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+2011-07-01 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Debugging Output): Document set debug
+ check-physname.
+
2011-06-29 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands): Document
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
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@@ -20027,6 +20027,16 @@ Display debugging messages about inner workings of the AIX thread
module.
@item show debug aix-thread
Show the current state of AIX thread debugging info display.
+@item set debug check-physname
+@cindex physname
+Check the results of the ``physname'' computation. When reading DWARF
+debugging information for C@t{++}, @value{GDBN} attempts to compute
+each entity's name. @value{GDBN} can do this computation in two
+different ways, depending on exactly what information is present.
+When enabled, this setting causes @value{GDBN} to compute the names
+both ways and display any discrepancies.
+@item show debug check-physname
+Show the current state of ``physname'' checking.
@item set debug dwarf2-die
@cindex DWARF2 DIEs
Dump DWARF2 DIEs after they are read in.