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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2005-04-16 14:27:50 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2005-04-16 14:27:50 +0000
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(Debugging Output): Document "set/show debug
solib-frv". Fix "set/show debugvarobj". (Set Breaks): Add index entry for "hardware breakpoints". (Renesas ICE): Document "e7000", "ftplogin", "ftpload", "drain", and "set/show usehardbreakpoints". (MIPS Embedded): Document "se/show syn-garbage-limit", "set/show monitor-prompt", "set/show monitor-warnings", "pmon". (ARM): Document "rdilogfile", "rdilogenable", "set/show rdiromatzero", "set/show rdiheartbeat". (PowerPC): Document SDS-specific commands "set/show sdstimeout", "sds". (Embedded Processors): Document the "sim" command. (Remote): Document the "remote" command. (DJGPP Native): Document the "info serial" command. (Threads): Document "maint info sol-threads". (Files): Document "nosharedlibrary", "add-symbol-file-from-memory". (Set Breaks): Improve indexing. (Command Syntax): Add a reference to dont-repeat. (Define): Document "dont-repeat". (TUI Commands): Document "tabset". (WinCE): New subsection. Document "set/show remotedirectory", "set/show remoteupload", "set/show remoteaddhost".
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2 files changed, 208 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index e66a415..f1ce497 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -16,12 +16,28 @@
(Symbols, The Print Command with Objective-C): Improve indexing.
(Objective-C): Add references to "info classes" and "info
selectors".
- (Debugging Output): Improve wording.
+ (Debugging Output): Improve wording. Document "set/show debug
+ solib-frv". Fix "set/show debugvarobj".
(Set Breaks): Add index entry for "hardware breakpoints".
(Renesas ICE): Document "e7000", "ftplogin", "ftpload", "drain",
and "set/show usehardbreakpoints".
(MIPS Embedded): Document "se/show syn-garbage-limit", "set/show
monitor-prompt", "set/show monitor-warnings", "pmon".
+ (ARM): Document "rdilogfile", "rdilogenable", "set/show
+ rdiromatzero", "set/show rdiheartbeat".
+ (PowerPC): Document SDS-specific commands "set/show sdstimeout",
+ "sds".
+ (Embedded Processors): Document the "sim" command.
+ (Remote): Document the "remote" command.
+ (DJGPP Native): Document the "info serial" command.
+ (Threads): Document "maint info sol-threads".
+ (Files): Document "nosharedlibrary", "add-symbol-file-from-memory".
+ (Set Breaks): Improve indexing.
+ (Command Syntax): Add a reference to dont-repeat.
+ (Define): Document "dont-repeat".
+ (TUI Commands): Document "tabset".
+ (WinCE): New subsection. Document "set/show remotedirectory",
+ "set/show remoteupload", "set/show remoteaddhost".
2005-04-15 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index f34fdeb..7975fd6 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -1267,7 +1267,8 @@ A blank line as input to @value{GDBN} (typing just @key{RET}) means to
repeat the previous command. Certain commands (for example, @code{run})
will not repeat this way; these are commands whose unintentional
repetition might cause trouble and which you are unlikely to want to
-repeat.
+repeat. User-defined commands can disable this feature; see
+@ref{Define, dont-repeat}.
The @code{list} and @code{x} commands, when you repeat them with
@key{RET}, construct new arguments rather than repeating
@@ -2257,6 +2258,16 @@ For example,
from /usr/lib/libc.2
@end smallexample
+On Solaris, you can display more information about user threads with a
+Solaris-specific command:
+
+@table @code
+@item maint info sol-threads
+@kindex maint info sol-threads
+@cindex thread info (Solaris)
+Display info on Solaris user threads.
+@end table
+
@table @code
@kindex thread @var{threadno}
@item thread @var{threadno}
@@ -2606,6 +2617,8 @@ See also @ref{Conditions, ,Break conditions}.
@kindex rbreak
@cindex regular expression
+@cindex breakpoints in functions matching a regexp
+@cindex set breakpoints in many functions
@item rbreak @var{regex}
Set breakpoints on all functions matching the regular expression
@var{regex}. This command sets an unconditional breakpoint on all
@@ -10675,6 +10688,19 @@ You can use the @samp{-mapped} and @samp{-readnow} options just as with
the @code{symbol-file} command, to change how @value{GDBN} manages the symbol
table information for @var{filename}.
+@kindex add-symbol-file-from-memory
+@cindex @code{syscall DSO}
+@cindex load symbols from memory
+@item add-symbol-file-from-memory @var{address}
+Load symbols from the given @var{address} in a dynamically loaded
+object file whose image is mapped directly into the inferior's memory.
+For example, the Linux kernel maps a @code{syscall DSO} into each
+process's address space; this DSO provides kernel-specific code for
+some system calls. The argument can be any expression whose
+evaluation yields the address of the file's shared object file header.
