Index: debuggergdb.cpp
===================================================================
--- debuggergdb.cpp    (revision 7632)
+++ debuggergdb.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -2110,21 +2110,33 @@
         else
             wxKill(pid, wxSIGINT);
     #else
-        // windows gdb can interrupt the running process too. yay!
-        bool done = false;
-        if (DebugBreakProcessFunc && pid > 0)
-        {
-            Log(_("Trying to pause the running process..."));
-            HANDLE proc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, (DWORD)pid);
-            if (proc)
-            {
-                DebugBreakProcessFunc(proc); // yay!
-                CloseHandle(proc);
-                done = true;
-            }
-            else
-                Log(_("Failed."));
-        }
+
+        wxString run_tool_on_break = Manager::Get()->GetConfigManager(_T("debugger"))->Read(_T("run_tool_on_break"), wxEmptyString);
+
+        // Sometimes with embedded systems you need to run some other tool to trigger an asynchronous break
+        if (run_tool_on_break != wxEmptyString)
+        {
+            Log(wxString::Format(_T("Starting external tool to break execution (%s)..."), run_tool_on_break.c_str()));
+            system(run_tool_on_break.ToAscii());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // windows gdb can interrupt the running process too. yay!
+            bool done = false;
+            if (DebugBreakProcessFunc && pid > 0)
+            {
+                Log(_("Trying to pause the running process..."));
+                HANDLE proc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, (DWORD)pid);
+                if (proc)
+                {
+                    DebugBreakProcessFunc(proc); // yay!
+                    CloseHandle(proc);
+                    done = true;
+                }
+                else
+                    Log(_("Failed."));
+            }
+        }
     #endif
         // Notify debugger plugins for end of debug session
         PluginManager *plm = Manager::Get()->GetPluginManager();
Index: debuggeroptionsdlg.cpp
===================================================================
--- debuggeroptionsdlg.cpp    (revision 7632)
+++ debuggeroptionsdlg.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     XRCCTRL(*this, "choDisassemblyFlavor", wxChoice)->SetSelection(cfg->ReadInt(_T("disassembly_flavor"), 0));
     XRCCTRL(*this, "txtInstructionSet", wxTextCtrl)->SetValue(cfg->Read(_T("instruction_set"), wxEmptyString));
     XRCCTRL(*this, "spnArrayElems",     wxSpinCtrl)->SetValue(cfg->ReadInt(_T("single_line_array_elem_count"), 8));
+    XRCCTRL(*this, "txtRunExtToolOnBreak", wxTextCtrl)->SetValue(cfg->Read(_T("run_tool_on_break"), wxEmptyString));
 }
 
 DebuggerOptionsDlg::~DebuggerOptionsDlg()
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
     cfg->Write(_T("disassembly_flavor"),    XRCCTRL(*this, "choDisassemblyFlavor", wxChoice)->GetSelection());
     cfg->Write(_T("instruction_set"),       XRCCTRL(*this, "txtInstructionSet", wxTextCtrl)->GetValue());
     cfg->Write(_T("single_line_array_elem_count"), XRCCTRL(*this, "spnArrayElems", wxSpinCtrl)->GetValue());
+    cfg->Write(_T("run_tool_on_break"),     XRCCTRL(*this, "txtRunExtToolOnBreak", wxTextCtrl)->GetValue());
 
     m_pPlugin->RefreshConfiguration();
 }
Index: gdb_commands.h
===================================================================
--- gdb_commands.h    (revision 7632)
+++ gdb_commands.h    (working copy)
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@
 //  ebx at 0x22ff6c, ebp at 0x22ff78, esi at 0x22ff70, edi at 0x22ff74, eip at 0x22ff7c
 static wxRegEx reDisassemblyInit(_T("^Stack level [0-9]+, frame at (0x[A-Fa-f0-9]+):"));
 static wxRegEx reDisassemblyInitFunc(_T("eip = (0x[A-Fa-f0-9]+) in ([^;]*)"));
-// or32 variant
+// or32/mips variant
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
-static wxRegEx reDisassemblyInitFuncOR32(_T("PC = (0x[A-Fa-f0-9]+) in ([^;]*)"));
+static wxRegEx reDisassemblyInitFuncOR32_MIPS(_T("PC = (0x[A-Fa-f0-9]+) in ([^;]*)"));
 #else
 // not used on linux, but make sure it exists otherwise compilation fails on linux
 // if(platform::windows && m_disassemblyFlavor == _T("set disassembly-flavor or32")) blabla
-static wxRegEx reDisassemblyInitFuncOR32(_T("PC = (0x[A-Fa-f0-9]+) in ([^;]*)"));
+static wxRegEx reDisassemblyInitFuncOR32_MIPS(_T("PC = (0x[A-Fa-f0-9]+) in ([^;]*)"));
 #endif
 //    Using the running image of child Thread 46912568064384 (LWP 7051).
 static wxRegEx reInfoProgramThread(_T("\\(LWP[ \t]([0-9]+)\\)"));
@@ -1135,6 +1135,11 @@
             {
                 ParseOutputFromOR32gdbPort(output);
             }
+            // MIPS register string parser
+            if(m_disassemblyFlavor == _T("set disassembly-flavor mips"))
+            {
+                ParseOutputFromMIPSgdbPort(output);
+            }
             else
             // use generic parser - this may work for other platforms or you may have to write your own
             {
@@ -1153,6 +1158,77 @@
 //            m_pDriver->DebugLog(output);
         }
 
+        void ParseOutputFromMIPSgdb
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