From cbb8f4286fc4538d0a417e197292c9bb56cf7ba2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:47:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * gdb.texinfo (Cygwin Native): Mention support for Ctrl-BREAK. --- gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 7e6a2b0ca90..4b20f539053 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2009-09-26 Pierre Muller + + * gdb.texinfo (Cygwin Native): Mention support for Ctrl-BREAK. + 2009-09-23 Joel Brobecker * observer.texi (solib_unloaded): Document explicitly the fact that diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 52149f01bfb..07b325d174b 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -15900,10 +15900,20 @@ counts of various errors encountered so far. @cindex Cygwin-specific commands @value{GDBN} supports native debugging of MS Windows programs, including -DLLs with and without symbolic debugging information. There are various -additional Cygwin-specific commands, described in this section. -Working with DLLs that have no debugging symbols is described in -@ref{Non-debug DLL Symbols}. +DLLs with and without symbolic debugging information. + +@cindex Ctrl-BREAK, MS-Windows +@cindex interrupt debuggee on MS-Windows +MS-Windows programs that call @code{SetConsoleMode} to switch off the +special meaning of the @samp{Ctrl-C} keystroke cannot be interrupted +by typing @kbd{C-c}. For this reason, @value{GDBN} on MS-Windows +supports @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} as an alternative interrupt key +sequence, which can be used to interrupt the debuggee even if it +ignores @kbd{C-c}. + +There are various additional Cygwin-specific commands, described in +this section. Working with DLLs that have no debugging symbols is +described in @ref{Non-debug DLL Symbols}. @table @code @kindex info w32 -- 2.30.2