[Makefile] Add unoptimized build targets #204
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Problem:
When debugging xv6, many variables could not be examined and would return the message "optimized out". For example, in the
readi
function ofkernel/fs.c
the variablem
is optimized out at various points of the debugging process:Issue:
Both the
qemu
andqemu-gdb
targets in the Makefile build the kernel using the-O
general optimization option for gcc. This is appropriate for a non-debug run of xv6, but causes problems viewing the content of variables that have been optimized out.Solution:
Two new build targets are added to the Makefile:
and starts qemu as a gdb server.
This preserves the functionality of the original build targets while allowing the build of non-optimized kernels for debugging purposes.