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(1) corrections to command-line completion material
(more text on quotes still needed) (2) warning re problems in coff
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@ -1244,30 +1244,32 @@ If there is more than one possibility for the next word when you press
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characters and try again, or just press @key{TAB} a second time, and
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_GDBN__ will display all the possible completions for that word. For
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example, you might want to set a breakpoint on a subroutine whose name
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begins with @samp{mak}, but when you type @kbd{b mak@key{TAB}} _GDBN__
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begins with @samp{make_}, but when you type @kbd{b make_@key{TAB}} _GDBN__
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just sounds the bell. Typing @key{TAB} again will display all the
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function names in your program that begin with those characters, for
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example:
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@example
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(_GDBP__) b mak@key{TAB}
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(_GDBP__) b make_@key{TAB}
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@exdent _GDBN__ sounds bell; press @key{TAB} again, to see:
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make_a_section_from_file make_environ
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make_abs_section make_function_type
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make_blockvector make_pointer_type
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make_cleanup make_reference_type
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make_command make_symbol_completion_list
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(GDBP__) b mak
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(GDBP__) b make_
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@end example
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@noindent
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After displaying the available possibilities, _GDBN__ copies your
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partial input (@samp{b mak} in the example) so you can finish the
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partial input (@samp{b make_} in the example) so you can finish the
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command.
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If you just want to see the list of alternatives in the first place, you
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can press @kbd{M-?} rather than pressing @key{TAB} twice. (@kbd{M-?}
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means @kbd{@key{META} ?}. If your keyboard doesn't have a Meta shift,
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you can type @key{ESC} followed by @kbd{?} instead.)
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can press @kbd{M-?} rather than pressing @key{TAB} twice. @kbd{M-?}
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means @kbd{@key{META} ?}. You can type this either by holding down a
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key designated as the @key{META} shift on your keyboard (if there is
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one) while typing @kbd{?}, or by typing @key{ESC} followed by @kbd{?}.
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@cindex quotes in commands
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@cindex completion of quoted strings
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@ -1279,17 +1281,19 @@ you may enclose words in @code{'} (single quote marks) in _GDBN__ commands.
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The most likely situation where you might need this is in typing the
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name of a C++ function. This is because C++ allows function overloading
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(multiple definitions of the same function, distinguished by argument
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type). For example, you may need to distinguish whether you mean
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@samp{name(int)} or @samp{name(float)} when you want to set a
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breakpoint. To use the word-completion facilities in this situation,
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type a single quote @code{'} at the beginning of the function name.
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This alerts _GDBN__ that it may need to consider more information than
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usual when you press @key{TAB} or @kbd{M-?} to request word completion:
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type). For example, when you want to set a breakpoint you may need to
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distinguish whether you mean the version of @code{name} that takes an
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@code{int} parameter, @code{name(int)}, or the version that takes a
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@code{float} parameter, @code{name(float)}. To use the word-completion
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facilities in this situation, type a single quote @code{'} at the
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beginning of the function name. This alerts _GDBN__ that it may need to
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consider more information than usual when you press @key{TAB} or
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@kbd{M-?} to request word completion:
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@example
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(_GDBP__) b 'name(@key{M-?}
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name(int) name(float)
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(_GDBP__) b 'name
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(_GDBP__) b 'name(
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@end example
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@node Help, , Completion, Commands
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@ -4991,8 +4995,31 @@ Pointer constants are an integral value.
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@subsubsection C++ Expressions
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@cindex expressions in C++
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_GDBN__'s expression handling has the following extensions to
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interpret a significant subset of C++ expressions:
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_GDBN__'s expression handling has a number of extensions to
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interpret a significant subset of C++ expressions.
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@cindex C++ support, not in @sc{coff}
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@cindex @sc{coff} versus C++
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@cindex C++ and object formats
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@cindex object formats and C++
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@cindex a.out and C++
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@cindex @sc{ecoff} and C++
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@cindex @sc{xcoff} and C++
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@cindex @sc{elf}/stabs and C++
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@cindex @sc{elf}/@sc{dwarf} and C++
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@quotation
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@emph{Warning:} Most of these extensions depend on the use of additional
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debugging information in the symbol table, and thus require a rich,
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extendable object code format. In particular, if your system uses
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a.out, MIPS @sc{ecoff}, RS/6000 @sc{xcoff}, or Sun @sc{elf} with stabs
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extensions to the symbol table, these facilities are all available.
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Where the object code format is standard @sc{coff}, on the other hand,
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most of the C++ support in _GDBN__ will @emph{not} work, nor can it.
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For the standard SVr4 debugging format, @sc{dwarf} in @sc{elf}, the
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standard is still evolving, so the C++ support in _GDBN__ is still
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fragile; when this debugging format stabilizes, however, C++ support
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will also be available on systems that use it.
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@end quotation
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@enumerate
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@ -7648,11 +7675,11 @@ unset &&\rm(No longer an alias for delete)\cr
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@cindex GDB reference card
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@cindex reference card
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The GDB 4 release includes an already-formatted reference card, ready
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for printing on a PostScript or GhostScript printer, in the @file{gdb}
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for printing with PostScript or GhostScript, in the @file{gdb}
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subdirectory of the main source directory---in
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@file{gdb-_GDB_VN__/gdb/refcard.ps} of the version _GDB_VN__ release. If you have
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a PostScript or GhostScript printer, you can print the reference card
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by just sending @file{refcard.ps} to the printer.
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@file{gdb-_GDB_VN__/gdb/refcard.ps} of the version _GDB_VN__ release.
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If you can use PostScript or GhostScript with your printer, you can
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print the reference card immediately with @file{refcard.ps}.
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The release also includes the source for the reference card. You
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can format it, using @TeX{}, by typing:
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@ -7927,7 +7954,7 @@ aliases. @code{configure} calls the Bourne shell script
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script, if you wish, or you can use it to test your guesses on
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abbreviations---for example:
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@example
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@smallexample
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% sh config.sub sun4
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sparc-sun-sunos411
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% sh config.sub sun3
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@ -7940,7 +7967,7 @@ m68k-hp-bsd
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i386-unknown-sysv
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% sh config.sub i786v
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Invalid configuration `i786v': machine `i786v' not recognized
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@end example
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@end smallexample
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@noindent
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@code{config.sub} is also distributed in the GDB source
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