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2 files changed, 17 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 5281095..b53b7a8 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2012-01-17 Sanjoy Das <sanjoy@playingwithpointers.com> + * gdb.texinfo (Using JIT Debug Info Readers): Change documentation + to reflect that jit-reader-load now supports absolute file-names. + 2013-01-16 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Set Catchpoints): Document "catch signal". diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 0fb6601..728e44b 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -33973,15 +33973,19 @@ Readers can be loaded and unloaded using the @code{jit-reader-load} and @code{jit-reader-unload} commands. @table @code -@item jit-reader-load @var{reader-name} -Load the JIT reader named @var{reader-name}. On a UNIX system, this -will usually load @file{@var{libdir}/gdb/@var{reader-name}}, where -@var{libdir} is the system library directory, usually -@file{/usr/local/lib}. Only one reader can be active at a time; -trying to load a second reader when one is already loaded will result -in @value{GDBN} reporting an error. A new JIT reader can be loaded by -first unloading the current one using @code{jit-reader-load} and then -invoking @code{jit-reader-load}. +@item jit-reader-load @var{reader} +Load the JIT reader named @var{reader}. @var{reader} is a shared +object specified as either an absolute or a relative file name. In +the latter case, @value{GDBN} will try to load the reader from a +pre-configured directory, usually @file{@var{libdir}/gdb/} on a UNIX +system (here @var{libdir} is the system library directory, often +@file{/usr/local/lib}). + +Only one reader can be active at a time; trying to load a second +reader when one is already loaded will result in @value{GDBN} +reporting an error. A new JIT reader can be loaded by first unloading +the current one using @code{jit-reader-unload} and then invoking +@code{jit-reader-load}. @item jit-reader-unload Unload the currently loaded JIT reader. |