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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/exec.c | 8 |
4 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index aafefd7..8fb5878 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2020-07-11 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> + + * exec.c (_initialize_exec): Update exec-file-mismatch help. + 2020-07-10 Pedro Alves <pedro@palves.net> * gdbthread.h (inferior_ref): Define. diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 0538115..3626adc 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2020-07-11 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> + + * gdb.texinfo (Attach): Update exec-file-mismatch doc. + 2020-07-08 Hannes Domani <ssbssa@yahoo.de> * gdb.texinfo: Document Windows drive conversion of diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 1514ff1..776c1ce 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -3016,6 +3016,8 @@ by @value{GDBN} and the executable file used to start the process. If @samp{ask}, the default, display a warning and ask the user whether to load the process executable file; if @samp{warn}, just display a warning; if @samp{off}, don't attempt to detect a mismatch. +If the user confirms loading the process executable file, then its symbols +will be loaded as well. @cindex show exec-file-mismatch @item show exec-file-mismatch @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ validate_exec_file (int from_tty) exec_file_target = TARGET_SYSROOT_PREFIX + exec_file_target; warning - (_("Mismatch between current exec-file %ps\n" + (_("Build ID mismatch between current exec-file %ps\n" "and automatically determined exec-file %ps\n" "exec-file-mismatch handling is currently \"%s\""), styled_string (file_name_style.style (), current_exec_file), @@ -1269,7 +1269,11 @@ loaded by GDB and the exec-file automatically determined when attaching\n\ to a process:\n\n\ ask - warn the user and ask whether to load the determined exec-file.\n\ warn - warn the user, but do not change the exec-file.\n\ - off - do not check for mismatch."), + off - do not check for mismatch.\n\ +\n\ +GDB detects a mismatch by comparing the build IDs of the files.\n\ +If the user confirms loading the determined exec-file, then its symbols\n\ +will be loaded as well."), set_exec_file_mismatch_command, show_exec_file_mismatch_command, &setlist, &showlist); |