@end table
All file-specifying commands allow both absolute and relative file names
-as arguments. @value{GDBN} always converts the file name to an absolute path
+as arguments. @value{GDBN} always converts the file name to an absolute file
name and remembers it that way.
@ifclear BARETARGET
session proceeds normally; but Emacs does not get enough information
back from @value{GDBN} to locate the source files in this situation. To
avoid this problem, either start @value{GDBN} mode from the directory where
-your program resides, or specify a full path name when prompted for the
+your program resides, or specify an absolute file name when prompted for the
@kbd{M-x gdb} argument.
A similar confusion can result if you use the @value{GDBN} @code{file} command to
The @code{Makefile} that @code{configure} generates in each source
directory also runs recursively. If you type @code{make} in a source
directory such as @file{gdb-@value{GDBVN}} (or in a separate configured
-directory configured with @samp{--srcdir=@var{path}/gdb-@value{GDBVN}}), you
+directory configured with @samp{--srcdir=@var{dirname}/gdb-@value{GDBVN}}), you
will build all the required libraries, and then build GDB.
When you have multiple hosts or targets configured in separate
@example
configure @r{[}--help@r{]}
@r{[}--prefix=@var{dir}@r{]}
- @r{[}--srcdir=@var{path}@r{]}
+ @r{[}--srcdir=@var{dirname}@r{]}
@r{[}--norecursion@r{]} @r{[}--rm@r{]}
@r{[}--target=@var{target}@r{]} @var{host}
@end example
@c avoid splitting the warning from the explanation:
@need 2000
-@item --srcdir=@var{path}
+@item --srcdir=@var{dirname}
@strong{Warning: using this option requires GNU @code{make}, or another
@code{make} that implements the @code{VPATH} feature.}@*
Use this option to make configurations in directories separate from the
build (or maintain) several configurations simultaneously, in separate
directories. @code{configure} writes configuration specific files in
the current directory, but arranges for them to use the source in the
-directory @var{path}. @code{configure} creates directories under
+directory @var{dirname}. @code{configure} creates directories under
the working directory in parallel to the source directories below
-@var{path}.
+@var{dirname}.
@item --norecursion
Configure only the directory level where @code{configure} is executed; do not