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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index cb9cd35..1665372 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -17221,6 +17221,25 @@ compile file /home/user/example.c @end smallexample @end table +@table @code +@item compile print @var{expr} +@itemx compile print /@var{f} @var{expr} +Compile and execute @var{expr} with the compiler language found as the +current language in @value{GDBN} (@pxref{Languages}). By default the +value of @var{expr} is printed in a format appropriate to its data type; +you can choose a different format by specifying @samp{/@var{f}}, where +@var{f} is a letter specifying the format; see @ref{Output Formats,,Output +Formats}. + +@item compile print +@itemx compile print /@var{f} +@cindex reprint the last value +Alternatively you can enter the expression (source code producing it) as +multiple lines of text. To enter this mode, invoke the @samp{compile print} +command without any text following the command. This will start the +multiple-line editor. +@end table + @noindent The process of compiling and injecting the code can be inspected using: |