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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/remote.texi | 26 |
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 20b9872..a6cd43b 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Thu Jul 29 15:10:58 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com) + + * remote.texi: (MIPS Remote) clearer doc for set/show timeout, + retransmit-timeout + Thu Jul 29 13:16:09 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com) * gdbint.texinfo: Update statement about `some ancient Unix diff --git a/gdb/doc/remote.texi b/gdb/doc/remote.texi index 03d546e..e5ddac7 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/remote.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/remote.texi @@ -1189,20 +1189,28 @@ at any time with the command @samp{show remotedebug}. @cindex @code{timeout}, MIPS protocol @cindex @code{retransmit-timeout}, MIPS protocol -The timeout used while waiting for a packet is controlled by the -@code{timeout} variable. The default is 5 seconds. The timeout used -while waiting for an acknowledgement of a packet is controlled by the -@code{retransmit-timeout} variable. The default is 3 seconds. +@kindex set timeout +@kindex show timeout +@kindex set retransmit-timeout +@kindex show retransmit-timeout +You can control the timeout used while waiting for a packet, in the MIPS +remote protocol, with the @code{set timeout @var{seconds}} command. The +default is 5 seconds. Similarly, you can control the timeout used while +waiting for an acknowledgement of a packet with the @code{set +retransmit-timeout @var{seconds}} command. The default is 3 seconds. +You can inspect both values with @code{show timeout} and @code{show +retransmit-timeout}. (These commands are @emph{only} available when +@value{GDBN} is configured for @samp{--target=mips-idt-ecoff}.) @kindex set mipsfpu off @cindex MIPS remote floating point @cindex floating point, MIPS remote If your target board does not support the MIPS floating point -coprocessor, you should use the command @samp{set mipsfpu off} (you may -wish to put this in your @value{GDBINIT} file). This will tell -@value{GDBN} how to find the return value of functions which return -floating point values, and tell it to call functions on the board -without saving the floating point registers. +coprocessor, use the command @samp{set mipsfpu off} (you may wish to put +this in your @value{GDBINIT} file). This will tell @value{GDBN} how to +find the return value of functions which return floating point values, +and tell it to call functions on the board without saving the floating +point registers. @end ifset @ifset SIMS |