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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 4b3071c..ca3a59c 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2003-02-04 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> + + From Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>: + * gdb.texinfo (Interpreters): New chapter. Refer the command-line + option "-i"/"--interpreter" to this chapter. Include index + entries. + 2003-02-04 David Carlton <carlton@math.stanford.edu> * gdb.texinfo (C@t{++}): Recommend DWARF 2, then stabs+. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index a115e27..c260102 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1988-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * Controlling GDB:: Controlling @value{GDBN} * Sequences:: Canned sequences of commands * TUI:: @value{GDBN} Text User Interface +* Interpreters:: Command Interpreters * Emacs:: Using @value{GDBN} under @sc{gnu} Emacs * Annotations:: @value{GDBN}'s annotation interface. * GDB/MI:: @value{GDBN}'s Machine Interface. @@ -1124,6 +1125,7 @@ Do not use this option if you run @value{GDBN} from Emacs Use the interpreter @var{interp} for interface with the controlling program or device. This option is meant to be set by programs which communicate with @value{GDBN} using it as a back end. +@xref{Interpreters, , Command Interpreters}. @samp{--interpreter=mi} (or @samp{--interpreter=mi2}) causes @value{GDBN} to use the current @dfn{@sc{gdb/mi} interface} @@ -13213,6 +13215,69 @@ string are the simple ones that consist of backslash followed by a letter. @end table +@node Interpreters +@chapter Command Interpreters +@cindex command interpreters + +@value{GDBN} supports multiple command interpreters, and some command +infrastructure to allow users or user interface writers to switch +between interpreters or run commands in other interpreters. + +@value{GDBN} currently supports two command interpreters, the console +interpreter (sometimes called the command-line interpreter or @sc{cli}) +and the machine interface interpreter (or @sc{gdb/mi}). This manual +describes both of these interfaces in great detail. + +By default, @value{GDBN} will start with the console interpreter. +However, the user may choose to start @value{GDBN} with another +interpreter by specifying the @option{-i} or @option{--interpreter} +startup options. Defined interpreters include: + +@table @code +@item console +@cindex console interpreter +The traditional console or command-line interpreter. This is the most often +used interpreter with @value{GDBN}. With no interpreter specified at runtime, +@value{GDBN} will use this interpreter. + +@item mi +@cindex mi interpreter +The newest @sc{gdb/mi} interface (currently @code{mi2}). Used primarily +by programs wishing to use @value{GDBN} as a backend for a debugger GUI +or an IDE. For more information, see @ref{GDB/MI, ,The @sc{gdb/mi} +Interface}. + +@item mi2 +@cindex mi2 interpreter +The current @sc{gdb/mi} interface. + +@item mi1 +@cindex mi1 interpreter +The @sc{gdb/mi} interface included in @value{GDBN} 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3. + +@end table + +@cindex invoke another interpreter +The interpreter being used by @value{GDBN} may not be dynamically +switched at runtime. Although possible, this could lead to a very +precarious situation. Consider an IDE using @sc{gdb/mi}. If a user +enters the command "interpreter-set console" in a console view, +@value{GDBN} would switch to using the console interpreter, rendering +the IDE inoperable! + +@kindex interpreter-exec +Although you may only choose a single interpreter at startup, you may execute +commands in any interpreter from the current interpreter using the appropriate +command. If you are running the console interpreter, simply use the +@code{interpreter-exec} command: + +@smallexample +interpreter-exec mi "-data-list-register-names" +@end smallexample + +@sc{gdb/mi} has a similar command, although it is only available in versions of +@value{GDBN} which support @sc{gdb/mi} version 2 (or greater). + @node TUI @chapter @value{GDBN} Text User Interface @cindex TUI |