* gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in

DOSHOST configuration of manual.  (At least for the nonce, since
precisely how this works under DOS seems to depend on mysteries known
only to DJ Delorie, which are not easily fathomed from his source.)

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 486ffd9c909e33dd64a6465a3ad0b3eca87eeb0a..8a0ac6b224866f20cd849640bd36f0f7195122f9 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Thu May  6 16:39:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 
+       * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
+       DOSHOST configuration of manual.
+
        * gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.
 
        * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index f5f7859b78c615283d5e4bde613c7f513d5819e8..4993ff7ca5e83e3d5e9bdddecab23a60fbadf829 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -1036,11 +1036,10 @@ just use the @code{shell} command.
 @item shell @var{command string}
 @kindex shell
 @cindex shell escape
-Invoke a shell to execute @var{command string}.  If it exists, the
-environment variable @code{SHELL} is used for the name of the shell to
-run.
+Invoke a the standard shell to execute @var{command string}.
 @ifclear DOSHOST
-Otherwise @value{GDBN} uses @code{/bin/sh}.
+If it exists, the environment variable @code{SHELL} determines which
+shell to run.  Otherwise @value{GDBN} uses @code{/bin/sh}.
 @end ifclear
 @end table