From 7a404eba2709a1f21a426b4f0ccef42f4e149577 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pedro Alves Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:50:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] gdb/ * NEWS: Mention --pid and --core command line behaviour changes. gdb/doc/ * gdb.texinfo (File Options): Remove mention of the attempt to open a core file with the -p option. Don't list -c as a valid option to attach to a process. --- gdb/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ gdb/NEWS | 7 +++++++ gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 3 --- 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index 292b311d29b..b15d81b1642 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2008-01-05 Pedro Alves + + * NEWS: Mention --pid and --core command line behaviour changes. + 2008-01-05 Pedro Alves * main.c (captured_main): Remove 'count' varible and the diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS index 68d00110a0e..48991cd46df 100644 --- a/gdb/NEWS +++ b/gdb/NEWS @@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ *** Changes since GDB 6.7 +* Change in command line behavior -- corefiles vs. process ids. + + When the '-p NUMBER' or '--pid NUMBER' options are used, and + attaching to process NUMBER fails, GDB no longer attempts to open a + core file named NUMBER. Attaching to a program using the -c option + is no longer supported. Instead, use the '-p' or '--pid' options. + * New commands set print frame-arguments (all|scalars|none) diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 228e8f07e58..0d73a27980d 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2008-01-05 Pedro Alves + + * gdb.texinfo (File Options): Remove mention of the attempt to + open a core file with the -p option. Don't list -c as a valid + option to attach to a process. + 2008-01-05 Pedro Alves * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals): Remove mention of diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 153d4f9cc21..808b67531ac 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -942,14 +942,11 @@ file. @cindex @code{-c} Use file @var{file} as a core dump to examine. -@item -c @var{number} @item -pid @var{number} @itemx -p @var{number} @cindex @code{--pid} @cindex @code{-p} Connect to process ID @var{number}, as with the @code{attach} command. -If there is no such process, @value{GDBN} will attempt to open a core -file named @var{number}. @item -command @var{file} @itemx -x @var{file} -- 2.30.2