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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index e66a4157d9e..f1ce4971a7b 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -16,12 +16,28 @@ (Symbols, The Print Command with Objective-C): Improve indexing. (Objective-C): Add references to "info classes" and "info selectors". - (Debugging Output): Improve wording. + (Debugging Output): Improve wording. Document "set/show debug + solib-frv". Fix "set/show debugvarobj". (Set Breaks): Add index entry for "hardware breakpoints". (Renesas ICE): Document "e7000", "ftplogin", "ftpload", "drain", and "set/show usehardbreakpoints". (MIPS Embedded): Document "se/show syn-garbage-limit", "set/show monitor-prompt", "set/show monitor-warnings", "pmon". + (ARM): Document "rdilogfile", "rdilogenable", "set/show + rdiromatzero", "set/show rdiheartbeat". + (PowerPC): Document SDS-specific commands "set/show sdstimeout", + "sds". + (Embedded Processors): Document the "sim" command. + (Remote): Document the "remote" command. + (DJGPP Native): Document the "info serial" command. + (Threads): Document "maint info sol-threads". + (Files): Document "nosharedlibrary", "add-symbol-file-from-memory". + (Set Breaks): Improve indexing. + (Command Syntax): Add a reference to dont-repeat. + (Define): Document "dont-repeat". + (TUI Commands): Document "tabset". + (WinCE): New subsection. Document "set/show remotedirectory", + "set/show remoteupload", "set/show remoteaddhost". 2005-04-15 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index f34fdeb3380..7975fd64c3c 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -1267,7 +1267,8 @@ A blank line as input to @value{GDBN} (typing just @key{RET}) means to repeat the previous command. Certain commands (for example, @code{run}) will not repeat this way; these are commands whose unintentional repetition might cause trouble and which you are unlikely to want to -repeat. +repeat. User-defined commands can disable this feature; see +@ref{Define, dont-repeat}. The @code{list} and @code{x} commands, when you repeat them with @key{RET}, construct new arguments rather than repeating @@ -2257,6 +2258,16 @@ For example, from /usr/lib/libc.2 @end smallexample +On Solaris, you can display more information about user threads with a +Solaris-specific command: + +@table @code +@item maint info sol-threads +@kindex maint info sol-threads +@cindex thread info (Solaris) +Display info on Solaris user threads. +@end table + @table @code @kindex thread @var{threadno} @item thread @var{threadno} @@ -2606,6 +2617,8 @@ See also @ref{Conditions, ,Break conditions}. @kindex rbreak @cindex regular expression +@cindex breakpoints in functions matching a regexp +@cindex set breakpoints in many functions @item rbreak @var{regex} Set breakpoints on all functions matching the regular expression @var{regex}. This command sets an unconditional breakpoint on all @@ -10675,6 +10688,19 @@ You can use the @samp{-mapped} and @samp{-readnow} options just as with the @code{symbol-file} command, to change how @value{GDBN} manages the symbol table information for @var{filename}. +@kindex add-symbol-file-from-memory +@cindex @code{syscall DSO} +@cindex load symbols from memory +@item add-symbol-file-from-memory @var{address} +Load symbols from the given @var{address} in a dynamically loaded +object file whose image is mapped directly into the inferior's memory. +For example, the Linux kernel maps a @code{syscall DSO} into each +process's address space; this DSO provides kernel-specific code for +some system calls. The argument can be any expression whose +evaluation yields the address of the file's shared object file header. +For this command to work, you must have used @code{symbol-file} or +@code{exec-file} commands in advance. + @kindex add-shared-symbol-files @kindex assf @item add-shared-symbol-files @var{library-file} @@ -10830,6 +10856,7 @@ the libraries whose symbols you want to be loaded. Display the current autoloading mode. @end table +@cindex load shared library To explicitly load shared library symbols, use the @code{sharedlibrary} command: @@ -10850,6 +10877,14 @@ As with files loaded automatically, it only loads shared libraries required by your program for a core file or after typing @code{run}. If @var{regex} is omitted all shared libraries required by