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authorTom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>2023-10-31 09:16:08 -0600
committerTom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>2023-11-14 08:49:55 -0700
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Update gdb.Symbol.is_variable documentation
Kévin found a bug in an earlier version of this series that was based on a misconception I had about Symbol.is_variable. This patch fixes the documentation to explain the method a bit better. Approved-By: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> (cherry picked from commit 5006ea556dad71c4c868cf5705e007e72e3b02b4)
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@@ -5984,7 +5984,9 @@ local variables will require a frame, but other symbols will not.
@end defvar
@defvar Symbol.is_variable
-@code{True} if the symbol is a variable.
+@code{True} if the symbol is a variable, as opposed to something like
+a function or type. Note that this also returns @code{False} for
+arguments.
@end defvar
A @code{gdb.Symbol} object has the following methods: