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diff --git a/gdb/inf-child.c b/gdb/inf-child.c
index fd03a9f..ee63dd1 100644
--- a/gdb/inf-child.c
+++ b/gdb/inf-child.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Default child (native) target interface, for GDB when running under
- Unix.
+/* Base/prototype target for default child (native) targets.
Copyright (C) 1988-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -18,6 +17,11 @@
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+/* This file provides a common base class/target that all native
+ target implementations extend, by calling inf_child_target to get a
+ new prototype target and then overriding target methods as
+ necessary. */
+
#include "defs.h"
#include "regcache.h"
#include "memattr.h"
@@ -89,8 +93,8 @@ inf_child_store_inferior_registers (struct target_ops *ops,
static void
inf_child_post_attach (struct target_ops *self, int pid)
{
- /* This version of Unix doesn't require a meaningful "post attach"
- operation by a debugger. */
+ /* This target doesn't require a meaningful "post attach" operation
+ by a debugger. */
}
/* Get ready to modify the registers array. On machines which store
@@ -114,16 +118,15 @@ inf_child_open (char *arg, int from_tty)
static void
inf_child_post_startup_inferior (struct target_ops *self, ptid_t ptid)
{
- /* This version of Unix doesn't require a meaningful "post startup
- inferior" operation by a debugger. */
+ /* This target doesn't require a meaningful "post startup inferior"
+ operation by a debugger. */
}
static int
inf_child_follow_fork (struct target_ops *ops, int follow_child,
int detach_fork)
{
- /* This version of Unix doesn't support following fork or vfork
- events. */
+ /* This target doesn't support following fork or vfork events. */
return 0;
}
@@ -136,8 +139,8 @@ inf_child_can_run (struct target_ops *self)
static char *
inf_child_pid_to_exec_file (struct target_ops *self, int pid)
{
- /* This version of Unix doesn't support translation of a process ID
- to the filename of the executable file. */
+ /* This target doesn't support translation of a process ID to the
+ filename of the executable file. */
return NULL;
}