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authorDoug Evans <dje@google.com>2011-05-09 21:49:57 +0000
committerDoug Evans <dje@google.com>2011-05-09 21:49:57 +0000
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* NEWS: Mention --with-iconv-bin.
* configure.ac: New option --with-iconv-bin. * configure: Regenerate. * config.in: Regenerate. * defs.h (relocate_gdb_directory): Declare. * main.c (relocate_gdb_directory): Renamed from relocate_directory, removed progname parameter, and exported. All callers updated. * charset.c (find_charset_names): Use --with-iconv-bin if specified. doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Requirements): Fix typo. Mention --with-iconv-bin.
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+2011-05-09 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Requirements): Fix typo. Mention --with-iconv-bin.
+
2011-05-06 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@br.ibm.com>
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@@ -31214,7 +31214,12 @@ Sets}) require a functioning @code{iconv} implementation. If you are
on a GNU system, then this is provided by the GNU C Library. Some
other systems also provide a working @code{iconv}.
-On systems with @code{iconv}, you can install GNU Libiconv. If you
+If @value{GDBN} is using the @code{iconv} program which is installed
+in a non-standard place, you will need to tell @value{GDBN} where to find it.
+This is done with @option{--with-iconv-bin} which specifies the
+directory that contains the @code{iconv} program.
+
+On systems without @code{iconv}, you can install GNU Libiconv. If you
have previously installed Libiconv, you can use the
@option{--with-libiconv-prefix} option to configure.