your program are loaded. + +@item nosharedlibrary +@kindex nosharedlibrary +@cindex unload symbols from shared libraries +Unload all shared object library symbols. This discards all symbols +that have been loaded from all shared libraries. Symbols from shared +libraries that were loaded by explicit user requests are not +discarded. @end table On some systems, such as HP-UX systems, @value{GDBN} supports @@ -11528,6 +11563,17 @@ communicate with @value{GDBN}. Other remote targets may be available in your configuration of @value{GDBN}; use @code{help target} to list them. +Once you've connected to the remote target, @value{GDBN} allows you to +send arbitrary commands to the remote monitor: + +@table @code +@item remote @var{command} +@kindex remote@r{, a command} +@cindex send command to remote monitor +Send an arbitrary @var{command} string to the remote monitor. +@end table + + @node KOD @section Kernel Object Display @cindex kernel object display @@ -12698,6 +12744,7 @@ mapped 1:1, i.e.@: the physical and linear addresses are identical. This command is supported only with some DPMI servers. @end table +@cindex DOS serial data link, remote debugging In addition to native debugging, the DJGPP port supports remote debugging via a serial data link. The following commands are specific to remote serial debugging in the DJGPP port of @value{GDBN}. @@ -12734,6 +12781,14 @@ other 3 COM ports. The related commands @samp{show com1base}, @samp{show com1irq} etc.@: display the current settings of the base address and the @code{IRQ} lines used by the COM ports. + +@item info serial +@kindex info serial +@cindex DOS serial port status +This command prints the status of the 4 DOS serial ports. For each +port, it prints whether it's active or not, its I/O base address and +IRQ number, whether it uses a 16550-style FIFO, its baudrate, and the +counts of various errors encountered so far. @end table @@ -13325,9 +13380,21 @@ the time of attachment. This section goes into details specific to particular embedded configurations. +@cindex send command to simulator +Whenever a specific embedded processor has a simulator, @value{GDBN} +allows to send an arbitrary command to the simulator. + +@table @code +@item sim @var{command} +@kindex sim@r{, a command} +Send an arbitrary @var{command} string to the simulator. Consult the +documentation for the specific simulator in use for information about +acceptable commands. +@end table + @menu -* ARM:: ARM +* ARM:: ARM RDI * H8/300:: Renesas H8/300 * H8/500:: Renesas H8/500 * M32R/D:: Renesas M32R/D @@ -13344,13 +13411,14 @@ configurations. * AVR:: Atmel AVR * CRIS:: CRIS * Super-H:: Renesas Super-H +* WinCE:: Windows CE child processes @end menu @node ARM @subsection ARM +@cindex ARM RDI @table @code - @kindex target rdi @item target rdi @var{dev} ARM Angel monitor, via RDI library interface to ADP protocol. You may @@ -13417,6 +13485,50 @@ target support subsystem. Show whether ARM-specific debugging messages are enabled. @end table +The following commands are available when an ARM target is debugged +using the RDI interface: + +@table @code +@item rdilogfile @r{[}@var{file}@r{]} +@kindex rdilogfile +@cindex ADP (Angel Debugger Protocol) logging +Set the filename for the ADP (Angel Debugger Protocol) packet log. +With an argument, sets the log file to the specified @var{file}. With +no argument, show the current log file name. The default log file is +@file{rdi.log}. + +@item rdilogenable @r{[}@var{arg}@r{]} +@kindex rdilogenable +Control logging of ADP packets. With an argument of 1 or @code{"yes"} +enables logging, with an argument 0 or @code{"no"} disables it. With +no arguments displays the current setting. When logging is enabled, +ADP packets exchanged between @value{GDBN} and the RDI target device +are logged to a file. + +@item set rdiromatzero +@kindex set rdiromatzero +@cindex ROM at zero address, RDI +Tell @value{GDBN} whether the target has ROM at address 0. If on, +vector catching is disabled, so that zero address can be used. If off +(the default), vector catching is enabled. For this command to take +effect, it needs to be invoked prior to the @code{target rdi} command. + +@item show rdiromatzero +@kindex show rdiromatzero +Show the current setting of ROM at zero address. + +@item set rdiheartbeat +@kindex set rdiheartbeat +@cindex RDI heartbeat +Enable or disable RDI heartbeat packets. It is not recommended to +turn on this option, since it confuses ARM and EPI JTAG interface, as +well as the Angel monitor. + +@item show rdiheartbeat +@kindex show rdiheartbeat +Show the setting of RDI heartbeat packets. +@end table + @node H8/300 @subsection Renesas H8/300 @@ -14088,7 +14200,6 @@ Set suspend trace mode. @subsection PowerPC @table @code - @kindex target dink32 @item target dink32 @var{dev} DINK32 ROM monitor. @@ -14102,9 +14213,28 @@ PPCBUG ROM monitor for PowerPC. @kindex target sds @item target sds @var{dev} SDS monitor, running on a PowerPC board (such as Motorola's ADS). +@end table + +@cindex SDS protocol +The following commands specifi to the SDS protocol are supported +by@value{GDBN}: + +@table @code +@item set sdstimeout @var{nsec} +@kindex set sdstimeout +Set the timeout for SDS protocol reads to be @var{nsec} seconds. The +default is 2 seconds. + +@item show sdstimeout +@kindex show sdstimeout +Show the current value of the SDS timeout. +@item sds @var{command} +@kindex sds@r{, a command} +Send the specified @var{command} string to the SDS monitor. @end table + @node PA @subsection HP PA Embedded @@ -14461,6 +14591,44 @@ commands: Show the values of all Super-H registers. @end table +@node WinCE +@subsection Windows CE +@cindex Windows CE + +The following commands are available for Windows CE: + +@table @code +@item set remotedirectory @var{dir} +@kindex set remotedirectory +Tell @value{GDBN} to upload files from the named directory @var{dir}. +The default is @file{/gdb}, i.e.@: the root directory on the current +drive. + +@item show remotedirectory +@kindex show remotedirectory +Show the current value of the upload directory. + +@item set remoteupload @var{method} +@kindex set remoteupload +Set the method used to upload files to remote device. Valid values +for @var{method} are @samp{always}, @samp{newer}, and @samp{never}. +The default is @samp{newer}. + +@item show remoteupload +@kindex show remoteupload +Show the current setting of the upload method. + +@item set remoteaddhost +@kindex set remoteaddhost +Tell @value{GDBN} whether to add this host to the remote stub's +arguments when you debug over a network. + +@item show remoteaddhost +@kindex show remoteaddhost +Show whether to add this host to remote stub's arguments when +debugging over a network. +@end table + @node Architectures @section Architectures @@ -15227,6 +15395,12 @@ default is off. @item show debug serial Displays the current state of displaying @value{GDBN} serial debugging info. +@item set debug solib-frv +@cindex FR-V shared-library debugging +Turns on or off debugging messages for FR-V shared-library code. +@item show debug solib-frv +Display the current state of FR-V shared-library code debugging +messages. @item set debug target @cindex target debugging info Turns on or off display of @value{GDBN} target debugging info. This info @@ -15237,11 +15411,11 @@ until the next time you connect to a target or use the @code{run} command. @item show debug target Displays the current state of displaying @value{GDBN} target debugging info. -@item set debug varobj +@item set debugvarobj @cindex variable object debugging info Turns on or off display of @value{GDBN} variable object debugging info. The default is off. -@item show debug varobj +@item show debugvarobj Displays the current state of displaying @value{GDBN} variable object debugging info. @end table @@ -15332,6 +15506,13 @@ You may use the @code{document} command again to change the documentation of a command. Redefining the command with @code{define} does not change the documentation. +@kindex dont-repeat +@cindex don't repeat command +@item dont-repeat +Used inside a user-defined command, this tells @value{GDBN} that this +command should not be repeated when the user hits @key{RET} +(@pxref{Command Syntax, repeat last command}). + @kindex help user-defined @item help user-defined List all user-defined commands, with the first line of the documentation @@ -16053,6 +16234,10 @@ Change the height of the window @var{name} by @var{count} lines. Positive counts increase the height, while negative counts decrease it. +@item tabset +@kindex tabset @var{nchars} +Set the width of tab stops to be @var{nchars} characters. + @end table @node TUI Configuration |