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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview
'gdb-VERSION.tar.gz', where VERSION is the version of GDB.
The GDB debugger sources, the generic GNU include
-files, the BFD ("binary file description") library, the readline
+files, the BFD ("Binary File Descriptor") library, the readline
library, and other libraries all have directories of their own
underneath the gdb-VERSION directory. The idea is that a variety of GNU
tools can share a common copy of these things. Be aware of variation
@@ -443,7 +443,14 @@ more obscure GDB `configure' options are not listed here.
supported).
`--disable-gdb-compile'
- Build GDB without support for the 'compile' command.
+ Build GDB without support for the 'compile' command. DWARF support
+ is required for this feature.
+
+`--disable-gdb-dwarf-support'
+ Build GDB without support for reading DWARF debug information.
+
+`--disable-gdb-mdebug-support'
+ Build GDB without support for reading mdebug debug information.
`--with-curses'
Use the curses library instead of the termcap library, for
@@ -533,7 +540,7 @@ more obscure GDB `configure' options are not listed here.
GDB scripting much more powerful than the restricted CLI
scripting language. If your host does not have Python installed,
you can find it on `http://www.python.org/download/'. The oldest
- version of Python supported by GDB is 3.2. The optional argument
+ version of Python supported by GDB is 3.4. The optional argument
PYTHON is used to find the Python headers and libraries. It can
be either the name of a Python executable, or the name of the
directory in which Python is installed.