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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index b15da41..93061fc 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ * gdb.texinfo (SVR4 Process Information): Document subcommands of "info proc" that are already implemented. Add index entries. (Working Directory): Add a cross-reference to "info proc" command. + (Files): Add a tip for decreasing memory used for symtabs from + shared libraries. 2004-10-12 Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org> diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index c5b0a66..3c798be 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -10453,6 +10453,16 @@ informs @value{GDBN} that a new library has been loaded. If @var{mode} is @code{off}, symbols must be loaded manually, using the @code{sharedlibrary} command. The default value is @code{on}. +@cindex memory used for symbol tables +If your program uses lots of shared libraries with debug info that +takes large amounts of memory, you can decrease the @value{GDBN} +memory footprint by preventing it from automatically loading the +symbols from shared libraries. To that end, type @kbd{set +auto-solib-add off} before running the inferior, then load each +library whose debug symbols you do need with @kbd{sharedlibrary +@var{regexp}}, where @var{regexp} is a regular expresion that matches +the libraries whose symbols you want to be loaded. + @kindex show auto-solib-add @item show auto-solib-add Display the current autoloading mode. |