From: Luis Machado Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:29:30 +0000 (-0600) Subject: Improve load command's help text X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5cf30ebf64d3c6da961094c615a94d2f1682a478;p=binutils-gdb.git Improve load command's help text This fairly obvious patch adds usage text to the load command's help text. Originally it did not have usage and mentioned things like FILE and OFFSET without explaining how those should be passed in the command. gdb/ChangeLog: 2017-02-13 Luis Machado * symfile (_initialize_symfile): Add usage text to the load command's help text. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2017-02-13 Luis Machado * gdb.texinfo (Target Commands): Document the optional offset argument for the load command. --- diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index dcd047a0464..e274191663d 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2017-02-13 Luis Machado + + * symfile (_initialize_symfile): Add usage text to the load command's + help text. + 2017-02-10 Simon Marchi * utils.c (defaulted_query): Don't query on secondary UIs. diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 8acc48257e4..7f125bccc9f 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2017-02-13 Luis Machado + + * gdb.texinfo (Target Commands): Document the optional offset + argument for the load command. + 2017-02-10 Martin Galvan PR gdb/21122 diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 35804c1cae3..f619470e964 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -19600,8 +19600,8 @@ Show the current status of displaying communications between @table @code -@kindex load @var{filename} -@item load @var{filename} +@kindex load @var{filename} @var{offset} +@item load @var{filename} @var{offset} @anchor{load} Depending on what remote debugging facilities are configured into @value{GDBN}, the @code{load} command may be available. Where it exists, it @@ -19620,6 +19620,10 @@ link the program; for other formats, like a.out, the object file format specifies a fixed address. @c FIXME! This would be a good place for an xref to the GNU linker doc. +It is also possible to tell @value{GDBN} to load the executable file at a +specific offset described by the optional argument @var{offset}. When +@var{offset} is provided, @var{filename} must also be provided. + Depending on the remote side capabilities, @value{GDBN} may be able to load programs into flash memory. diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c index f31075d0ebf..f2528fcea92 100644 --- a/gdb/symfile.c +++ b/gdb/symfile.c @@ -3927,7 +3927,10 @@ that lies within the boundaries of this symbol file in memory."), c = add_cmd ("load", class_files, load_command, _("\ Dynamically load FILE into the running program, and record its symbols\n\ for access from GDB.\n\ -A load OFFSET may also be given."), &cmdlist); +An optional load OFFSET may also be given as a literal address.\n\ +When OFFSET is provided, FILE must also be provided. FILE can be provided\n\ +on its own.\n\ +Usage: load [FILE] [OFFSET]"), &cmdlist); set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer); add_prefix_cmd ("overlay", class_support, overlay_command,