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authorKeith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>2006-09-14 17:33:41 +0000
committerKeith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>2006-09-14 17:33:41 +0000
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downloadgdb-3f51cc6eb639d0de89a6f5fe5eb5b5cdd3dfcce1.tar.gz
* README: Update startup info and add DISPLAY environment
variable.
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-rw-r--r--gdb/gdbtk/ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--gdb/gdbtk/README8
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/gdbtk/ChangeLog b/gdb/gdbtk/ChangeLog
index d7ccec154f0..12d3603d987 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbtk/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/gdbtk/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-09-14 Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>
+
+ * README: Update startup info and add DISPLAY environment
+ variable.
+
2006-08-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
* generic/gdbtk-cmds.c (gdb_update_mem): Use target_read.
diff --git a/gdb/gdbtk/README b/gdb/gdbtk/README
index 79cea281335..f44f3cc0107 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbtk/README
+++ b/gdb/gdbtk/README
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ install and the source trees.
INSIGHT_FORCE_READ_PREFERENCES
If set, read .gdbtkinit (or gdb.ini on windows)
even when -nx is passed to GDB.
+ DISPLAY The display to use on unix/X platforms.
+ Not used on Windows platforms.
All of the environment variables for controlling Insight are well documented
in gdb/gdbtk/library/main.tcl. Search for "env" to find them all.
@@ -82,8 +84,10 @@ in gdb/gdbtk/library/main.tcl. Search for "env" to find them all.
Using Insight
=============
-Just run it like you would a normal GDB (in fact, it's actually called `gdb').
-If everything goes well, you should have several windows pop up. To get going,
+You can start Insight by running the "insight" executable (for cross-platform
+targets, include the build triple, i.e., powerpc-elf-insight). Alternatively start
+Insight by telling GDB to start it with "gdb -w" or "gdb -i=insight". If
+everything goes well, you should have several windows pop up. To get going,
hit the Run button, and go exploring.
If you want to use GDB in command line mode, just use the -nw option. Or, you