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authorJohn Gilmore <gnu@cygnus>1991-12-04 08:59:57 +0000
committerJohn Gilmore <gnu@cygnus>1991-12-04 08:59:57 +0000
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Improve installation doc slightly, by Mark Sirota's request.
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@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.