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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 21 |
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index f62c312..9f4234f 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2005-11-04 Andrew Stubbs <andrew.stubbs@st.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (Choosing modes): Add --return-child-result. + + 2005-11-01 Andrew Stubbs <andrew.stubbs@st.com> * gdb.texinfo (Choosing modes): Add --batch-silent. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 75ae4ef..5402d6a 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -1007,6 +1007,27 @@ messages, for example. Note that targets that give their output via @value{GDBN}, as opposed to writing directly to @code{stdout}, will also be made silent. +@item -return-child-result +@cindex @code{--return-child-result} +The return code from @value{GDBN} will be the return code from the child +process (the process being debugged), with the following exceptions: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +@value{GDBN} exits abnormally. E.g., due to an incorrect argument or an +internal error. In this case the exit code is the same as it would have been +without @samp{-return-child-result}. +@item +The user quits with an explicit value. E.g., @samp{quit 1}. +@item +The child process never runs, or is not allowed to terminate, in which case +the exit code will be -1. +@end itemize + +This option is useful in conjunction with @samp{-batch} or @samp{-batch-silent}, +when @value{GDBN} is being used as a remote program loader or simulator +interface. + @item -nowindows @itemx -nw @cindex @code{--nowindows} |