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authorAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2002-01-17 23:06:47 +0000
committerAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2002-01-17 23:06:47 +0000
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Add an appendix for maintenance commands.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
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+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
2002-01-17 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
+ * gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Add appendix.
+ (Set Breaks): Copy ``maint info breakpoint'' doco to
+ ``Maintenance Commands'' appendix. Add reference.
+
+2002-01-17 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
+
* fdl.texi: Remove next/prev from @node.
2002-01-17 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 0b34346..bcec6c6 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1988-2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* Command Line Editing:: Command Line Editing
* Using History Interactively:: Using History Interactively
* Installing GDB:: Installing GDB
+* Maintenance Commands:: Maintenance Commands
* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation
* Index:: Index
@end menu
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1988-2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* Command Line Editing:: Command Line Editing
* Using History Interactively:: Using History Interactively
* Installing GDB:: Installing GDB
+* Maintenance Commands:: Maintenance Commands
* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation
* Index:: Index
@end menu
@@ -2630,49 +2632,12 @@ the breakpoints are conditional, this is even useful
@cindex negative breakpoint numbers
@cindex internal @value{GDBN} breakpoints
-@value{GDBN} itself sometimes sets breakpoints in your program for special
-purposes, such as proper handling of @code{longjmp} (in C programs).
-These internal breakpoints are assigned negative numbers, starting with
-@code{-1}; @samp{info breakpoints} does not display them.
-
+@value{GDBN} itself sometimes sets breakpoints in your program for
+special purposes, such as proper handling of @code{longjmp} (in C
+programs). These internal breakpoints are assigned negative numbers,
+starting with @code{-1}; @samp{info breakpoints} does not display them.
You can see these breakpoints with the @value{GDBN} maintenance command
-@samp{maint info breakpoints}.
-
-@table @code
-@kindex maint info breakpoints
-@item maint info breakpoints
-Using the same format as @samp{info breakpoints}, display both the
-breakpoints you've set explicitly, and those @value{GDBN} is using for
-internal purposes. Internal breakpoints are shown with negative
-breakpoint numbers. The type column identifies what kind of breakpoint
-is shown:
-
-@table @code
-@item breakpoint
-Normal, explicitly set breakpoint.
-
-@item watchpoint
-Normal, explicitly set watchpoint.
-
-@item longjmp
-Internal breakpoint, used to handle correctly stepping through
-@code{longjmp} calls.
-
-@item longjmp resume
-Internal breakpoint at the target of a @code{longjmp}.
-
-@item until
-Temporary internal breakpoint used by the @value{GDBN} @code{until} command.
-
-@item finish
-Temporary internal breakpoint used by the @value{GDBN} @code{finish} command.
-
-@item shlib events
-Shared library events.
-
-@end table
-
-@end table
+@samp{maint info breakpoints} (@pxref{maint info breakpoints}).
@node Set Watchpoints
@@ -14864,6 +14829,51 @@ There is no convenient way to generate a list of all available hosts.
There are many other options available as well, but they are generally
needed for special purposes only.
+@node Maintenance Commands
+@appendix Maintenance Commands
+@cindex maintenance commands
+@cindex internal commands
+
+In addition to commands intended for @value{GDBN} users, @value{GDBN}
+includes a number of commands intended for @value{GDBN} developers.
+These commands are provided here for reference.
+
+@table @code
+@kindex maint info breakpoints
+@item @anchor{maint info breakpoints}maint info breakpoints
+Using the same format as @samp{info breakpoints}, display both the
+breakpoints you've set explicitly, and those @value{GDBN} is using for
+internal purposes. Internal breakpoints are shown with negative
+breakpoint numbers. The type column identifies what kind of breakpoint
+is shown:
+
+@table @code
+@item breakpoint
+Normal, explicitly set breakpoint.
+
+@item watchpoint
+Normal, explicitly set watchpoint.
+
+@item longjmp
+Internal breakpoint, used to handle correctly stepping through
+@code{longjmp} calls.
+
+@item longjmp resume
+Internal breakpoint at the target of a @code{longjmp}.
+
+@item until
+Temporary internal breakpoint used by the @value{GDBN} @code{until} command.
+
+@item finish
+Temporary internal breakpoint used by the @value{GDBN} @code{finish} command.
+
+@item shlib events
+Shared library events.
+
+@end table
+
+@end table
+
@include fdl.texi
@node Index