Using cross-compilation toolchains to build code for your embedded Linux boards (such as Raspberry PI) can be cool. It’s faster than building your code on a slow embedded box with few RAM and disk space, it’s easier to edit files directly, it’s more comfortable to have all necessary files at hand.

There’s one common problem, however. If you use your cross-compilation toolchain to debug a remote Linux box using GDBServer, you may end up in a situation when GDB silently fails to load symbols for your libraries unless you manually execute the sharedlibrary command. This article explains why this happens and how to resolve it.
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