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diff --git a/gdb/doc/remote.texi b/gdb/doc/remote.texi index 9073523..b580f0b 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/remote.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/remote.texi @@ -909,23 +909,21 @@ The following information on connecting to VxWorks was current when this manual was produced; newer releases of VxWorks may use revised procedures. -The remote debugging interface (RDB) routines are installed and executed -on the VxWorks target. These routines are included in the VxWorks library -@file{rdb.a} and are incorporated into the system image when source-level -debugging is enabled in the VxWorks configuration. - @kindex INCLUDE_RDB -If you wish, you can define @code{INCLUDE_RDB} in the VxWorks -configuration file @file{configAll.h} to include the RDB interface -routines and spawn the source debugging task @code{tRdbTask} when -VxWorks is booted. For more information on configuring and remaking -VxWorks, see the manufacturer's manual. +To use @value{GDBN} with VxWorks, you must rebuild your VxWorks kernel +to include the remote debugging interface routines in the VxWorks +library @file{rdb.a}. To do this, define @code{INCLUDE_RDB} in the +VxWorks configuration file @file{configAll.h} and rebuild your VxWorks +kernel. The resulting kernel will contain @file{rdb.a} and spawn the +source debugging task @code{tRdbTask} when VxWorks is booted. For more +information on configuring and remaking VxWorks, see the manufacturer's +manual. @c VxWorks, see the @cite{VxWorks Programmer's Guide}. -Once you have included the RDB interface in your VxWorks system image -and set your Unix execution search path to find @value{GDBN}, you are ready -to run @value{GDBN}. From your Unix host, run @code{gdb} (or -@code{vxgdb}, depending on your installation). +Once you have included @file{rdb.a} in your VxWorks system image and set +your Unix execution search path to find @value{GDBN}, you are ready to +run @value{GDBN}. From your Unix host, run @code{gdb} (or @code{vxgdb}, +depending on your installation). @value{GDBN} comes up showing the prompt: |