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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 8b60e52..05715e1 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -7437,6 +7437,7 @@ language}. * Show:: Displaying the language * Checks:: Type and range checks * Support:: Supported languages +* Unsupported languages:: Unsupported languages @end menu @node Setting @@ -8843,6 +8844,22 @@ address can be specified by an integral constant, the construct In @value{GDBN} scripts, the Modula-2 inequality operator @code{#} is interpreted as the beginning of a comment. Use @code{<>} instead. +@node Unsupported languages +@section Unsupported languages + +@cindex unsupported languages +@cindex minimal language +In addition to the other fully-supported programming languages, +@value{GDBN} also provides a pseudo-language, called @code{minimal}. +It does not represent a real programming language, but provides a set +of capabilities close to what the C or assembly languages provide. +This should allow most simple operations to be performed while debugging +an application that uses a language currently not supported by @value{GDBN}. + +If the language is set to @code{auto}, @value{GDBN} will automatically +select this language if the current frame corresponds to an unsupported +language. + @node Symbols @chapter Examining the Symbol Table |