* gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step"

	versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into
	them as well as "step" when you are in them.  Tell the user how to
	deal with the situation.  Add comment about "debugging information".

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 9358b19527b6cb99c61c1450929ca10085b22997..e03b737858cf68e2f63bc26dda02c6688ca470f4 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Fri Feb  4 06:31:31 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
+
+       * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step"
+       versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into
+       them as well as "step" when you are in them.  Tell the user how to
+       deal with the situation.  Add comment about "debugging information".
+
 Thu Feb  3 11:39:59 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 
        * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Document restriction on where

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index a1f9217b6a1fae696d6753ed67c8a8a50c1886b1..a902084e138fce05d354b0fd0e31b03e855ab56c 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -2846,10 +2846,17 @@ line, then stop it and return control to @value{GDBN}.  This command is
 abbreviated @code{s}.
 
 @quotation
+@c "without debugging information" is imprecise; actually "without line
+@c numbers in the debugging information".  (gcc -g1 has debugging info but
+@c not line numbers).  But it seems complex to try to make that
+@c distinction here.
 @emph{Warning:} If you use the @code{step} command while control is
 within a function that was compiled without debugging information,
 execution proceeds until control reaches a function that does have
-debugging information.
+debugging information.  Likewise, it will not step into a function which
+is compiled without debugging information.  To step through functions
+without debugging information, use the @code{stepi} command, described
+below.
 @end quotation
 
 @item step @var{count}