Re: [PATCH/RFC] Add back the 'info proc mappings' command.

[Michael Snyder <msnyder@cygnus.com>]

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Michael Snyder wrote:
> 
> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> >
> > To: msnyder@cygnus.com
> > > From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@cygnus.com>
> > > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:59:53 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > > This adds back a sub-command ('mappings') of the "info proc"
> > > command, which was lost a couple years ago when procfs.c was
> > > rewritten.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Please consider writing this command's description for the manual.
> 
> It's already there.  In fact, the manual currently includes docs
> for several "info proc" options that no longer exist.  Until someone
> finds the time to re-implement them, I suggest that these items
> be commented out or removed.
> 
> I don't know how to comment out a section of a texinfo file.
> Do you?

Hmmm, here's an attempt.  If you know a nicer way to comment out
a section, or if you'd prefer just to remove them until they're 
needed, please let me know.

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2001-12-26  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@redhat.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (info proc): Remove documentation for 'info proc'
	sub-options that are currently not implemented.

Index: gdb.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.59
diff -c -3 -p -r1.59 gdb.texinfo
*** gdb.texinfo	2001/11/30 23:03:09	1.59
--- gdb.texinfo	2001/12/26 19:25:05
*************** use by @value{GDBN}, and the files from 
*** 9347,9352 ****
--- 9347,9376 ----
  command @code{help target} lists all possible targets rather than
  current ones.
  
+ @kindex maint info sections
+ @item maint info sections
+ Another command that can give you extra information about program sections
+ is @code{maint info sections}.  In addition to the section information
+ displayed by @code{info files}, this command displays the flags and file
+ offset of each section in the executable and core dump files.  In addition,
+ @code{maint info sections} provides the following command options (which
+ may be arbitrarily combined):
+ 
+ @table @code
+ @kindex maint info sections ALLOBJ
+ @item ALLOBJ
+ Display sections for all loaded object files, including shared libraries.
+ @kindex maint info sections @samp{<section name(s)>}
+ @item @samp{<section name(s)>}
+ Display info only for section(s) matching the listed name(s).
+ @kindex maint info sections @samp{<section flag(s)>}
+ @item @samp{<section flag(s)>}
+ Display info only for sections for which @samp{<section flag(s)>} are true.
+ The section flags that @value{GDBN} currently knows about are @code{ALLOC,
+ LOAD, RELOC, READONLY, CODE, DATA, ROM, CONSTRUCTOR, HAS_CONTENTS, 
+ NEVER_LOAD, COFF_SHARED_LIBRARY,} and @code{IS_COMMON}.
+ @end table
+ 
  @end table
  
  All file-specifying commands allow both absolute and relative file names
*************** Summarize available information about th
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  @item info proc mappings
  Report on the address ranges accessible in the program, with information
  on whether your program may read, write, or execute each range.
! 
! @kindex info proc times
! @item info proc times
! Starting time, user CPU time, and system CPU time for your program and
! its children.
! 
! @kindex info proc id
! @item info proc id
! Report on the process IDs related to your program: its own process ID,
! the ID of its parent, the process group ID, and the session ID.
! 
! @kindex info proc status
! @item info proc status
! General information on the state of the process.  If the process is
! stopped, this report includes the reason for stopping, and any signal
! received.
! 
! @item info proc all
! Show all the above information about the process.
  @end table
  
  @node DJGPP Native
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  @item info proc mappings
  Report on the address ranges accessible in the program, with information
  on whether your program may read, write, or execute each range.
! @comment 
! @comment @kindex info proc times
! @comment @item info proc times
! @comment Starting time, user CPU time, and system CPU time for your program 
! @comment and its children.
! @comment 
! @comment @kindex info proc id
! @comment @item info proc id
! @comment Report on the process IDs related to your program: its own process ID,
! @comment the ID of its parent, the process group ID, and the session ID.
! @comment 
! @comment @kindex info proc status
! @comment @item info proc status
! @comment General information on the state of the process.  If the process is
! @comment stopped, this report includes the reason for stopping, and any signal
! @comment received.
! @comment 
! @comment @item info proc all
! @comment Show all the above information about the process.
  @end table
  
  @node DJGPP Native