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author | Michael Snyder <msnyder@specifix.com> | 2008-06-10 00:13:15 +0000 |
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committer | Michael Snyder <msnyder@specifix.com> | 2008-06-10 00:13:15 +0000 |
commit | ce119b4142eb7b70f580c8830fa2a1832b2de019 (patch) | |
tree | 9b8363b2417351934cd03581624454c5b122e1e4 /gdb/gdbtk/library/help/target.html | |
parent | ea9e838749c0f6f20a7a12423efb0ef2a422e487 (diff) | |
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Daniel Jacobowitz' update to Michael Snyder's reverse debugging patchesdrow-reverse-20070409-branchcvs/drow-reverse-20070409-branch
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diff --git a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/target.html b/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/target.html deleted file mode 100644 index b56821b0cff..00000000000 --- a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/target.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>Target Selection Help</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY> -<H1>The Target Selection Dialog</H1> -<h2>Overview</h2> -<P>The Target Selection Dialog allows users to specify the debug target, -the interface used to connect to the target, and some useful run -options.</P> - -<P> -<h3><A HREF="#select">Selecting a Target</A></h3> -<UL> -<LI><A HREF="#select">Specifying a Target</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#select_int">Choosing a Connection Interface</A></LI> -</UL> - -<h3><A HREF="#options">Options</A></h3> -<UL> -<LI><A HREF="#options_run_until_main">Run until 'main'</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#options_bp_at_exit">Set breakpoint at 'exit'</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#options_set_bp_at">Set user-specifid breakpoint</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#options_download_dialog">Display Download Dialog</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#options_use_xterm">Use xterm for inferior's tty (unix only) - </A></LI> -</UL> - -<h3><A HREF="#more_options">More Options</A></h3> -<UL> -<LI><A HREF="#more_options_attach">Attach to Target</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#more_options_load">Download Program</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#more_options_run">Run Program</A></LI> -<LI><A HREF="#more_options_cont">Continue from Last Stop</A></LI> -</UL></P> - -<H3><A NAME="select">Selecting a Target</A></H3> -Selecting a target involves choosing a target for debugging and setting connection -interface options for the target. - -<P>Common targets include: "Exec" for native debuggers, "Remote/Serial" for establishing -a connection to a target board via a serial line, "Remote/TCP" for TCP connections, -and "Simulator" for connections to the simulator. There may be more depending on the -configuration of the debugger being used.</P> - -<P>In general, "remote" targets are always serial connections which require the user -to specify the serial port and baud rate to be used for the connection and -"remote/tcp" targets are always TCP connections which require specifying the hostname -and port number of the machine to which to connect. Depending upon configuration, -there may be numerous serial- and TCP-based connections. These always follow the -naming convention <I>target</I>/Serial and <I>target</I>/TCP.</P> - -<P>To select a target, choose one of the available targets -from the dropdown menu in the Connection Frame. Then <A NAME="#select_int">specify -the interface options</A> for this target: selecting the baudrate and serial port -from the dropdown menus (serial targets only) or entering the hostname and port number -(TCP targets only).</P> - -<H3><A NAME="options">Options</A></H3> -Three run options which may be selected include: -<DL> - <DT><A NAME="options_run_until_main">Run until 'main'</A> - <DD>Sets a breakpoint at main() - <DT><A NAME="options_bp_at_exit">Set breakpoint at 'exit'</A> - <DD>Sets a breakpoint at exit() - <DT><A NAME="options_set_bp_at">Set breakpoint at</A> - <DD>Sets a breakpoint at a user-specified locaiton</A> - <DT><A NAME="options_download_dialog">Display Download Dialog</A> - <DD>Displays a dialog showing the progress of the download to - the target section by section - <DT><A NAME="options_use_xterm">Use xterm as inferior's tty</A> - <DD>Causes insight to open a tty for inferior I/O (unix versions - only) -</DL> -<BR> -<H3><A NAME="more_options">More Options</A></H3> -Several additional run options may be set for each target from the Target Selection -Dialog. These options govern the behavior of the debugger's -<A NAME="source.html#run_button">Run Button</A>. The debugger automatically selects -default values for these options whenever a target is selected with the dropdown menu -in the Connection Frame. To modify this default behavior, click the small triangle -next to "More Options" at the bottom of the dialog. The Run Options for the current -target are displayed, allowing modification of the actions for the target. When the -"OK" button is selected, these settings are saved and will be used as the default -for the target in future sessions. - -<DL> - <DT><A NAME="more_options_attach">Attach to Target</A> - <DD>Establish a connection to the target board. - <DT><A NAME="more_options_load">Download Program</A> - <DD>Download the program to the target board. - <DT><A NAME="more_options_run">Run Program</A> - <DD>Run the program on the target board, creating a new - "process". This option may not be specified along with - the continue option. See note below. - <DT><A NAME="more_options_cont">Continue from Last Stop</A> - <DD>Continue the program on the target board from where - it last stopped. This option may not be specified - along with the "run" option. See note below. -</DL> - -<P>Note that all remote targets typically do not "run" programs. Since target -boards are usually incapable of creating a new "process", these targets -seldom "Run". The defaults for all remote targets reflect this distinction: they -are all set to "Continue".</P> - -<P>Only one of the options "Run Program" and "Continue from Last Stop" may be used. -Typically, the default behavior of this setting should not be altered.</P> -</BODY> -</HTML> |