From 068b06f2df27982f9aa60e7241ac04708e7a03f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Kingdon Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 14:40:56 +0000 Subject: * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step" versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into them as well as "step" when you are in them. Tell the user how to deal with the situation. Add comment about "debugging information". --- gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 7 +++++++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 9358b19..e03b737 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +Fri Feb 4 06:31:31 1994 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com) + + * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step" + versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into + them as well as "step" when you are in them. Tell the user how to + deal with the situation. Add comment about "debugging information". + Thu Feb 3 11:39:59 1994 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com) * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Document restriction on where diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index a1f9217..a902084 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -2846,10 +2846,17 @@ line, then stop it and return control to @value{GDBN}. This command is abbreviated @code{s}. @quotation +@c "without debugging information" is imprecise; actually "without line +@c numbers in the debugging information". (gcc -g1 has debugging info but +@c not line numbers). But it seems complex to try to make that +@c distinction here. @emph{Warning:} If you use the @code{step} command while control is within a function that was compiled without debugging information, execution proceeds until control reaches a function that does have -debugging information. +debugging information. Likewise, it will not step into a function which +is compiled without debugging information. To step through functions +without debugging information, use the @code{stepi} command, described +below. @end quotation @item step @var{count} -- cgit v1.1