "file" command.' as gdb tries to set the
+ // value of a variable with name 'target-async'.
+ //
+ // Testing with -list-target-features which was introduced at
+ // the same time would not work either, as this need an existing
+ // target.
+ //
+ // Using it even without a target and having it fail might still
+ // be better as:
+ // Some external comment: '[but] "set target-async on" with a native
+ // windows gdb will work, but then fail when you actually do
+ // "run"/"attach", I think..
m_engine->postCommand("set target-async on", CB(handleSetTargetAsync));
if (fileName.isEmpty()) {