From 3f51cc6eb639d0de89a6f5fe5eb5b5cdd3dfcce1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Keith Seitz Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:33:41 +0000 Subject: * README: Update startup info and add DISPLAY environment variable. --- gdb/gdbtk/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ gdb/gdbtk/README | 8 ++++++-- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'gdb/gdbtk') 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 + + * README: Update startup info and add DISPLAY environment + variable. + 2006-08-25 Maciej W. Rozycki * 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 -- cgit v1.2.1