+For this command to work, you must have used @code{symbol-file} or
+@code{exec-file} commands in advance.
+
@kindex add-shared-symbol-files
@kindex assf
@item add-shared-symbol-files @var{library-file}
@@ -10830,6 +10856,7 @@ the libraries whose symbols you want to be loaded.
Display the current autoloading mode.
@end table
+@cindex load shared library
To explicitly load shared library symbols, use the @code{sharedlibrary}
command:
@@ -10850,6 +10877,14 @@ As with files loaded automatically, it only loads shared libraries
required by your program for a core file or after typing @code{run}. If
@var{regex} is omitted all shared libraries required by your program are
loaded.
+
+@item nosharedlibrary
+@kindex nosharedlibrary
+@cindex unload symbols from shared libraries
+Unload all shared object library symbols. This discards all symbols
+that have been loaded from all shared libraries. Symbols from shared
+libraries that were loaded by explicit user requests are not
+discarded.
@end table
On some systems, such as HP-UX systems, @value{GDBN} supports
@@ -11528,6 +11563,17 @@ communicate with @value{GDBN}.
Other remote targets may be available in your
configuration of @value{GDBN}; use @code{help target} to list them.
+Once you've connected to the remote target, @value{GDBN} allows you to
+send arbitrary commands to the remote monitor:
+
+@table @code
+@item remote @var{command}
+@kindex remote@r{, a command}
+@cindex send command to remote monitor
+Send an arbitrary @var{command} string to the remote monitor.
+@end table
+
+
@node KOD
@section Kernel Object Display
@cindex kernel object display
@@ -12698,6 +12744,7 @@ mapped 1:1, i.e.@: the physical and linear addresses are identical.
This command is supported only with some DPMI servers.
@end table
+@cindex DOS serial data link, remote debugging
In addition to native debugging, the DJGPP port supports remote
debugging via a serial data link. The following commands are specific
to remote serial debugging in the DJGPP port of @value{GDBN}.
@@ -12734,6 +12781,14 @@ other 3 COM ports.
The related commands @samp{show com1base}, @samp{show com1irq} etc.@:
display the current settings of the base address and the @code{IRQ}
lines used by the COM ports.
+
+@item info serial
+@kindex info serial
+@cindex DOS serial port status
+This command prints the status of the 4 DOS serial ports. For each
+port, it prints whether it's active or not, its I/O base address and
+IRQ number, whether it uses a 16550-style FIFO, its baudrate, and the
+counts of various errors encountered so far.
@end table
@@ -13325,9 +13380,21 @@ the time of attachment.
This section goes into details specific to particular embedded
configurations.
+@cindex send command to simulator
+Whenever a specific embedded processor has a simulator, @value{GDBN}
+allows to send an arbitrary command to the simulator.
+
+@table @code
+@item sim @var{command}
+@kindex sim@r{, a command}
+Send an arbitrary @var{command} string to the simulator. Consult the
+documentation for the specific simulator in use for information about
+acceptable commands.
+@end table
+
@menu
-* ARM:: ARM
+* ARM:: ARM RDI
* H8/300:: Renesas H8/300
* H8/500:: Renesas H8/500
* M32R/D:: Renesas M32R/D
@@ -13344,13 +13411,14 @@ configurations.
* AVR:: Atmel AVR
* CRIS:: CRIS
* Super-H:: Renesas Super-H
+* WinCE:: Windows CE child processes
@end menu
@node ARM
@subsection ARM
+@cindex ARM RDI
@table @code
-
@kindex target rdi
@item target rdi @var{dev}
ARM Angel monitor, via RDI library interface to ADP protocol. You may
@@ -13417,6 +13485,50 @@ target support subsystem.
Show whether ARM-specific debugging messages are enabled.
@end table
+The following commands are available when an ARM target is debugged
+using the RDI interface:
+
+@table @code
+@item rdilogfile @r{[}@var{file}@r{]}
+@kindex rdilogfile
+@cindex ADP (Angel Debugger Protocol) logging
+Set the filename for the ADP (Angel Debugger Protocol) packet log.
+With an argument, sets the log file to the specified @var{file}. With
+no argument, show the current log file name. The default log file is
+@file{rdi.log}.
+
+@item rdilogenable @r{[}@var{arg}@r{]}
+@kindex rdilogenable
+Control logging of ADP packets. With an argument of 1 or @code{"yes"}
+enables logging, with an argument 0 or @code{"no"} disables it. With
+no arguments displays the current setting. When logging is enabled,
+ADP packets exchanged between @value{GDBN} and the RDI target device
+are logged to a file.
+
+@item set rdiromatzero
+@kindex set rdiromatzero
+@cindex ROM at zero address, RDI
+Tell @value{GDBN} whether the target has ROM at address 0. If on,
+vector catching is disabled, so that zero address can be used. If off
+(the default), vector catching is enabled. For this command to take
+effect, it needs to be invoked prior to the @code{target rdi} command.
