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author | John Gilmore <gnu@cygnus> | 1991-12-04 08:59:57 +0000 |
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committer | John Gilmore <gnu@cygnus> | 1991-12-04 08:59:57 +0000 |
commit | 34a160569ab0b9fa8239dd689256cff5b71f4ef1 (patch) | |
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Improve installation doc slightly, by Mark Sirota's request.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 61a1dfd..8c13f92 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -7150,8 +7150,11 @@ cd gdb-_GDB_VN__/bfd @end group @end example -You can install @code{_GDBP__} anywhere; it has no hardwired paths. However, -you should make sure that the shell on your path (named by the +You can install @code{_GDBP__} anywhere; it has no hardwired paths. +Simply copy @code{gdb/gdb} to the desired directory. +@comment What about installing the man pages, info files, etc? + +However, you should make sure that the shell on your path (named by the @samp{SHELL} environment variable) is publicly readable; some systems refuse to let _GDBN__ debug child processes whose programs are not readable, and _GDBN__ uses the shell to start your program. |