Can't debug ncs1.9.1 because GDB major version should be >= 9

[userr]

Hello, when I try to debug ncs1.9.1 using vscode in Windows, it shows that "ERROR: GDB major version should be >= 9, yours is 8; GDB could not start as expected. Bad installation or version mismatch. See if you can start gdb from a shell prompt and check its version (Must be >= 9)".

So I should how to solve this problem?

Thanks for your help.

[XavierN]

I am having the same problem.

[XavierN]

For the record I workarounded the problem by downloading the latest gdb from here: https://developer.arm.com/downloads/-/gnu-rm and linking the folders in <your_base_dir>/ncs/v1.9.1/toolchain ie:

➜  mv bin bin-old
➜  ln -s ~/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10/bin .
➜  mv lib lib-old
➜  ln -s ~/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10/lib .
➜  mv share share-old
➜  ln -s ~/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10/share .

[Dave88]

Im having similar problem, if somebody know how to fix issue i would be glad to have their response

[Elfving]

Hello everyone! Dave88 , XavierN  & userr 

Unfortunately we have had some issues with the new cortex debug. There have been others reporting this/similar issues as well (see here and here). 

The current go-to workaround is to downgrade from the latest Cortex-Debug version (v1.6.0.) to the previous one (v1.4.4). The workaround posted below by Xavier can also work, but might not fix all the potential issues. Downgrading is what we recommend for now.

Regards,

Elfving

[Elfving]

Hello again everyone,

To deal with this, the new release of VSC comes with new debugger with an additional set of features. Please try it out!

Regards,

Elfving