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authorJim Blandy <jimb@codesourcery.com>2006-03-09 21:42:31 +0000
committerJim Blandy <jimb@codesourcery.com>2006-03-09 21:42:31 +0000
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2006-03-07 Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Target Commands): Update text describing how to specify a target. Refer to the detailed section on remote debugging, not the brief mention.
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo23
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
2006-03-07 Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com>
+ * gdb.texinfo (Target Commands): Update text describing how to
+ specify a target. Refer to the detailed section on remote
+ debugging, not the brief mention.
+
* gdb.texinfo (Connecting): Organize the different 'target remote'
connection methods into a table. Add a 'target remote' index
entry. (!!!)
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 5fb3c5e2ceb..6fc2a3a4a5b 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -11906,14 +11906,23 @@ An executable file. @samp{target exec @var{program}} is the same as
A core dump file. @samp{target core @var{filename}} is the same as
@samp{core-file @var{filename}}.
-@item target remote @var{dev}
+@item target remote @var{medium}
@cindex remote target
-Remote serial target in GDB-specific protocol. The argument @var{dev}
-specifies what serial device to use for the connection (e.g.@:
-@file{/dev/ttya}). @xref{Remote, ,Remote debugging}. @code{target remote}
-supports the @code{load} command. This is only useful if you have
-some other way of getting the stub to the target system, and you can put
-it somewhere in memory where it won't get clobbered by the download.
+A remote system connected to @value{GDBN} via a serial line or network
+connection. This command tells @value{GDBN} to use its own remote
+protocol over @var{medium} for debugging. @xref{Remote Debugging}.
+
+For example, if you have a board connected to @file{/dev/ttya} on the
+machine running @value{GDBN}, you could say:
+
+@smallexample
+target remote /dev/ttya
+@end smallexample
+
+@code{target remote} supports the @code{load} command. This is only
+useful if you have some other way of getting the stub to the target
+system, and you can put it somewhere in memory where it won't get
+clobbered by the download.
@item target sim
@cindex built-in simulator target