From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 02:03:57 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 	* gdb.texinfo (Controlling GDB): Document "set osabi".
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	* gdb.texinfo (Controlling GDB): Document "set osabi".
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index a24ee2fe008..b5884d7933f 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-01-04  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (Controlling GDB): Document "set osabi".
+
 2003-01-04  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Backtraces): Document "set backtrace-below-main".
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 0f7ed9f29b2..4ad5dbe5572 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -12531,6 +12531,29 @@ application automatically.  However, sometimes you need to override its
 conclusions.  Use these commands to manage @value{GDBN}'s view of the
 current ABI.
 
+@cindex OS ABI
+@kindex set osabi
+
+One @value{GDBN} configuration can debug binaries for multiple operating
+system targets, either via remote debugging or native emulation. 
+@value{GDBN} will autodetect the @dfn{OS ABI} (Operating System ABI) in use,
+but you can override its conclusion using the @code{set osabi} command.
+One example where this is useful is in debugging of binaries which use
+an alternate C library (e.g.@: @sc{uClibc} for @sc{gnu}/Linux) which does
+not have the same identifying marks that the standard C library for your
+platform provides.
+
+@table @code
+@item show osabi
+Show the OS ABI currently in use.
+
+@item set osabi
+With no argument, show the list of registered available OS ABI's.
+
+@item set osabi @var{abi}
+Set the current OS ABI to @var{abi}.
+@end table
+
 @cindex float promotion
 @kindex set coerce-float-to-double