(Editing, History): Add cross-references to the

included Readline and History user documentation.  Remove
references to the symbol have-readline-appendices which is unused
and undefined.
(History): Fix indexing.

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 6ddde879a02..9f80f02c9b7 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2004-10-08  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (Editing, History): Add cross-references to the
+	included Readline and History user documentation.  Remove
+	references to the symbol have-readline-appendices which is unused
+	and undefined.
+	(History): Fix indexing.
+
 2004-10-08  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdbint.texinfo (target_stopped_data_address): Update to
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index abc87909c59..6af8d37896b 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -13383,7 +13383,7 @@ Prints a line of the form: @samp{Gdb's prompt is: @var{your-prompt}}
 @cindex readline
 @cindex command line editing
 
-@value{GDBN} reads its input commands via the @dfn{readline} interface.  This
+@value{GDBN} reads its input commands via the @dfn{Readline} interface.  This
 @sc{gnu} library provides consistent behavior for programs which provide a
 command line interface to the user.  Advantages are @sc{gnu} Emacs-style
 or @dfn{vi}-style inline editing of commands, @code{csh}-like history
@@ -13408,14 +13408,26 @@ Disable command line editing.
 Show whether command line editing is enabled.
 @end table
 
+@xref{Command Line Editing}, for more details about the Readline
+interface.  Users unfamiliar with @sc{gnu} Emacs or @code{vi} are
+encouraged to read that chapter.
+
 @node History
 @section Command history
+@cindex command history
 
 @value{GDBN} can keep track of the commands you type during your
 debugging sessions, so that you can be certain of precisely what
 happened.  Use these commands to manage the @value{GDBN} command
 history facility.
 
+@value{GDBN} uses the @sc{gnu} History library, a part of the Readline
+package, to provide the history facility.  @xref{Using History
+Interactively}, for the detailed description of the History library.
+
+Here is the description of @value{GDBN} commands related to command
+history.
+
 @table @code
 @cindex history substitution
 @cindex history file
@@ -13448,12 +13460,10 @@ This defaults to the value of the environment variable
 @code{HISTSIZE}, or to 256 if this variable is not set.
 @end table
 
-@cindex history expansion
 History expansion assigns special meaning to the character @kbd{!}.
-@ifset have-readline-appendices
-@xref{Event Designators}.
-@end ifset
+@xref{Event Designators}, for more details.
 
+@cindex history expansion, turn on/off
 Since @kbd{!} is also the logical not operator in C, history expansion
 is off by default. If you decide to enable history expansion with the
 @code{set history expansion on} command, you may sometimes need to
@@ -13467,19 +13477,12 @@ The commands to control history expansion are:
 @table @code
 @item set history expansion on
 @itemx set history expansion
-@cindex history expansion
+@kindex set history expansion
 Enable history expansion.  History expansion is off by default.
 
 @item set history expansion off
 Disable history expansion.
 
-The readline code comes with more complete documentation of
-editing and history expansion features.  Users unfamiliar with @sc{gnu} Emacs
-or @code{vi} may wish to read it.
-@ifset have-readline-appendices
-@xref{Command Line Editing}.
-@end ifset
-
 @c @group
 @kindex show history
 @item show history