From: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 22:36:23 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Improve error message to cope with pr 17147.
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9597b22adf3552a5617d73104d8facd6a7aea881;p=binutils-gdb.git

Improve error message to cope with pr 17147.

	PR server/17147
	* remote.c (putpkt_binary): Add text to error message.
---

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 164a2a2f16e..172021e3e0c 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-07-20  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	PR server/17147
+	* remote.c (putpkt_binary): Add text to error message.
+
 2014-07-20  Yao Qi  <yao@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* eval.c: Remove "Chill" from comments.
diff --git a/gdb/remote.c b/gdb/remote.c
index 76efefa32b6..29c03bcf5aa 100644
--- a/gdb/remote.c
+++ b/gdb/remote.c
@@ -7149,7 +7149,11 @@ putpkt_binary (char *buf, int cnt)
      running.  This is not a problem in non-stop mode, because in that
      case, the stub is always ready to process serial input.  */
   if (!non_stop && target_can_async_p () && rs->waiting_for_stop_reply)
-    error (_("Cannot execute this command while the target is running."));
+    {
+      error (_("Cannot execute this command while the target is running.\n"
+	       "Use the \"interrupt\" command to stop the target\n"
+	       "and then try again."));
+    }
 
   /* We're sending out a new packet.  Make sure we don't look at a
      stale cached response.  */