* gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo (Host I/O Packets): Mention explicit negative

	signs.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog.csl b/ChangeLog.csl
index cbb20ff7e04..1087f4c9d85 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.csl
+++ b/ChangeLog.csl
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-06-01  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo (Host I/O Packets): Mention explicit negative
+	signs.
+
 2006-05-31  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb/remote.c (remote_download_command): Correct short write
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 6dbb66c010e..c84808b0328 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -23769,10 +23769,12 @@ its arguments.  They have this format:
 @var{operation} is the name of the particular request; the target
 should compare the entire packet name up to the comma when checking
 for a supported operation.  The format of @var{parameter} depends on
-the operation.  Numbers are always passed in hexadecimal, and strings
-(e.g.@: filenames) are encoded as a series of hexadecimal bytes.
-The last argument to a system call may be a binary buffer, which will
-be escaped in the same way as the X packet (@pxref{X packet}).
+the operation.  Numbers are always passed in hexadecimal.  Negative
+numbers have an explicit minus sign (i.e.@: two's complement is not
+used).  Strings (e.g.@: filenames) are encoded as a series of
+hexadecimal bytes.  The last argument to a system call may be a binary
+buffer, which will be escaped in the same way as the X packet
+(@pxref{X packet}).
 
 @end table