# HG changeset patch # User Nick Roberts # Date 1133402717 0 # Node ID c0926bb237e255c3319ecbee3eb705b62e04ef60 # Parent 0e6f1ac5ebfd1b589e0764fc72593f4f13267680 (GDB User Interface Layout): Describe how to kill associated buffers. (Breakpoints Buffer): Use D instead of d for gdb-var-delete. (Watch Expressions): Be more precise. (Other GDB User Interface Buffers): Describe how to change a register value. diff -r 0e6f1ac5ebfd -r c0926bb237e2 man/building.texi --- a/man/building.texi Thu Dec 01 02:04:28 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/building.texi Thu Dec 01 02:05:17 2005 +0000 @@ -835,6 +835,8 @@ gdb-display-@var{buffertype}-buffer} or @code{M-x gdb-frame-@var{buffertype}-buffer} respectively, where @var{buffertype} is the relevant buffer type e.g breakpoints. +Most of these buffers are read-only and be killed by simply +pressing @kbd{q} in them. When you finish debugging then kill the GUD buffer with @kbd{C-x k}, which will also kill all the buffers associated with the session. @@ -863,8 +865,8 @@ when it is disabled. Text-only terminals correspondingly display a @samp{B} or @samp{b}. -@item d -@kindex d @r{(GDB breakpoints buffer)} +@item D +@kindex D @r{(GDB breakpoints buffer)} @findex gdb-delete-breakpoint Delete the breakpoint at the current line (@code{gdb-delete-breakpoint}). @@ -903,8 +905,9 @@ Each watch expression is displayed in the speedbar. Complex data types, such as arrays, structures and unions are represented in a tree format. Leaves and simple data types show the name of the expression -and its value, and display the type as a tooltip. Higher levels -just show the name and the data type. +and its value, and display the type as a tooltip. Higher levels show +the name, type and address value for pointers and just the name and +type otherwise. To expand or contract a complex data type, click @kbd{Mouse-2} on the tag to the left of the expression. @@ -961,8 +964,9 @@ @item Registers Buffer @findex toggle-gdb-all-registers The registers buffer displays the values held by the registers -(@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{SPC} to -toggle the display of floating point registers +(@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{RET} or +click @kbd{Mouse-2} on a register if you want to change its value. +Press @key{SPC} to toggle the display of floating point registers (@code{toggle-gdb-all-registers}). @item Assembler Buffer