Actually, you do not need an embedded target to see this problem. It happens with a remote PC target.

So, to reproduce the problem on Windows with the MinGW bundled with Code::Blocks with a new console program (AKA helloworld) created by the create project wizard:

1. Create a new console project. It must be in a path without spaces for GDB to work.

2. The project is automatically populated with a main that prints out "Hello world!". Add a "while (1)" in it so that it runs forever.

3. Build the debug version.

4. In code::blocks set the remote GDB target to 127.0.0.1 :2314

5. In a command prompt run: gdbserver :2314 helloworld.exe

6. Start the debugger in code::blocks. This should start the process. It will consume all your cpu in the while(1) loop.

7. Press the stop debugger button (X in red octagon). Code::blocks prints out "Trying to pause the running process..." in the Debugger output window but the process continues to run.

Have you tried the CB from debugger's branch?

There I've implemented this feature correctly.

Please test a recent debugger's branch nightly and report back if the problem is still there.

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