diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_gdb.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_gdb.py
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+import os
+import infra.basetest
+
+
+class BaseGdb(infra.basetest.BRTest):
+    def verify_host_gdb(self, prefix="arm-linux"):
+        cmd = ["host/bin/%s-gdb" % prefix, "--version"]
+        # We don't check the return value, as it automatically raises
+        # an exception if the command returns with a non-zero value
+        infra.run_cmd_on_host(self.builddir, cmd)
+
+    def boot(self):
+        img = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv5",
+                           kernel="builtin",
+                           options=["-initrd", img,
+                                    "-net", "nic",
+                                    "-net", "user"])
+        self.emulator.login()
+
+    def verify_gdbserver(self):
+        cmd = "gdbserver --version"
+        self.assertRunOk(cmd)
+
+    def verify_gdb(self):
+        cmd = "gdb --version"
+        self.assertRunOk(cmd)
+
+
+class TestGdbHostOnlyDefault(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        infra.basetest.MINIMAL_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+
+
+class TestGdbHostOnlyAllFeatures(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        infra.basetest.MINIMAL_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_TUI=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_SIM=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+
+
+class TestGdbserverOnly(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.boot()
+        self.verify_gdbserver()
+
+
+class TestGdbFullTarget(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_DEBUGGER=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.boot()
+        self.verify_gdb()
+
+
+class TestGdbHostOnly9x(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        infra.basetest.MINIMAL_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_GDB_VERSION_9_2=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+
+
+class TestGdbHostGdbserver9x(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_GDB_VERSION_9_2=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+        self.boot()
+        self.verify_gdbserver()
+
+
+class TestGdbHostGdbTarget9x(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_GDB_VERSION_9_2=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_DEBUGGER=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+        self.boot()
+        self.verify_gdb()
+
+
+class TestGdbHostOnly11x(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        infra.basetest.MINIMAL_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_GDB_VERSION_11=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+
+
+class TestGdbHostGdbserver11x(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_GDB_VERSION_11=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+        self.boot()
+        self.verify_gdbserver()
+
+
+class TestGdbHostGdbTarget11x(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_GDB_VERSION_11=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_DEBUGGER=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb()
+        self.boot()
+        self.verify_gdb()
+
+
+class TestGdbArc(BaseGdb):
+    config = \
+        """
+        BR2_arcle=y
+        BR2_archs4x_rel31=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_SERVER=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_DEBUGGER=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.verify_host_gdb("arc-linux")