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authorStan Shebs <shebs@codesourcery.com>1996-01-23 01:10:48 +0000
committerStan Shebs <shebs@codesourcery.com>1996-01-23 01:10:48 +0000
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* remote.c (remotebreak): New GDB variable.
(remote_break): New global. (remote_interrupt): Send a break instead of ^C if remote_break. * NEWS: Describe the new variable.
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@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ ARM via RDP protocol arm-*-*
PowerPC via PPCBUG monitor powerpc{,le}-*-eabi*
PowerPC simulator powerpc{,le}-*-eabi if building with GCC
+* Send break instead of ^C
+
+The standard remote protocol now includes an option to send a break
+rather than a ^C to the target in order to interrupt it. By default,
+GDB will send ^C; to send a break, set the variable `remotebreak' to 1.
+
*** Changes in GDB-4.15:
* Psymtabs for XCOFF