diff --git a/envsetup.sh b/envsetup.sh
index 2ed12c9..e2a1ff6 100644
--- a/envsetup.sh
+++ b/envsetup.sh
@@ -1051,10 +1051,151 @@
     fi
 }
 
+function adb_get_product_device() {
+  echo `adb shell getprop ro.product.device | sed s/.$//`
+}
+
+# returns 0 when process is not traced
+function adb_get_traced_by() {
+  echo `adb shell cat /proc/$1/status | grep -e "^TracerPid:" | sed "s/^TracerPid:\t//" | sed s/.$//`
+}
+
+function gdbclient() {
+  # TODO:
+  # 1. Check for ANDROID_SERIAL/multiple devices
+  local PROCESS_NAME="n/a"
+  local PID=$1
+  local PORT=5039
+  if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: gdbclient <pid|processname> [port number]"
+    return -1
+  fi
+  local DEVICE=$(adb_get_product_device)
+
+  if [ -z "$DEVICE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Unable to get device name. Please check if device is connected and ANDROID_SERIAL is set."
+    return -2
+  fi
+
+  if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+    PORT=$2
+  fi
+
+  local ROOT=$(gettop)
+  if [ -z "$ROOT" ]; then
+    # This is for the situation with downloaded symbols (from the build server)
+    # we check if they are available.
+    ROOT=`realpath .`
+  fi
+
+  local OUT_ROOT="$ROOT/out/target/product/$DEVICE"
+  local SYMBOLS_DIR="$OUT_ROOT/symbols"
+
+  if [ ! -d $SYMBOLS_DIR ]; then
+    echo "Error: couldn't find symbols: $SYMBOLS_DIR does not exist or is not a directory."
+    return -3
+  fi
+
+  # let's figure out which executable we are about to debug
+
+  # check if user specified a name -> resolve to pid
+  if [[ ! "$PID" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] ; then
+    PROCESS_NAME=$PID
+    PID=$(pid --exact $PROCESS_NAME)
+    if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
+      echo "Error: couldn't resolve pid by process name: $PROCESS_NAME"
+      return -4
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  local EXE=`adb shell readlink /proc/$PID/exe | sed s/.$//`
+  # TODO: print error in case there is no such pid
+  local LOCAL_EXE_PATH=$SYMBOLS_DIR$EXE
+
+  if [ ! -f $LOCAL_EXE_PATH ]; then
+    echo "Error: unable to find symbols for executable $EXE: file $LOCAL_EXE_PATH does not exist"
+    return -5
+  fi
+
+  local USE64BIT=""
+
+  if [[ "$(file $LOCAL_EXE_PATH)" =~ 64-bit ]]; then
+    USE64BIT="64"
+  fi
+
+  local GDB=
+  local GDB64=
+  local CPU_ABI=`adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abilist | sed s/.$//`
+  # TODO: we assume these are available via $PATH
+  if [[ $CPU_ABI =~ (^|,)arm64 ]]; then
+    GDB=arm-linux-androideabi-gdb
+    GDB64=aarch64-linux-android-gdb
+  elif [[ $CPU_ABI =~ (^|,)arm ]]; then
+    GDB=arm-linux-androideabi-gdb
+  elif [[ $CPU_ABI =~ (^|,)x86_64 ]]; then
+    GDB=x86_64-linux-androideabi-gdb
+  elif [[ $CPU_ABI =~ (^|,)x86 ]]; then
+    GDB=x86_64-linux-androideabi-gdb
+  elif [[ $CPU_ABI =~ (^|,)mips64 ]]; then
+    GDB=mipsel-linux-android-gdb
+    GDB64=mips64el-linux-android-gdb
+  elif [[ $CPU_ABI =~ (^|,)mips ]]; then
+    GDB=mipsel-linux-android-gdb
+  else
+    echo "Error: unrecognized cpu.abilist: $CPU_ABI"
+    return -6
+  fi
+
+  # TODO: check if tracing process is gdbserver and not some random strace...
+  if [ $(adb_get_traced_by $PID) -eq 0 ]; then
+    # start gdbserver
+    echo "Starting gdbserver..."
+    # TODO: check if adb is already listening $PORT
+    # to avoid unnecessary calls
+    echo ". adb forward for port=$PORT..."
+    adb forward tcp:$PORT tcp:$PORT
+    echo ". starting gdbserver to attach to pid=$PID..."
+    adb shell gdbserver$USE64BIT :$PORT --attach $PID &
+    echo ". give it couple of seconds to start..."
+    sleep 2
+    echo ". done"
+  else
+    echo "It looks like gdbserver is already attached to $PID (process is traced), trying to connect to it using local port=$PORT"
+  fi
+
+  local OUT_SO_SYMBOLS=$SYMBOLS_DIR/system/lib$USE64BIT
+  local OUT_VENDOR_SO_SYMBOLS=$SYMBOLS_DIR/vendor/lib$USE64BIT
+  local ART_CMD=""
+
+  echo >|"$OUT_ROOT/gdbclient.cmds" "set solib-absolute-prefix $SYMBOLS_DIR"
+  echo >>"$OUT_ROOT/gdbclient.cmds" "set solib-search-path $OUT_SO_SYMBOLS:$OUT_SO_SYMBOLS/hw:$OUT_SO_SYMBOLS/ssl/engines:$OUT_SO_SYMBOLS/drm:$OUT_SO_SYMBOLS/egl:$OUT_SO_SYMBOLS/soundfx:$OUT_VENDOR_SO_SYMBOLS:$OUT_VENDOR_SO_SYMBOLS/hw:$OUT_VENDOR_SO_SYMBOLS/egl"
+  local DALVIK_GDB_SCRIPT=$ROOT/development/scripts/gdb/dalvik.gdb
+  if [ -f $DALVIK_GDB_SCRIPT ]; then
+    echo >>"$OUT_ROOT/gdbclient.cmds" "source $DALVIK_GDB_SCRIPT"
+    ART_CMD="art-on"
+  else
+    echo "Warning: couldn't find $DALVIK_GDB_SCRIPT - ART debugging options will not be available"
+  fi
+  echo >>"$OUT_ROOT/gdbclient.cmds" "target remote :$PORT"
+  if [[ $EXE =~ (^|/)(app_process|dalvikvm)(|32|64)$ ]]; then
+    echo >> "$OUT_ROOT/gdbclient.cmds" $ART_CMD
+  fi
+
+  echo >>"$OUT_ROOT/gdbclient.cmds" ""
+
+  local WHICH_GDB=$GDB
+
+  if [ -n "$USE64BIT" -a -n "$GDB64" ]; then
+    WHICH_GDB=$GDB64
+  fi
+
+  gdbwrapper $WHICH_GDB "$OUT_ROOT/gdbclient.cmds" "$LOCAL_EXE_PATH"
+}
+
 # gdbclient now determines whether the user wants to debug a 32-bit or 64-bit
 # executable, set up the approriate gdbserver, then invokes the proper host
 # gdb.
-function gdbclient()
+function gdbclient_old()
 {
    local OUT_ROOT=$(get_abs_build_var PRODUCT_OUT)
    local OUT_SYMBOLS=$(get_abs_build_var TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)