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diff --git a/gdb/value.c b/gdb/value.c
index a6bb718..ae44eba 100644
--- a/gdb/value.c
+++ b/gdb/value.c
@@ -2255,11 +2255,17 @@ show_convenience (char *ignore, int from_tty)
printf_filtered (("\n"));
}
if (!varseen)
- printf_unfiltered (_("No debugger convenience variables now defined.\n"
- "Convenience variables have "
- "names starting with \"$\";\n"
- "use \"set\" as in \"set "
- "$foo = 5\" to define them.\n"));
+ {
+ /* This text does not mention convenience functions on purpose.
+ The user can't create them except via Python, and if Python support
+ is installed this message will never be printed ($_streq will
+ exist). */
+ printf_unfiltered (_("No debugger convenience variables now defined.\n"
+ "Convenience variables have "
+ "names starting with \"$\";\n"
+ "use \"set\" as in \"set "
+ "$foo = 5\" to define them.\n"));
+ }
}
/* Extract a value as a C number (either long or double).
@@ -3363,14 +3369,18 @@ void
_initialize_values (void)
{
add_cmd ("convenience", no_class, show_convenience, _("\
-Debugger convenience (\"$foo\") variables.\n\
-These variables are created when you assign them values;\n\
-thus, \"print $foo=1\" gives \"$foo\" the value 1. Values may be any type.\n\
+Debugger convenience (\"$foo\") variables and functions.\n\
+Convenience variables are created when you assign them values;\n\
+thus, \"set $foo=1\" gives \"$foo\" the value 1. Values may be any type.\n\
\n\
A few convenience variables are given values automatically:\n\
\"$_\"holds the last address examined with \"x\" or \"info lines\",\n\
-\"$__\" holds the contents of the last address examined with \"x\"."),
- &showlist);
+\"$__\" holds the contents of the last address examined with \"x\"."
+#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
+"\n\n\
+Convenience functions are defined via the Python API."
+#endif
+ ), &showlist);
add_cmd ("values", no_set_class, show_values, _("\
Elements of value history around item number IDX (or last ten)."),