Index: gdb.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.487
diff -u -p -r1.487 gdb.texinfo
--- gdb.texinfo	24 Apr 2008 12:09:49 -0000	1.487
+++ gdb.texinfo	27 Apr 2008 21:43:57 -0000
@@ -12795,10 +12795,12 @@ If your @value{GDBN} does not have a @co
 execute it gets the error message ``@code{You can't do that when your
 target is @dots{}}''
 
-The file is loaded at whatever address is specified in the executable.
-For some object file formats, you can specify the load address when you
-link the program; for other formats, like a.out, the object file format
-specifies a fixed address.
+The file is loaded according to the load addresses (rather than virtual) as
+is specified in the executable.  It is expected that the target system will
+do the actual relocation, and in the process, handle such things as setup of
+allocated sections (e.g. the bss).  For some object file formats, you can
+specify the load address when you link the program; for other formats, like
+a.out, the object file format specifies a fixed address.
 @c FIXME! This would be a good place for an xref to the GNU linker doc.
 
 Depending on the remote side capabilities, @value{GDBN} may be able to