(1) removed three-part table of config name components from Installing

    appendix (too hard to maintain, esp w/recent versions of config.sub).
    Also corrected xref to this section accordingly.
(2) updated sample output from config.sub to match latest variation of
    that script
(3) minor editing to gnu contrib text on set/show remotedebug

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 101 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 5acf861..511a938 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ Compile-time configuration (to select a particular architecture and
 operating system) is much easier.  The script @code{configure} now
 allows you to configure GDB as either a native debugger or a
 cross-debugger. @xref{Installing GDB}, for details on how to
-configure and on what architectures are now available.
+configure.
 
 @item Interaction
 The user interface to GDB's control variables has been simplified
@@ -6446,11 +6446,14 @@ command.
 
 @kindex set remotedebug
 @kindex show remotedebug
-If you have trouble with the serial connection, you can use the
-command @code{set remotedebug}.  This causes all packets sent back
-and forth across the serial line to be reported to GDB's standard output.
-@code{set remotedebug off} turns it off, and @code{show remotedebug} will
-show you its current state.
+@cindex packets, reporting on stdout
+@cindex serial connections, debugging
+If you have trouble with the serial connection, you can use the command
+@code{set remotedebug}.  This makes _GDBN__ report on all packets sent
+back and forth across the serial line to the remote machine.  The
+packet-debugging information is printed on the _GDBN__ standard output
+stream.  @code{set remotedebug off} turns it off, and @code{show
+remotedebug} will show you its current state.
 
 Other remote targets may be available in your
 configuration of GDB; use @code{help targets} to list them.
@@ -7811,96 +7814,6 @@ For example, you can use the alias @code{sun4} as a @var{host} argument
 or in a @code{--target=@var{target}} option, but the equivalent full name
 is @samp{sparc-sun-sunos4}.
 
-@c @group would be better, if it worked
-@page
-The following table shows all the architectures, hosts, and OS
-prefixes that @code{configure} recognizes in GDB version _GDB_VN__.  Entries
-in the ``OS prefix'' column ending in a @samp{*} may be followed by a
-release number.
-
-@c FIXME! Update for most recent gdb
-@c TEXI2ROFF-KILL
-@ifinfo
-@c END TEXI2ROFF-KILL
-@example
-
-ARCHITECTURE  VENDOR                     OS prefix
-@c TEXI2ROFF-KILL
-------------+--------------------------+---------------------------
-@c END TEXI2ROFF-KILL
-            |                          |
- 580        | altos        hp          | aix*          msdos*     
- a29k       | amd          ibm         | amigados      newsos* 
- alliant    | amdahl       intel       | aout          nindy*  
- arm        | aout         isi         | bout          osf*    
- c1         | apollo       little      | bsd*          sco*    
- c2         | att          mips        | coff          sunos*  
- cray2      | bcs          motorola    | ctix*         svr4    
- h8300      | bout         ncr         | dgux*         sym*    
- i386       | bull         next        | dynix*        sysv*   
- i860       | cbm          nyu         | ebmon         ultrix* 
- i960       | coff         sco         | esix*         unicos* 
- m68000     | convergent   sequent     | hds           unos*   
- m68k       | convex       sgi         | hpux*         uts     
- m88k       | cray         sony        | irix*         v88r*   
- mips       | dec          sun         | isc*          vms*    
- ns32k      | encore       unicom      | kern          vxworks*
- pyramid    | gould        utek        | mach*         
- romp       | hitachi      wrs         | 
- rs6000     |                          | 
- sparc      |                          | 
- tahoe      |                          | 
- tron       |                          | 
- vax        |                          | 
- xmp        |                          | 
- ymp        |                          |                          
-@end example
-
-@c TEXI2ROFF-KILL
-@end ifinfo
-@tex
-%\vskip\parskip
-\vskip \baselineskip
-\hfil\vbox{\offinterlineskip
-\halign{\strut\tt #\hfil\ &\vrule#&\strut\ \tt #\hfil\ &\strut\ \tt #\hfil
-\ &\vrule#&\strut\ \tt #\hfil\ &\strut\ \tt #\hfil \cr
-{\bf Architecture} &&{\bf Vendor} &&&{\bf OS prefix}\cr
-\multispan7\hrulefill\cr
- 580        && altos     &  hp          && aix*       &  msdos*     \cr
- a29k       && amd       &  ibm         && amigados   &  newsos*    \cr
- alliant    && amdahl    &  intel       && aout       &  nindy*     \cr
- arm        && aout      &  isi         && bout       &  osf*       \cr
- c1         && apollo    &  little      && bsd*       &  sco*       \cr
- c2         && att       &  mips        && coff       &  sunos*     \cr
- cray2      && bcs       &  motorola    && ctix*      &  svr4       \cr
- h8300      && bout      &  ncr         && dgux*      &  sym*       \cr
- i386       && bull      &  next        && dynix*     &  sysv*      \cr
- i860       && cbm       &  nyu         && ebmon      &  ultrix*    \cr
- i960       && coff      &  sco         && esix*      &  unicos*    \cr
- m68000     && convergent&  sequent     && hds        &  unos*      \cr
- m68k       && convex    &  sgi         && hpux*      &  uts        \cr
- m88k       && cray      &  sony        && irix*      &  v88r*      \cr
- mips       && dec       &  sun         && isc*       &  vms*       \cr
- ns32k      && encore    &  unicom      && kern       &  vxworks*   \cr
- pyramid    && gould     &  utek        && mach*      &             \cr
- romp       && hitachi   &  wrs         &&            &             \cr
- rs6000     &&           &              &&            &             \cr
- sparc      &&           &              &&            &             \cr
- tahoe      &&           &              &&            &             \cr
- tron       &&           &              &&            &             \cr
- vax        &&           &              &&            &             \cr
- xmp        &&           &              &&            &             \cr
- ymp        &&           &              &&            &             \cr
-}\hfil}
-@end tex
-@c END TEXI2ROFF-KILL
-
-@quotation
-@emph{Warning:} @code{configure} can represent a very large number of
-combinations of architecture, vendor, and OS.  There is by no means
-support available for all possible combinations!
-@end quotation
-
 The @code{configure} script accompanying GDB does not provide
 any query facility to list all supported host and target names or
 aliases.  @code{configure} calls the Bourne shell script
@@ -7910,17 +7823,17 @@ abbreviations---for example:
 
 @example
 % sh config.sub sun4
-sparc-sun-sunos4
+sparc-sun-sunos411
 % sh config.sub sun3
-m68k-sun-sunos4
+m68k-sun-sunos411
 % sh config.sub decstation
-mips-dec-ultrix
+mips-dec-ultrix42
 % sh config.sub hp300bsd
 m68k-hp-bsd
 % sh config.sub i386v
-i386-none-sysv
+i386-unknown-sysv
 % sh config.sub i786v
-*** Configuration "i786v" not recognized
+Invalid configuration `i786v': machine `i786v' not recognized
 @end example
 
 @noindent