# HG changeset patch
# User Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
# Date 947116174 0
# Node ID ac1bc60cf0b463cb011920a749e57ff89a02cdf4
# Parent  e7bd44d5597b2c7f2bef12d8a83d7eedddd72afb
GUD tooltips.

diff -r e7bd44d5597b -r ac1bc60cf0b4 man/building.texi
--- a/man/building.texi	Wed Jan 05 23:47:15 2000 +0000
+++ b/man/building.texi	Wed Jan 05 23:49:34 2000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @node Building, Abbrevs, Programs, Top
 @chapter Compiling and Testing Programs
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
 * Debugger Operation::	Connection between the debugger and source buffers.
 * Commands of GUD::	Key bindings for common commands.
 * GUD Customization::	Defining your own commands for GUD.
+* GUD Tooltips::        Showing variable values by pointing with the mouse.
 @end menu
 
 @node Starting GUD
@@ -531,6 +532,16 @@
 ignores any numeric argument.
 @end table
 
+@node GUD Tooltips
+@subsection GUD Tooltips
+
+@cindex tooltips with GUD
+The Tooltip facility (@pxref{Tooltips}) provides support for GUD@.  If
+GUD support is activated by customizing the @code{tooltip} group,
+variable values can be displayed in tooltips by pointing at them with
+the mouse in the GUD buffer or in source buffers with major modes in the
+customizable list @code{tooltip-gud-modes}.
+
 @node Executing Lisp
 @section Executing Lisp Expressions