* remote.texi: (MIPS Remote) make docn for set/show timeout,

retransmit-timeout follow same conventions as for other set/show params

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 20b987222a94af7446e28d73498958421a4b2319..a6cd43bab25048893b02cfe181555c57a8db77e3 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Jul 29 15:10:58 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
+
+       * remote.texi: (MIPS Remote) clearer doc for set/show timeout,
+       retransmit-timeout
+
 Thu Jul 29 13:16:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 
        * gdbint.texinfo: Update statement about `some ancient Unix

diff --git a/gdb/doc/remote.texi b/gdb/doc/remote.texi
index 03d546eabc567bc662813adfdf9025993ef908a3..e5ddac74e7d840e1f2fc7971d2f2effa8c4ad3a1 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/remote.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/remote.texi
@@ -1189,20 +1189,28 @@ at any time with the command @samp{show remotedebug}.
 
 @cindex @code{timeout}, MIPS protocol
 @cindex @code{retransmit-timeout}, MIPS protocol
-The timeout used while waiting for a packet is controlled by the
-@code{timeout} variable.  The default is 5 seconds.  The timeout used
-while waiting for an acknowledgement of a packet is controlled by the
-@code{retransmit-timeout} variable.  The default is 3 seconds.
+@kindex set timeout
+@kindex show timeout
+@kindex set retransmit-timeout
+@kindex show retransmit-timeout
+You can control the timeout used while waiting for a packet, in the MIPS
+remote protocol, with the @code{set timeout @var{seconds}} command.  The
+default is 5 seconds.  Similarly, you can control the timeout used while
+waiting for an acknowledgement of a packet with the @code{set
+retransmit-timeout @var{seconds}} command.  The default is 3 seconds.
+You can inspect both values with @code{show timeout} and @code{show
+retransmit-timeout}.  (These commands are @emph{only} available when
+@value{GDBN} is configured for @samp{--target=mips-idt-ecoff}.)
 
 @kindex set mipsfpu off
 @cindex MIPS remote floating point
 @cindex floating point, MIPS remote
 If your target board does not support the MIPS floating point
-coprocessor, you should use the command @samp{set mipsfpu off} (you may
-wish to put this in your @value{GDBINIT} file).  This will tell
-@value{GDBN} how to find the return value of functions which return
-floating point values, and tell it to call functions on the board
-without saving the floating point registers.
+coprocessor, use the command @samp{set mipsfpu off} (you may wish to put
+this in your @value{GDBINIT} file).  This will tell @value{GDBN} how to
+find the return value of functions which return floating point values,
+and tell it to call functions on the board without saving the floating
+point registers.
 @end ifset
 
 @ifset SIMS