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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 26 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index a6be040..be37ac4 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ 2021-01-22 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> + * gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading extensions): Add additional cross + references and move @menu to the end of the node. + +2021-01-22 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> + * gdb.texinfo (Aliases): Move @menu to the end of the node. 2021-01-22 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 1335c90..f18b1c1 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -27651,17 +27651,15 @@ see @ref{Command Settings}. @section Auto-loading extensions @cindex auto-loading extensions -@value{GDBN} provides two mechanisms for automatically loading extensions -when a new object file is read (for example, due to the @code{file} -command, or because the inferior has loaded a shared library): -@file{@var{objfile}-gdb.@var{ext}} and the @code{.debug_gdb_scripts} -section of modern file formats like ELF. - -@menu -* objfile-gdb.ext file: objfile-gdbdotext file. The @file{@var{objfile}-gdb.@var{ext}} file -* .debug_gdb_scripts section: dotdebug_gdb_scripts section. The @code{.debug_gdb_scripts} section -* Which flavor to choose?:: -@end menu +@value{GDBN} provides two mechanisms for automatically loading +extensions when a new object file is read (for example, due to the +@code{file} command, or because the inferior has loaded a shared +library): @file{@var{objfile}-gdb.@var{ext}} (@pxref{objfile-gdbdotext +file,,The @file{@var{objfile}-gdb.@var{ext}} file}) and the +@code{.debug_gdb_scripts} section of modern file formats like ELF +(@pxref {dotdebug_gdb_scripts section,,The @code{.debug_gdb_scripts} +section}). For a discussion of the differences between these two +approaches see @ref{Which flavor to choose?}. The auto-loading feature is useful for supplying application-specific debugging commands and features. @@ -27676,6 +27674,12 @@ For Python files see @ref{Python Auto-loading}. Note that loading of this script file also requires accordingly configured @code{auto-load safe-path} (@pxref{Auto-loading safe path}). +@menu +* objfile-gdbdotext file:: The @file{@var{objfile}-gdb.@var{ext}} file +* dotdebug_gdb_scripts section:: The @code{.debug_gdb_scripts} section +* Which flavor to choose?:: Choosing between these approaches +@end menu + @node objfile-gdbdotext file @subsection The @file{@var{objfile}-gdb.@var{ext}} file @cindex @file{@var{objfile}-gdb.gdb} |