Mercurial > emacs
comparison man/building.texi @ 68821:7e3f2f8237f6
(Other GDB User Interface Buffers): Clarifications.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
---|---|
date | Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:22:44 +0000 |
parents | f2477980fde3 |
children | 8967c7492061 |
comparison
equal
deleted
inserted
replaced
68820:3a5ea93ff8b4 | 68821:7e3f2f8237f6 |
---|---|
974 @item Input/Output Buffer | 974 @item Input/Output Buffer |
975 @vindex gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer | 975 @vindex gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer |
976 If the variable @code{gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer} is non-@code{nil}, | 976 If the variable @code{gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer} is non-@code{nil}, |
977 the executable program that is being debugged takes its input and | 977 the executable program that is being debugged takes its input and |
978 displays its output here. Otherwise it uses the GUD buffer for that. | 978 displays its output here. Otherwise it uses the GUD buffer for that. |
979 To toggle the use of this buffer, do @kbd{M-x | 979 To toggle whether GUD mode uses this buffer, do @kbd{M-x |
980 gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer}. | 980 gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer}. That takes effect when you next |
981 | 981 restart the program you are debugging. |
982 Some of the commands from shell mode are available here. @xref{Shell | 982 |
983 Mode}. | 983 The history and replay commands from Shell mode are available here, |
984 as are the commands to send signals to the program you are debugging. | |
985 @xref{Shell Mode}. | |
984 | 986 |
985 @item Locals Buffer | 987 @item Locals Buffer |
986 The locals buffer displays the values of local variables of the | 988 The locals buffer displays the values of local variables of the |
987 current frame for simple data types (@pxref{Frame Info, Frame Info, | 989 current frame for simple data types (@pxref{Frame Info, Frame Info, |
988 Information on a frame, gdb, The GNU debugger}). | 990 Information on a frame, gdb, The GNU debugger}). |
989 | 991 |
990 Arrays and structures display their type only. With GDB 6.4 or later, | 992 Arrays and structures display their type only. With GDB 6.4 or later, |
991 move point to their name and press @key{RET}, or alternatively click | 993 move point to their name and press @key{RET}, or alternatively click |
992 @kbd{Mouse-2} there, to examine their values. With earlier versions | 994 @kbd{Mouse-2} there, to examine their values. With earlier versions |
993 of GDB, move point to their type description ([struct/union] or | 995 of GDB, use @kbd{Mouse-2} or @key{RET} on the type description |
994 [array]). @xref{Watch Expressions}. | 996 (@samp{[struct/union]} or @samp{[array]}). @xref{Watch Expressions}. |
995 | 997 |
996 @item Registers Buffer | 998 @item Registers Buffer |
997 @findex toggle-gdb-all-registers | 999 @findex toggle-gdb-all-registers |
998 The registers buffer displays the values held by the registers | 1000 The registers buffer displays the values held by the registers |
999 (@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{RET} or | 1001 (@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{RET} or |