Index: gdb.texinfo =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v retrieving revision 1.164 diff -c -3 -r1.164 gdb.texinfo *** gdb.texinfo 9 Jun 2003 21:12:19 -0000 1.164 --- gdb.texinfo 13 Jun 2003 00:59:33 -0000 *************** *** 7436,7441 **** --- 7436,7442 ---- * Show:: Displaying the language * Checks:: Type and range checks * Support:: Supported languages + * Unsupported languages:: Unsupported languages @end menu @node Setting *************** *** 8841,8846 **** --- 8842,8863 ---- @cindex @code{#} in Modula-2 In @value{GDBN} scripts, the Modula-2 inequality operator @code{#} is interpreted as the beginning of a comment. Use @code{<>} instead. + + @node Unsupported languages + @section Unsupported languages + + @cindex Unsupported languages + @cindex Minimal language + In addition to the other fully-supported languages, @value{GDBN} + also provides a pseudo-language, called @code{minimal}. It does + not represent a real-language, but provides a set of capabilities + close to what the C or assembly languages provide. This should allow + most simple operations to be performed while debugging an application + that uses a languages currently not supported by @value{GDBN}. + + If the language is set to @code{auto}, @value{GDBN} will automatically + select this language if the current frame correspond to an unsupported + language. @node Symbols @chapter Examining the Symbol Table