diff -urpN src/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo dev/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
--- src/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo	2008-01-05 17:49:53.000000000 +0100
+++ dev/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo	2008-01-17 07:57:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -3344,12 +3344,19 @@ Used to notify if the compiler promotes 
 parameter to an @code{int}, but still reports the parameter as its
 original type, rather than the promoted type.
 
-@item BITS_BIG_ENDIAN
-@findex BITS_BIG_ENDIAN
-Define this if the numbering of bits in the targets does @strong{not} match the
-endianness of the target byte order.  A value of 1 means that the bits
+@item gdbarch_bits_big_endian (@var{gdbarch})
+@findex gdbarch_bits_big_endian
+This is used if the numbering of bits in the targets does @strong{not} match
+the endianness of the target byte order.  A value of 1 means that the bits
 are numbered in a big-endian bit order, 0 means little-endian.
 
+@item set_gdbarch_bits_big_endian (@var{gdbarch}, @var{bits_big_endian})
+@findex set_gdbarch_bits_big_endian
+Calling set_gdbarch_bits_big_endian with a value of 1 indicates that the
+bits in the target are numbered in a big-endian bit order, 0 indicates
+little-endian.
+
+
 @item BREAKPOINT
 @findex BREAKPOINT
 This is the character array initializer for the bit pattern to put into