From: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, nick.alcock@oracle.com,
weimin.pan@oracle.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/8] gdb/ctf: add debug logging in ctfread.c
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 15:39:38 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3edbc3c7-0351-43b5-866f-0b1adf57c83e@polymtl.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86qzr1zsuc.fsf@gnu.org>
On 2026-02-03 11:37, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 11:21:50 -0500
>> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, nick.alcock@oracle.com, weimin.pan@oracle.com
>> From: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
>>
>> Btw, I just copy pasted the doc for some other "set debug" command. It
>> seems like there are a lot where the @cindex follows the @item. Would
>> you like me to fix those?
>
> Yes, please. They are all mistakes.
Ok, and just to make sure I am headed in the right direction, would
these changes be good? This rule applies to all the @*index commands,
such as @findex?
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index d39fa02b7119..5e27d52e1d26 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -982,48 +982,48 @@ than @samp{-}, though we illustrate the more usual convention.)
@c it.
@table @code
-@item -symbols @var{file}
-@itemx -s @var{file}
@cindex @code{--symbols}
@cindex @code{-s}
+@item -symbols @var{file}
+@itemx -s @var{file}
Read symbol table from file @var{file}.
-@item -exec @var{file}
-@itemx -e @var{file}
@cindex @code{--exec}
@cindex @code{-e}
+@item -exec @var{file}
+@itemx -e @var{file}
Use file @var{file} as the executable file to execute when appropriate,
and for examining pure data in conjunction with a core dump.
-@item -se @var{file}
@cindex @code{--se}
+@item -se @var{file}
Read symbol table from file @var{file} and use it as the executable
file.
-@item -core @var{file}
-@itemx -c @var{file}
@cindex @code{--core}
@cindex @code{-c}
+@item -core @var{file}
+@itemx -c @var{file}
Use file @var{file} as a core dump to examine.
-@item -pid @var{number}
-@itemx -p @var{number}
@cindex @code{--pid}
@cindex @code{-p}
+@item -pid @var{number}
+@itemx -p @var{number}
Connect to process ID @var{number}, as with the @code{attach} command.
Simon
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Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-03 6:45 [RFC PATCH 0/8] Make CTF reader build full symtabs, get rid of psymtab simon.marchi
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 1/8] gdb/ctf: add debug logging in ctfread.c simon.marchi
2026-02-03 12:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-02-03 16:21 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-03 16:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-02-03 20:39 ` Simon Marchi [this message]
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 2/8] gdb/ctf: add unique_ptr types simon.marchi
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 3/8] gdb/ctf: editorial renames simon.marchi
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 4/8] gdb/ctf: use ctf_per_objfile in ctf_archive_iter_psymtab_data and ctf_context simon.marchi
2026-02-12 17:44 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-12 18:35 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 5/8] gdb/ctf: check return value of ctf_type_align simon.marchi
2026-02-12 17:49 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-12 18:37 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 6/8] gdb/ctf: add scoped_time_it in elfctf_build_psymtabs simon.marchi
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 7/8] gdb/ctf: don't use psymtabs, create symtabs directly simon.marchi
2026-02-12 17:54 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-03 6:45 ` [RFC PATCH 8/8] gdb: remove psymtab.{c,h} simon.marchi
2026-02-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH 0/8] Make CTF reader build full symtabs, get rid of psymtab Tom Tromey
2026-02-12 18:47 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] " simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] gdb/ctf: add debug logging in ctfread.c simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] gdb/ctf: add unique_ptr types simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] gdb/ctf: editorial renames simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] gdb/ctf: use ctf_per_objfile in ctf_archive_iter_psymtab_data and ctf_context simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] gdb/ctf: check return value of ctf_type_align simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] gdb/ctf: add scoped_time_it in elfctf_build_psymtabs simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] gdb: make expanded_symbols_functions hold compunit symtabs simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] gdb/ctf: don't use psymtabs, create symtabs directly simon.marchi
2026-02-17 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] gdb: remove psymtab.{c,h} simon.marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 0/9] Make CTF reader build full symtabs, get rid of psymtab Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 1/9] gdb/ctf: add debug logging in ctfread.c Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 10:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-02-28 16:23 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 2/9] gdb/ctf: add unique_ptr types Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 3/9] gdb/ctf: editorial renames Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 4/9] gdb/ctf: use ctf_per_objfile in ctf_archive_iter_psymtab_data and ctf_context Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 5/9] gdb/ctf: check return value of ctf_type_align Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 6/9] gdb/ctf: add scoped_time_it in elfctf_build_psymtabs Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 7/9] gdb: make expanded_symbols_functions hold compunit symtabs Simon Marchi
2026-03-04 19:21 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-04 19:32 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-09 18:56 ` Simon Marchi
2026-03-09 18:48 ` Simon Marchi
2026-03-10 17:09 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 8/9] gdb/ctf: don't use psymtabs, create symtabs directly Simon Marchi
2026-03-04 19:29 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-09 18:51 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 3:51 ` [PATCH v3 9/9] gdb: remove psymtab.{c,h} Simon Marchi
2026-02-28 10:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-03-04 19:33 ` [PATCH v3 0/9] Make CTF reader build full symtabs, get rid of psymtab Tom Tromey
2026-03-09 18:57 ` Simon Marchi
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