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authorNick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>2007-01-05 05:04:59 +0000
committerNick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>2007-01-05 05:04:59 +0000
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(Watch Expressions): Describe gdb-max-children.
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@@ -1099,8 +1099,11 @@ value for pointers and just the name and type otherwise. Root expressions
also display the frame address as a tooltip to help identify the frame
in which they were defined.
- To expand or contract a complex data type, click @kbd{Mouse-2}
-or press @key{SPC} on the tag to the left of the expression.
+ To expand or contract a complex data type, click @kbd{Mouse-2} or
+press @key{SPC} on the tag to the left of the expression. Emacs asks
+for confirmation before expanding the expression if its number of
+immediate children exceeds the value of the variable
+@code{gdb-max-children}.
@kindex D @r{(GDB speedbar)}
@findex gdb-var-delete