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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 429c650..a1b8ac7 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -15725,10 +15725,9 @@ When inspecting a core file, as opposed to debugging a live program, tasking support may be limited or even unavailable, depending on the platform being used. For instance, on x86-linux, the list of tasks is available, but task -switching is not supported. On Tru64, however, task switching will work -as usual. +switching is not supported. -On certain platforms, including Tru64, the debugger needs to perform some +On certain platforms, the debugger needs to perform some memory writes in order to provide Ada tasking support. When inspecting a core file, this means that the core file must be opened with read-write privileges, using the command @samp{"set write on"} (@pxref{Patching}). @@ -19726,8 +19725,7 @@ If @value{GDBN} is configured for an operating system with this facility, the command @code{info proc} is available to report information about the process running your program, or about any process running on your system. This includes, as of this writing, -@sc{gnu}/Linux, OSF/1 (Digital Unix), Solaris, and Irix, but -not HP-UX, for example. +@sc{gnu}/Linux and Solaris, but not HP-UX, for example. This command may also work on core files that were created on a system that has the @samp{/proc} facility. |