From: Jim Kingdon Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 14:40:56 +0000 (+0000) Subject: * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step" X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=068b06f2df27982f9aa60e7241ac04708e7a03f8;p=binutils-gdb.git * 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 9358b19527b..e03b737858c 100644 --- 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 a1f9217b6a1..a902084e138 100644 --- 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}