how to edit+compile+debug without leaving GNU/Emacs

[venk]

hello all,

At my work place, policies say sources are to be edited on one
machine(say edit.machine.com) and cimpilation is to be done on another
machine(say build.machine.com) and test run or debug on another machine
(debug.machine.com).

I like to know if it is possible to start Emacs on edit.machi.. and
somehow make M-x compile connect to build.mach..(using ssh. telnet and
rlogin appears to be closed) and show the build messages on *compile*
buffer. Also, similarly, make M-x gdb (through ssh) run the binary on
debug.mac...

If anybody knows how to do this or is already doing something like
this, please let me know how to do it.

$ uname -a says
Linux edit.machine.com 2.4.22-kb0 #1 SMP Fri Sep 5 17:49:32 PDT 2003
i686 unknown

and
M-x emacs-version says
GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of
2003-03-27 on edit.machine.com

My Emacs proficiency is medium. And, I do not know any of lisp or
elisp.

Thanks in advance.