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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 0cb4182..f19b897 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2020-05-19 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (Attach): Update exec-file-mismatch description to + mention build IDs. + (Separate Debug Files): Add "build id" anchor. + 2020-05-15 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * gdb.texinfo (Help): Document the help and apropos changes. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 8f33012..6418162 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -2909,22 +2909,22 @@ the @code{file} command to load the program. @xref{Files, ,Commands to Specify Files}. @anchor{set exec-file-mismatch} -If the debugger can determine the name of the executable file running -in the process it is attaching to, and this file name does not match -the name of the current exec-file loaded by @value{GDBN}, the option -@code{exec-file-mismatch} specifies how to handle the mismatch. +If the debugger can determine that the executable file running in the +process it is attaching to does not match the current exec-file loaded +by @value{GDBN}, the option @code{exec-file-mismatch} specifies how to +handle the mismatch. @value{GDBN} tries to compare the files by +comparing their build IDs (@pxref{build ID}), if available. @table @code @kindex exec-file-mismatch @cindex set exec-file-mismatch @item set exec-file-mismatch @samp{ask|warn|off} -Whether to detect mismatch between the name of the current executable -file loaded by @value{GDBN} and the name of 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. +Whether to detect mismatch between the current executable file loaded +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. @cindex show exec-file-mismatch @item show exec-file-mismatch @@ -20874,6 +20874,7 @@ checksum for the debug file, which @value{GDBN} uses to validate that the executable and the debug file came from the same build. @item +@anchor{build ID} The executable contains a @dfn{build ID}, a unique bit string that is also present in the corresponding debug info file. (This is supported only on some operating systems, when using the ELF or PE file formats |