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authorNick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>2005-12-01 02:05:17 +0000
committerNick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>2005-12-01 02:05:17 +0000
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downloademacs-c32870276d9149cbbdf32eb7185bfc47228af407.tar.gz
(GDB User Interface Layout): Describe how to kill associated buffers.
(Breakpoints Buffer): Use D instead of d for gdb-var-delete. (Watch Expressions): Be more precise. (Other GDB User Interface Buffers): Describe how to change a register value.
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@@ -835,6 +835,8 @@ respectively. If the menu-bar is unavailable, type @code{M-x
gdb-display-@var{buffertype}-buffer} or @code{M-x
gdb-frame-@var{buffertype}-buffer} respectively, where
@var{buffertype} is the relevant buffer type e.g breakpoints.
+Most of these buffers are read-only and be killed by simply
+pressing @kbd{q} in them.
When you finish debugging then kill the GUD buffer with @kbd{C-x k},
which will also kill all the buffers associated with the session.
@@ -863,8 +865,8 @@ relevant line. This is red when the breakpoint is enabled and grey
when it is disabled. Text-only terminals correspondingly display
a @samp{B} or @samp{b}.
-@item d
-@kindex d @r{(GDB breakpoints buffer)}
+@item D
+@kindex D @r{(GDB breakpoints buffer)}
@findex gdb-delete-breakpoint
Delete the breakpoint at the current line (@code{gdb-delete-breakpoint}).
@@ -903,8 +905,9 @@ icon in the tool bar (@code{gud-watch}).
Each watch expression is displayed in the speedbar. Complex data
types, such as arrays, structures and unions are represented in a tree
format. Leaves and simple data types show the name of the expression
-and its value, and display the type as a tooltip. Higher levels
-just show the name and the data type.
+and its value, and display the type as a tooltip. Higher levels show
+the name, type and address value for pointers and just the name and
+type otherwise.
To expand or contract a complex data type, click @kbd{Mouse-2}
on the tag to the left of the expression.
@@ -961,8 +964,9 @@ alternatively click @kbd{Mouse-2} there, to examine their values.
@item Registers Buffer
@findex toggle-gdb-all-registers
The registers buffer displays the values held by the registers
-(@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{SPC} to
-toggle the display of floating point registers
+(@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{RET} or
+click @kbd{Mouse-2} on a register if you want to change its value.
+Press @key{SPC} to toggle the display of floating point registers
(@code{toggle-gdb-all-registers}).
@item Assembler Buffer