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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 5acf861..511a938 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ Compile-time configuration (to select a particular architecture and operating system) is much easier. The script @code{configure} now allows you to configure GDB as either a native debugger or a cross-debugger. @xref{Installing GDB}, for details on how to -configure and on what architectures are now available. +configure. @item Interaction The user interface to GDB's control variables has been simplified @@ -6446,11 +6446,14 @@ command. @kindex set remotedebug @kindex show remotedebug -If you have trouble with the serial connection, you can use the -command @code{set remotedebug}. This causes all packets sent back -and forth across the serial line to be reported to GDB's standard output. -@code{set remotedebug off} turns it off, and @code{show remotedebug} will -show you its current state. +@cindex packets, reporting on stdout +@cindex serial connections, debugging +If you have trouble with the serial connection, you can use the command +@code{set remotedebug}. This makes _GDBN__ report on all packets sent +back and forth across the serial line to the remote machine. The +packet-debugging information is printed on the _GDBN__ standard output +stream. @code{set remotedebug off} turns it off, and @code{show +remotedebug} will show you its current state. Other remote targets may be available in your configuration of GDB; use @code{help targets} to list them. @@ -7811,96 +7814,6 @@ For example, you can use the alias @code{sun4} as a @var{host} argument or in a @code{--target=@var{target}} option, but the equivalent full name is @samp{sparc-sun-sunos4}. -@c @group would be better, if it worked -@page -The following table shows all the architectures, hosts, and OS -prefixes that @code{configure} recognizes in GDB version _GDB_VN__. Entries -in the ``OS prefix'' column ending in a @samp{*} may be followed by a -release number. - -@c FIXME! Update for most recent gdb -@c TEXI2ROFF-KILL -@ifinfo -@c END TEXI2ROFF-KILL -@example - -ARCHITECTURE VENDOR OS prefix -@c TEXI2ROFF-KILL -------------+--------------------------+--------------------------- -@c END TEXI2ROFF-KILL - | | - 580 | altos hp | aix* msdos* - a29k | amd ibm | amigados newsos* - alliant | amdahl intel | aout nindy* - arm | aout isi | bout osf* - c1 | apollo little | bsd* sco* - c2 | att mips | coff sunos* - cray2 | bcs motorola | ctix* svr4 - h8300 | bout ncr | dgux* sym* - i386 | bull next | dynix* sysv* - i860 | cbm nyu | ebmon ultrix* - i960 | coff sco | esix* unicos* - m68000 | convergent sequent | hds unos* - m68k | convex sgi | hpux* uts - m88k | cray sony | irix* v88r* - mips | dec sun | isc* vms* - ns32k | encore unicom | kern vxworks* - pyramid | gould utek | mach* - romp | hitachi wrs | - rs6000 | | - sparc | | - tahoe | | - tron | | - vax | | - xmp | | - ymp | | -@end example - -@c TEXI2ROFF-KILL -@end ifinfo -@tex -%\vskip\parskip -\vskip \baselineskip -\hfil\vbox{\offinterlineskip -\halign{\strut\tt #\hfil\ &\vrule#&\strut\ \tt #\hfil\ &\strut\ \tt #\hfil -\ &\vrule#&\strut\ \tt #\hfil\ &\strut\ \tt #\hfil \cr -{\bf Architecture} &&{\bf Vendor} &&&{\bf OS prefix}\cr -\multispan7\hrulefill\cr - 580 && altos & hp && aix* & msdos* \cr - a29k && amd & ibm && amigados & newsos* \cr - alliant && amdahl & intel && aout & nindy* \cr - arm && aout & isi && bout & osf* \cr - c1 && apollo & little && bsd* & sco* \cr - c2 && att & mips && coff & sunos* \cr - cray2 && bcs & motorola && ctix* & svr4 \cr - h8300 && bout & ncr && dgux* & sym* \cr - i386 && bull & next && dynix* & sysv* \cr - i860 && cbm & nyu && ebmon & ultrix* \cr - i960 && coff & sco && esix* & unicos* \cr - m68000 && convergent& sequent && hds & unos* \cr - m68k && convex & sgi && hpux* & uts \cr - m88k && cray & sony && irix* & v88r* \cr - mips && dec & sun && isc* & vms* \cr - ns32k && encore & unicom && kern & vxworks* \cr - pyramid && gould & utek && mach* & \cr - romp && hitachi & wrs && & \cr - rs6000 && & && & \cr - sparc && & && & \cr - tahoe && & && & \cr - tron && & && & \cr - vax && & && & \cr - xmp && & && & \cr - ymp && & && & \cr -}\hfil} -@end tex -@c END TEXI2ROFF-KILL - -@quotation -@emph{Warning:} @code{configure} can represent a very large number of -combinations of architecture, vendor, and OS. There is by no means -support available for all possible combinations! -@end quotation - The @code{configure} script accompanying GDB does not provide any query facility to list all supported host and target names or aliases. @code{configure} calls the Bourne shell script @@ -7910,17 +7823,17 @@ abbreviations---for example: @example % sh config.sub sun4 -sparc-sun-sunos4 +sparc-sun-sunos411 % sh config.sub sun3 -m68k-sun-sunos4 +m68k-sun-sunos411 % sh config.sub decstation -mips-dec-ultrix +mips-dec-ultrix42 % sh config.sub hp300bsd m68k-hp-bsd % sh config.sub i386v -i386-none-sysv +i386-unknown-sysv % sh config.sub i786v -*** Configuration "i786v" not recognized +Invalid configuration `i786v': machine `i786v' not recognized @end example @noindent |