+
+@item show rdiromatzero
+@kindex show rdiromatzero
+Show the current setting of ROM at zero address.
+
+@item set rdiheartbeat
+@kindex set rdiheartbeat
+@cindex RDI heartbeat
+Enable or disable RDI heartbeat packets. It is not recommended to
+turn on this option, since it confuses ARM and EPI JTAG interface, as
+well as the Angel monitor.
+
+@item show rdiheartbeat
+@kindex show rdiheartbeat
+Show the setting of RDI heartbeat packets.
+@end table
+
@node H8/300
@subsection Renesas H8/300
@@ -14088,7 +14200,6 @@ Set suspend trace mode.
@subsection PowerPC
@table @code
-
@kindex target dink32
@item target dink32 @var{dev}
DINK32 ROM monitor.
@@ -14102,9 +14213,28 @@ PPCBUG ROM monitor for PowerPC.
@kindex target sds
@item target sds @var{dev}
SDS monitor, running on a PowerPC board (such as Motorola's ADS).
+@end table
+
+@cindex SDS protocol
+The following commands specifi to the SDS protocol are supported
+by@value{GDBN}:
+
+@table @code
+@item set sdstimeout @var{nsec}
+@kindex set sdstimeout
+Set the timeout for SDS protocol reads to be @var{nsec} seconds. The
+default is 2 seconds.
+
+@item show sdstimeout
+@kindex show sdstimeout
+Show the current value of the SDS timeout.
+@item sds @var{command}
+@kindex sds@r{, a command}
+Send the specified @var{command} string to the SDS monitor.
@end table
+
@node PA
@subsection HP PA Embedded
@@ -14461,6 +14591,44 @@ commands:
Show the values of all Super-H registers.
@end table
+@node WinCE
+@subsection Windows CE
+@cindex Windows CE
+
+The following commands are available for Windows CE:
+
+@table @code
+@item set remotedirectory @var{dir}
+@kindex set remotedirectory
+Tell @value{GDBN} to upload files from the named directory @var{dir}.
+The default is @file{/gdb}, i.e.@: the root directory on the current
+drive.
+
+@item show remotedirectory
+@kindex show remotedirectory
+Show the current value of the upload directory.
+
+@item set remoteupload @var{method}
+@kindex set remoteupload
+Set the method used to upload files to remote device. Valid values
+for @var{method} are @samp{always}, @samp{newer}, and @samp{never}.
+The default is @samp{newer}.
+
+@item show remoteupload
+@kindex show remoteupload
+Show the current setting of the upload method.
+
+@item set remoteaddhost
+@kindex set remoteaddhost
+Tell @value{GDBN} whether to add this host to the remote stub's
+arguments when you debug over a network.
+
+@item show remoteaddhost
+@kindex show remoteaddhost
+Show whether to add this host to remote stub's arguments when
+debugging over a network.
+@end table
+
@node Architectures
@section Architectures
@@ -15227,6 +15395,12 @@ default is off.
@item show debug serial
Displays the current state of displaying @value{GDBN} serial debugging
info.
+@item set debug solib-frv
+@cindex FR-V shared-library debugging
+Turns on or off debugging messages for FR-V shared-library code.
+@item show debug solib-frv
+Display the current state of FR-V shared-library code debugging
+messages.
@item set debug target
@cindex target debugging info
Turns on or off display of @value{GDBN} target debugging info. This info
@@ -15237,11 +15411,11 @@ until the next time you connect to a target or use the @code{run} command.
@item show debug target
Displays the current state of displaying @value{GDBN} target debugging
info.
-@item set debug varobj
+@item set debugvarobj
@cindex variable object debugging info
Turns on or off display of @value{GDBN} variable object debugging
info. The default is off.
-@item show debug varobj
+@item show debugvarobj
Displays the current state of displaying @value{GDBN} variable object
debugging info.
@end table
@@ -15332,6 +15506,13 @@ You may use the @code{document} command again to change the
documentation of a command. Redefining the command with @code{define}
does not change the documentation.
+@kindex dont-repeat
+@cindex don't repeat command
+@item dont-repeat
+Used inside a user-defined command, this tells @value{GDBN} that this
+command should not be repeated when the user hits @key{RET}
+(@pxref{Command Syntax, repeat last command}).
+
@kindex help user-defined
@item help user-defined
List all user-defined commands, with the first line of the documentation
@@ -16053,6 +16234,10 @@ Change the height of the window @var{name} by @var{count}
lines. Positive counts increase the height, while negative counts
decrease it.
+@item tabset
+@kindex tabset @var{nchars}
+Set the width of tab stops to be @var{nchars} characters.
+
@end table
@node TUI Configuration