From: Joel Brobecker Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:01:33 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Move GDB/MI commands related to support-query to their own @node. X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d192b37306c0aeb5882002c1aae0f1f480254a41;p=binutils-gdb.git Move GDB/MI commands related to support-query to their own @node. A number of commands provide the capability to query the debugger about support for various features, and one of them in particular (-list-features), is expected to grow as new features get added. -list-target-features should also grow a bit over time, but probably slower. These commands deserve their own section and @node. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI): Add "GDB/MI Support Commands" entry in menu. (GDB/MI Variable Objects): Adjust reference to "-list-features" command, now in a new node. (GDB/MI Support Commands): New node, with its contents being extracted from the "GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands" node. A small paragraph introducing the section is also added at the start. (GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands): Delete the description of the -info-gdb-mi-command, -list-features and -list-target-features commands, now hosted in the "GDB/MI Support Commands" node. --- diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 7db94e7424f..e157df8ee61 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ +2013-12-23 Joel Brobecker + + * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI): Add "GDB/MI Support Commands" entry + in menu. + (GDB/MI Variable Objects): Adjust reference to "-list-features" + command, now in a new node. + (GDB/MI Support Commands): New node, with its contents being + extracted from the "GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands" node. + A small paragraph introducing the section is also added at + the start. + (GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands): Delete the description of the + -info-gdb-mi-command, -list-features and -list-target-features + commands, now hosted in the "GDB/MI Support Commands" node. + 2013-12-12 Siva Chandra Reddy PR python/16113 diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index b7551c2af13..29f1cfc4c13 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -28845,6 +28845,7 @@ may repeat one or more times. * GDB/MI Target Manipulation:: * GDB/MI File Transfer Commands:: * GDB/MI Ada Exceptions Commands:: +* GDB/MI Support Commands:: * GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands:: @end menu @@ -33003,7 +33004,7 @@ select a visualizer by following the built-in process a varobj is created, and so ordinarily is not needed. This feature is only available if Python support is enabled. The MI -command @code{-list-features} (@pxref{GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands}) +command @code{-list-features} (@pxref{GDB/MI Support Commands}) can be used to check this. @subsubheading Example @@ -35029,145 +35030,13 @@ Catchpoint Commands}. @c %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% SECTION %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -@node GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands -@section Miscellaneous @sc{gdb/mi} Commands - -@c @subheading -gdb-complete - -@subheading The @code{-gdb-exit} Command -@findex -gdb-exit - -@subsubheading Synopsis - -@smallexample - -gdb-exit -@end smallexample - -Exit @value{GDBN} immediately. - -@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command - -Approximately corresponds to @samp{quit}. - -@subsubheading Example - -@smallexample -(gdb) --gdb-exit -^exit -@end smallexample - - -@ignore -@subheading The @code{-exec-abort} Command -@findex -exec-abort - -@subsubheading Synopsis - -@smallexample - -exec-abort -@end smallexample - -Kill the inferior running program. - -@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command - -The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{kill}. - -@subsubheading Example -N.A. -@end ignore - - -@subheading The @code{-gdb-set} Command -@findex -gdb-set - -@subsubheading Synopsis - -@smallexample - -gdb-set -@end smallexample - -Set an internal @value{GDBN} variable. -@c IS THIS A DOLLAR VARIABLE? OR SOMETHING LIKE ANNOTATE ????? - -@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command - -The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{set}. - -@subsubheading Example - -@smallexample -(gdb) --gdb-set $foo=3 -^done -(gdb) -@end smallexample - - -@subheading The @code{-gdb-show} Command -@findex -gdb-show - -@subsubheading Synopsis - -@smallexample - -gdb-show -@end smallexample - -Show the current value of a @value{GDBN} variable. - -@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command - -The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{show}. - -@subsubheading Example - -@smallexample -(gdb) --gdb-show annotate -^done,value="0" -(gdb) -@end smallexample - -@c @subheading -gdb-source - - -@subheading The @code{-gdb-version} Command -@findex -gdb-version +@node GDB/MI Support Commands +@section @sc{gdb/mi} Support Commands -@subsubheading Synopsis - -@smallexample - -gdb-version -@end smallexample - -Show version information for @value{GDBN}. Used mostly in testing. - -@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command - -The @value{GDBN} equivalent is @samp{show version}. @value{GDBN} by -default shows this information when you start an interactive session. - -@subsubheading Example - -@c This example modifies the actual output from GDB to avoid overfull -@c box in TeX. -@smallexample -(gdb) --gdb-version -~GNU gdb 5.2.1 -~Copyright 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -~GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and -~you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under -~ certain conditions. -~Type "show copying" to see the conditions. -~There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for -~ details. -~This GDB was configured as - "--host=sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 --target=ppc-eabi". -^done -(gdb) -@end smallexample +Since new commands and features get regularly added to @sc{gdb/mi}, +some commands are available to help front-ends query the debugger +about support for these capabilities. Similarly, it is also possible +to query @value{GDBN} about target support of certain features. @subheading The @code{-info-gdb-mi-command} Command @cindex @code{-info-gdb-mi-command} @@ -35229,11 +35098,11 @@ this version of gdb implements. A feature can be a command, or a new field in an output of some command, or even an important bugfix. While a frontend can sometimes detect presence of a feature at runtime, it is easier to perform detection at debugger -startup. +startup. The command returns a list of strings, with each string naming an available feature. Each returned string is just a name, it does not -have any internal structure. The list of possible feature names +have any internal structure. The list of possible feature names is given below. Example output: @@ -35312,6 +35181,147 @@ Indicates that the target is capable of reverse execution. @end table +@c %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% SECTION %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +@node GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands +@section Miscellaneous @sc{gdb/mi} Commands + +@c @subheading -gdb-complete + +@subheading The @code{-gdb-exit} Command +@findex -gdb-exit + +@subsubheading Synopsis + +@smallexample + -gdb-exit +@end smallexample + +Exit @value{GDBN} immediately. + +@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command + +Approximately corresponds to @samp{quit}. + +@subsubheading Example + +@smallexample +(gdb) +-gdb-exit +^exit +@end smallexample + + +@ignore +@subheading The @code{-exec-abort} Command +@findex -exec-abort + +@subsubheading Synopsis + +@smallexample + -exec-abort +@end smallexample + +Kill the inferior running program. + +@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command + +The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{kill}. + +@subsubheading Example +N.A. +@end ignore + + +@subheading The @code{-gdb-set} Command +@findex -gdb-set + +@subsubheading Synopsis + +@smallexample + -gdb-set +@end smallexample + +Set an internal @value{GDBN} variable. +@c IS THIS A DOLLAR VARIABLE? OR SOMETHING LIKE ANNOTATE ????? + +@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command + +The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{set}. + +@subsubheading Example + +@smallexample +(gdb) +-gdb-set $foo=3 +^done +(gdb) +@end smallexample + + +@subheading The @code{-gdb-show} Command +@findex -gdb-show + +@subsubheading Synopsis + +@smallexample + -gdb-show +@end smallexample + +Show the current value of a @value{GDBN} variable. + +@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command + +The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{show}. + +@subsubheading Example + +@smallexample +(gdb) +-gdb-show annotate +^done,value="0" +(gdb) +@end smallexample + +@c @subheading -gdb-source + + +@subheading The @code{-gdb-version} Command +@findex -gdb-version + +@subsubheading Synopsis + +@smallexample + -gdb-version +@end smallexample + +Show version information for @value{GDBN}. Used mostly in testing. + +@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command + +The @value{GDBN} equivalent is @samp{show version}. @value{GDBN} by +default shows this information when you start an interactive session. + +@subsubheading Example + +@c This example modifies the actual output from GDB to avoid overfull +@c box in TeX. +@smallexample +(gdb) +-gdb-version +~GNU gdb 5.2.1 +~Copyright 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +~GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and +~you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under +~ certain conditions. +~Type "show copying" to see the conditions. +~There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for +~ details. +~This GDB was configured as + "--host=sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 --target=ppc-eabi". +^done +(gdb) +@end smallexample + @subheading The @code{-list-thread-groups} Command @findex -list-thread-groups