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authorAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2003-02-04 17:36:41 +0000
committerAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2003-02-04 17:36:41 +0000
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2003-02-04 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
From 2003-02-04 Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>: * gdb.texinfo (Interpreters): New chapter. Refer the command-line option "-i"/"--interpreter" to this chapter. Include index entries.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
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--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-2002-08-29 Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>
+2003-02-04 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
- * gdb.texinfo: Update interpreter chapters with indexing
- information. Recommended by Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>.
-
-2002-08-28 Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>
-
- * gdb.texinfo: Add chapter on interpreters. Refer the
- command-line option "-i"/"--interpreter" to this chapter.
+ From 2003-02-04 Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>:
+ * gdb.texinfo (Interpreters): New chapter. Refer the command-line
+ option "-i"/"--interpreter" to this chapter. Include index
+ entries.
2003-02-01 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index d2b4c702f1b..775c979737c 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1988-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* Controlling GDB:: Controlling @value{GDBN}
* Sequences:: Canned sequences of commands
* TUI:: @value{GDBN} Text User Interface
+* Interpreters:: Command Interpreters
* Emacs:: Using @value{GDBN} under @sc{gnu} Emacs
* Annotations:: @value{GDBN}'s annotation interface.
* GDB/MI:: @value{GDBN}'s Machine Interface.
@@ -13226,18 +13227,18 @@ letter.
@cindex command interpreters
@value{GDBN} supports multiple command interpreters, and some command
-infrastructure to allow users or user interface writers to switch between
-interpreters or run commands in other interpreters.
+infrastructure to allow users or user interface writers to switch
+between interpreters or run commands in other interpreters.
@value{GDBN} currently supports two command interpreters, the console
-interpreter (sometimes called the command-line interpreter or @sc{cli}) and
-the machine interface interpreter (or @sc{gdb/mi}). This manual describes
-both of these interfaces in great detail.
+interpreter (sometimes called the command-line interpreter or @sc{cli})
+and the machine interface interpreter (or @sc{gdb/mi}). This manual
+describes both of these interfaces in great detail.
-By default, @value{GDBN} will start with the console interpreter. However,
-the user may choose to start @value{GDBN} with another interpreter by specifying
-the @option{-i} or @option{--interpreter} startup options. Defined interpreters
-include:
+By default, @value{GDBN} will start with the console interpreter.
+However, the user may choose to start @value{GDBN} with another
+interpreter by specifying the @option{-i} or @option{--interpreter}
+startup options. Defined interpreters include:
@table @code
@item console
@@ -13248,21 +13249,19 @@ used interpreter with @value{GDBN}. With no interpreter specified at runtime,
@item mi
@cindex mi interpreter
-The newest @sc{gdb/mi} interface, used primarily by programs wishing to use
-@value{GDBN} as a backend for a debugger GUI or an IDE. For more information,
-see @ref{GDB/MI, ,The @sc{gdb/mi} Interface}.
+The newest @sc{gdb/mi} interface (currently @code{mi2}). Used primarily
+by programs wishing to use @value{GDBN} as a backend for a debugger GUI
+or an IDE. For more information, see @ref{GDB/MI, ,The @sc{gdb/mi}
+Interface}.
@item mi2
@cindex mi2 interpreter
-The latest version of the @sc{gdb/mi} interface.
+The current @sc{gdb/mi} interface.
@item mi1
@cindex mi1 interpreter
-The @sc{gdb/mi} version included in @value{GDBN} version 5.1.
+The @sc{gdb/mi} interface included in @value{GDBN} 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.
-@item mi0
-@cindex mi0 interpreter
-The @sc{gdb/mi} version included in @value{GDBN} version 5.0.
@end table
@cindex invoke another interpreter