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+Fri Feb 4 06:31:31 1994 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step"
+ versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into
+ them as well as "step" when you are in them. Tell the user how to
+ deal with the situation. Add comment about "debugging information".
+
Thu Feb 3 11:39:59 1994 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
* stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Document restriction on where
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
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@@ -2846,10 +2846,17 @@ line, then stop it and return control to @value{GDBN}. This command is
abbreviated @code{s}.
@quotation
+@c "without debugging information" is imprecise; actually "without line
+@c numbers in the debugging information". (gcc -g1 has debugging info but
+@c not line numbers). But it seems complex to try to make that
+@c distinction here.
@emph{Warning:} If you use the @code{step} command while control is
within a function that was compiled without debugging information,
execution proceeds until control reaches a function that does have
-debugging information.
+debugging information. Likewise, it will not step into a function which
+is compiled without debugging information. To step through functions
+without debugging information, use the @code{stepi} command, described
+below.
@end quotation
@item step @var{count}