mcdosbox-x/Dockerfile
Ryan Malloy b022f6fb9e Switch to lokkju/dosbox-x-remotedebug fork for working GDB server
- Use remotedebug branch which adds GDB/QMP server support
- Build with --enable-remotedebug configure flag
- Add proper GDB handshake (qSupported) to gdb_client.py
- Support no-ack mode for faster communication
- Expose QMP port 4444 in addition to GDB port 1234

The GDB server is configured via [dosbox] section:
  gdbserver = true
  gdbserver port = 1234
  qmpserver = true
  qmpserver port = 4444

Tested features: register read, memory read, breakpoints
2026-01-27 14:55:53 -07:00

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# DOSBox-X with GDB stub support
# Multi-stage build for minimal final image
# =============================================================================
# Stage 1: Build DOSBox-X with GDB support
# =============================================================================
FROM debian:bookworm-slim AS builder
# Install build dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
git \
build-essential \
automake \
autoconf \
libtool \
pkg-config \
libsdl2-dev \
libsdl2-net-dev \
libsdl2-image-dev \
libpng-dev \
libpcap-dev \
libslirp-dev \
libfluidsynth-dev \
libavcodec-dev \
libavformat-dev \
libavutil-dev \
libswscale-dev \
nasm \
ca-certificates \
&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
# Clone DOSBox-X with remote debugging support (GDB server + QMP)
# This fork adds --enable-remotedebug which compiles in gdbserver.cpp and qmp.cpp
# See: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues/752
WORKDIR /build
RUN git clone --branch remotedebug --depth 1 https://github.com/lokkju/dosbox-x-remotedebug.git dosbox-x
WORKDIR /build/dosbox-x
# Configure and build with GDB server support
# --enable-remotedebug: Enables C_REMOTEDEBUG flag for GDB/QMP servers
# --enable-debug: Enables internal debugger (Alt+Pause)
RUN ./autogen.sh && \
./configure \
--prefix=/opt/dosbox-x \
--enable-remotedebug \
--enable-debug \
--enable-sdl2 \
--disable-printer \
&& make -j$(nproc) \
&& make install
# =============================================================================
# Stage 2: Runtime image
# =============================================================================
FROM debian:bookworm-slim
# Install runtime dependencies only
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
libsdl2-2.0-0 \
libsdl2-net-2.0-0 \
libsdl2-image-2.0-0 \
libpng16-16 \
libpcap0.8 \
libslirp0 \
libfluidsynth3 \
libavcodec59 \
libavformat59 \
libavutil57 \
libswscale6 \
libgl1 \
libx11-6 \
libncurses6 \
libxkbcommon0 \
libxrandr2 \
libxi6 \
&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
# Copy DOSBox-X from builder
COPY --from=builder /opt/dosbox-x /opt/dosbox-x
# Create symlink in PATH
RUN ln -s /opt/dosbox-x/bin/dosbox-x /usr/local/bin/dosbox-x
# Create directories for config and DOS files
RUN mkdir -p /config /dos
# Default configuration for DOSBox-X
# GDB server is enabled via --enable-remotedebug at compile time
RUN cat > /config/dosbox.conf << 'EOF'
[sdl]
fullscreen=false
windowresolution=800x600
output=opengl
[cpu]
core=auto
cputype=auto
cycles=auto
[dosbox]
memsize=16
[serial]
serial1=disabled
serial2=disabled
[autoexec]
# Mount /dos as C:
MOUNT C /dos
C:
EOF
# Expose ports:
# - 1234: GDB server (standard GDB remote protocol)
# - 4444: QMP server (QEMU Machine Protocol for control)
EXPOSE 1234 4444
# Set working directory
WORKDIR /dos
# Environment for X11 forwarding
ENV DISPLAY=:0
# Entry point
# Note: GDB/QMP servers are enabled via config file [dosbox] section
ENTRYPOINT ["dosbox-x", "-conf", "/config/dosbox.conf"]
CMD []