From 7e1e03400a951a8508e6ff822a1705ac0745a50f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Doug Evans Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 20:38:23 +0000 Subject: * cli/cli-cmds.c (_initialize_cli_cmds): Clarify argument to disassemble command. doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): Clarify argument to disassemble command. --- gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c') diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c index d9bf80f..680cf99 100644 --- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c +++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c @@ -1843,7 +1843,12 @@ With a /m modifier, source lines are included (if available).\n\ With a /r modifier, raw instructions in hex are included.\n\ With a single argument, the function surrounding that address is dumped.\n\ Two arguments (separated by a comma) are taken as a range of memory to dump,\n\ - in the form of \"start,end\", or \"start,+length\".")); + in the form of \"start,end\", or \"start,+length\".\n\ +\n\ +Note that the address is interpreted as an expression, not as a location\n\ +like in the \"break\" command.\n\ +So, for example, if you want to disassemble function bar in file foo.c\n\ +you must type \"disassemble 'foo.c'::bar\" and not \"disassemble foo.c:bar\".")); set_cmd_completer (c, location_completer); if (xdb_commands) add_com_alias ("va", "disassemble", class_xdb, 0); -- cgit v1.1