From: John Gilmore Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1991 08:59:57 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Improve installation doc slightly, by Mark Sirota's request. X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=34a160569ab0b9fa8239dd689256cff5b71f4ef1;p=binutils-gdb.git Improve installation doc slightly, by Mark Sirota's request. --- diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 61a1dfd12f6..8c13f92b850 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -7150,8 +7150,11 @@ cd gdb-_GDB_VN__/bfd @end group @end example -You can install @code{_GDBP__} anywhere; it has no hardwired paths. However, -you should make sure that the shell on your path (named by the +You can install @code{_GDBP__} anywhere; it has no hardwired paths. +Simply copy @code{gdb/gdb} to the desired directory. +@comment What about installing the man pages, info files, etc? + +However, you should make sure that the shell on your path (named by the @samp{SHELL} environment variable) is publicly readable; some systems refuse to let _GDBN__ debug child processes whose programs are not readable, and _GDBN__ uses the shell to start your program.