Pod2g Explains How to Get a GNU Debugger on iOS 5

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Pod2g has posted instructions on how to get a working dnu debugger on iOS versions greater than 4.3.

People know that the gdb package coming from Cydia is broken since 4.3. But here is a simple way to have a working gdb running on your iOS device : use the one from the Apple SDK !

[A working GNU Debugger on iOS >= 4.3
People know that the gdb package coming from Cydia is broken since 4.3.

But here is a simple way to have a working gdb running on your iOS device : use the one from the Apple SDK !

Prerequisites :
- a jailbroken iOS >= 4.3 device
- OpenSSH should be installed on the iOS device and should listen for connections
- an OSX machine with the iOS SDK >= 4.3 installed

How to :
- remove the gdb package from Cydia
- do the following in the OSX terminal :

cd /tmp
cp /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/libexec/gdb/gdb-arm-apple-darwin .
lipo -thin armv7 gdb-arm-apple-darwin -output gdb
nano entitlements.xml

- paste the following to the OSX terminal :

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>com.apple.springboard.debugapplications</key>
<true/>
<key>get-task-allow</key>
<true/>
<key>task_for_pid-allow</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>

- save the file by doing CTRL + X, then 'Y', then 'ENTER'

- now do the following in the OSX terminal :

ldid -Sentitlements.xml gdb
scp gdb root@<iOS Device IP Address>:/usr/bin/

- GDB is now installed to your iOS device.

Happy debugging !

~pod2g

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